P.S. I just checked a variety of sites with lists of "this is an emergency, yes call the on-call vet and make them get out of bed to meet you at the clinic now" symptoms, and this does not qualify as an emergency.
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If Harvey were my cat I'd assume it was a temporary case of sleepy eye and check it in the morning.
Hoping for good kitty karma for you.
I know things that seem like no big deal in a younger cat can be more worrisome in an older kitty, and you wouldn't be concerned if you didn't love Harvey so much. But I also agree this is something that can wait until morning.
Lots of stress in the air. Not sure if this is cause of it or a focus for diffuse stress.. Anyway, thank you all for your encouragement.
I hope you and Harvey had restful nights, Andi.
Thanks, Laura. Harvey got a lot more sleep than I did. And he has an appointment at 11:30am today. Now I'm going to go back to bed for a bit.
Hugs. I hope the vet is reassuring.
All good wishes for Harvey and you, Windsparrow.
No visible injuries to the cornea, nothing obvious - it may be a neurological condition called Horner's syndrome, which is sometimes caused by an ear infection or other ENT weirdness, where the nerve gets irritated and causes facial paralysis. Just in case, we have antibiotic eye ointment and an oral antibiotic. It may resolve in two weeks, or it may be Harvey's new normal.
Also, his body temperature was down to 96 degrees. Commencing with snuggling Harvey up with miccrowaved towels.