Does My Persian Cat Have A Chediak-Higashi Syndrome?

Does your cat bleed for an abnormally long period, often due to minor surgery or injuries?

Do your cat's eyes reflect a red eyeshine when exposed to light?

Does your cat exhibit excessive blinking and eye-watering?

Your Persian cat doesn't show any common symptom of Chediak-Higashi syndrome.

Your Persian cat shows one common symptom of Chediak-Higashi syndrome. Other diseases will need to be ruled out, but if your cat fits the genetic type, your veterinarian will do a smear test for Chediak-Higashi syndrome using a sample of the blood that was taken.

Your Persian cat shows two common symptoms of Chediak-Higashi syndrome. Chediak-Higashi syndrome is a genetic disorder that affects Persian cats with a dilute smoke-blue coat color and yellow-green irises, which causes the cats to bleed excessively immediately after an injury or minor surgery. Cats with this syndrome may also have an extreme sensitivity to light. Your veterinarian will give your cat vitamin C to improve blood cell and platelet function and help decrease bleeding time. If your cat is having trouble with prolonged bleeding, a transfusion of platelet-rich plasma will be given to your cat to temporarily normalize the bleeding time.

Your Persian cat shows all common symptoms of Chediak-Higashi syndrome. Your veterinarian will give your cat vitamin C to improve blood cell and platelet function and help decrease bleeding time. If your cat is having trouble with prolonged bleeding, a transfusion of platelet-rich plasma will be given to your cat to temporarily normalize the bleeding time. Because this is a genetically acquired condition, it is strongly advised that cats that have been diagnosed with Chediak-Higashi syndrome be neutered or spayed immediately to prevent it from being passed on to offspring.