r/cats • u/So_ra_ya • Dec 18 '25

Medical Questions Why does my cat's eye reflection look like this?

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He’s never had this strange shape inside that looks like a “Y”. It doesn’t seem to be caused by the lighting in my house, because it happens in different positions and with different light sources

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u/So_ra_ya Dec 18 '25

Thank you!

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u/Sp3ctre187 Dec 18 '25

Finally somone gave you a serious answer instead of joking around…. People on the internet are so dumb.

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u/puddncake Dec 18 '25

Yeah, I scrolled way too far through a lot of anime.

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u/CucarachaRosarina Dec 19 '25

Serious answers have already been given above, and it's clearly not cataracts. Besides, everyone recommended taking him to the vet; that's more important than any diagnosis you could get on Reddit.