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Cat losing her sight |
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By: shadowfox79 Date: December 24, 2024, 1:39 am |
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DH and I had a discussion about our cat Dash the other day as |
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we're starting to think she's losing her sight in her old age. |
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I had my suspicions when I walked up behind her in the hallway |
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and she panicked and ran headfirst into a wall. I mentioned this |
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to DH, who later on noticed she seemed to be struggling to see |
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things in the kitchen. She's still finding her way around the |
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house okay in general, but it looks like her vision may be |
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starting to go. |
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Given that my mother went blind when I was twelve and remained |
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that way until her death, I've got a decent idea of what to do |
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when you have a blind family member. Don't move things around, |
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announce yourself when you approach, that sort of thing. DH, |
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however, was wondering if there was anything else we could do to |
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help her in this situation. The only other person I know who had |
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a blind cat is my aunt, and she didn't have to do anything since |
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her other cat kindly started guiding the blind cat everywhere. I |
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don't know if Spot will do that, although he adores Dash, so he |
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might. |
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Does anyone have any experience of this? |
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#Post#: 81698-------------------------------------------------- |
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Re: Cat losing her sight |
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By: Lula Date: December 25, 2024, 11:26 am |
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My 18-year-old kitty lost his sight near the end of his battle |
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with kidney failure. He bonked into things, often walked in |
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circles (which can be caused by vestibular issues as well as |
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disorientation from not being able to see). He was deeply |
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distressed--he became extremely lethargic, refused to eat or |
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drink, and appeared to be leaving us before rallying somewhat. |
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If your kitty's vision goes away completely, do be prepared for |
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a depression like this. She might need food and water brought |
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to her. We were able to get our guy to take liquid cat broth |
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through a baby syringe while his appetite was at its lowest. |
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She may need a litterbox placed in an easy-to-reach spot |
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(without moving the current one, of course). Laying down some |
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puppy pads can also help. |
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Re: Cat losing her sight |
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By: shadowfox79 Date: December 28, 2024, 3:21 am |
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That makes sense. Mum had a similar period of depression after |
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she lost her sight, although in her case she knew it was coming. |
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If Dash needs us to bring the food to her we can do that. We |
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have two litter trays already but we can see where might be |
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convenient for her. |
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Re: Cat losing her sight |
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By: shadowfox79 Date: March 1, 2025, 7:34 am |
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Dash is definitely losing her sight. She's struggling to play |
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fight with Spot as she can't see his paws and we've caught her |
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getting lost in a room a few times. |
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However, yesterday when she got lost she yelled for Spot and he |
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went and rescued her, so at least we have him on board. |
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