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My boyfriend and I have been conducting a very thorough search for an adult cat who would be a great solo cat for a small apartment.
I thought we found the PERFECT cat for us this weekend -- a four year old male, ginger tabby cat who responded instantly to my voice and came right over and rubbed against me before settling down for some quiet time. It was one of those "instant connection" moments. I'm pretty much in love.
I did notice something seemed strange with one of his eyes -- one of his pupils was all of the way dilated while the other seemed normal. I made some inquiries ended speaking at length with the shelter's vet who confirmed my fear -- the cat was blind in one eye.
The cat doesn't seem to be in any discomfort and has a very "low key nature" but that could also be that he's just shy and overwhelmed at the shelter and I just have a feeling he would blossom in a quiet home.
My boyfriend and I are being very methodical in our search for a cat. We want to be really sure that the cat we bring home is the RIGHT cat for us and we are the cats RIGHT people.
In that spirit, I wondered if anyone had any advice for us?
We don't know exactly how he became visually impaired in that eye, just that he arrived at the shelter that way. He was also a little batter then (broken nails on his paw, neck abrasion) but is mostly healed now.
What should we take into consideration before adopting a visually impaired cat? For example:
1. What kind of extra care might he need?
2. If we took him to be evaluated by a specialist, how much would that cost (baseline)?
3. Anything else that I can think about? General advice?
Thanks in advance.
(I might also mention that my boyfriend is very reluctant about adopting a cat -- he's not really a cat person so his ideal cat would be a dog, so what we need is a "good cat" behavior wise who would be good for us both -- which is probably the biggest reason why finding the right cat has proved so challenging for us. )
I thought we found the PERFECT cat for us this weekend -- a four year old male, ginger tabby cat who responded instantly to my voice and came right over and rubbed against me before settling down for some quiet time. It was one of those "instant connection" moments. I'm pretty much in love.
I did notice something seemed strange with one of his eyes -- one of his pupils was all of the way dilated while the other seemed normal. I made some inquiries ended speaking at length with the shelter's vet who confirmed my fear -- the cat was blind in one eye.
The cat doesn't seem to be in any discomfort and has a very "low key nature" but that could also be that he's just shy and overwhelmed at the shelter and I just have a feeling he would blossom in a quiet home.
My boyfriend and I are being very methodical in our search for a cat. We want to be really sure that the cat we bring home is the RIGHT cat for us and we are the cats RIGHT people.
In that spirit, I wondered if anyone had any advice for us?
We don't know exactly how he became visually impaired in that eye, just that he arrived at the shelter that way. He was also a little batter then (broken nails on his paw, neck abrasion) but is mostly healed now.
What should we take into consideration before adopting a visually impaired cat? For example:
1. What kind of extra care might he need?
2. If we took him to be evaluated by a specialist, how much would that cost (baseline)?
3. Anything else that I can think about? General advice?
Thanks in advance.
(I might also mention that my boyfriend is very reluctant about adopting a cat -- he's not really a cat person so his ideal cat would be a dog, so what we need is a "good cat" behavior wise who would be good for us both -- which is probably the biggest reason why finding the right cat has proved so challenging for us. )