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I'm not sure which section of the forum this should go in.
Well i don't like using the word, as pretty much every cat ive seen with some sort of injury or birth defect has gotten along fine. I'd never had a special kitty in my life till we rescued Cleo last year. You all know her story. (but if you don't)
She was picked up in bush as a feral but at 4 months she wasn't like one of those old strays who attacked other animals and hissed at you, i think it's also because she was in alot of pain, she was waving her head from side to side alot, now she only does it a little to hear. She was taken to the vet to be put down as she could not be sold at a shelter. Her eyes were dead, she could not open her lids, they were filled with gunk. Tristans mum being who she is, the vet knew she would take her. They would not have given her the expensive operation (for free) if no one would take her, she would have been PTS. So she had both her eyes removed, and she was spayed in the same op. I was there the day she came home from the vet and the first time i met her. At first i freaked out about her smacking into things, being frightened of noises. The biggest challenge was learning to love her and look past the stitches on her face, and know she was no longer in pain and that she was like any other cat.
We've had her now about 15 months which makes her roughly 19 months old. Some days now i even forget she is blind as she climbs up screen doors, onto dining tables and she has the most amazing hearing! At night you will find her jumping about trying to catch moths and hunt down ants
it was scary at first, but now as soon as i get to Tristans house the first thing i do is drop my bags, find the cute ball of fluffyness and smother her in cuddles and kisses!!
So the point of this thread (knowing we love ALL out felines) what challenges have you overcome in having a disabled cat, whether it's blind, deaf, three legged, has no tail or balance etc. How did it happen, did you have to change things in your house or life for them, did they grow up healthy and happy and not challenged?
I'd like to hear your stories
Well i don't like using the word, as pretty much every cat ive seen with some sort of injury or birth defect has gotten along fine. I'd never had a special kitty in my life till we rescued Cleo last year. You all know her story. (but if you don't)
She was picked up in bush as a feral but at 4 months she wasn't like one of those old strays who attacked other animals and hissed at you, i think it's also because she was in alot of pain, she was waving her head from side to side alot, now she only does it a little to hear. She was taken to the vet to be put down as she could not be sold at a shelter. Her eyes were dead, she could not open her lids, they were filled with gunk. Tristans mum being who she is, the vet knew she would take her. They would not have given her the expensive operation (for free) if no one would take her, she would have been PTS. So she had both her eyes removed, and she was spayed in the same op. I was there the day she came home from the vet and the first time i met her. At first i freaked out about her smacking into things, being frightened of noises. The biggest challenge was learning to love her and look past the stitches on her face, and know she was no longer in pain and that she was like any other cat.
We've had her now about 15 months which makes her roughly 19 months old. Some days now i even forget she is blind as she climbs up screen doors, onto dining tables and she has the most amazing hearing! At night you will find her jumping about trying to catch moths and hunt down ants
So the point of this thread (knowing we love ALL out felines) what challenges have you overcome in having a disabled cat, whether it's blind, deaf, three legged, has no tail or balance etc. How did it happen, did you have to change things in your house or life for them, did they grow up healthy and happy and not challenged?
I'd like to hear your stories