We recently rescued a blind kitty. She appears to be around 4 weeks old. It appears she can se some light and shadows because her pupils will respond to light and she will react if you suddenly put light ot a shadow in her face.
He story goes something like this. She was in a kill shelter. They put her mother to sleep because she "got a cold". Then they put the kitty in a cage with another cat/kitten. She is a VERY slow eater and right now very small and skinny. Canâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]t even grab her by the scruff and you can feel all her bones. I suspect this other cat ate most of her food.
The concern I have is with her motor skills. I donâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]t know how much to attribute to her blindness, her being young or weak. She has a hard time sitting up without falling over. Her head seems to tilt back until she falls over. She doesnâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]t sleep well on her own. She doesnâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]t really lie down, she just sits, falls asleep standing up, falls over, startles herself then starts the whole process over. We find ourselves putting her to sleep in our arms then laying her back down.
And on occasion she "freaks outâ€. We were attributing it to bad dreams or falling asleep, not realizing she was asleep then waking suddenly and being disoriented. She will be sound asleep one second and then the next she could fly our of your arms. Same thing in her little cage, sound asleep in her little bed wrapped in a towel then freaks out and wind up in the litter box. What I have notices is her front paws kinda go straight, her heard go back, her mouth opens a little, could it be a seizure or a spasm? Her eyes are beautiful, no sign of disease or injury so I am wonder if what caused the blindness could be causing this problem also.
Other then that things seem to be going well. She is eating but no sign of weight gain yet. We give her a mixture of wet food and KMR, she would not take a bottle. She has not purred yet, she does a little meow sometime. She also can get VERY aggressive if we pick her up and she is not done eating, she growls and bites.
It was suggested we wait a little bit for her to put on some weight before bringing her to the vet since they wont be able to test her for FIV or give her any vaccinations. We did give her some deworming medicine from the vet. Other then a little sneeze she seams healthy in that regard.
I guess itâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]s a waiting game name to make sure she can pull through this next week and she didnâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]t get anything from the shelter. Any suggestions or tips would be appreciated.
He story goes something like this. She was in a kill shelter. They put her mother to sleep because she "got a cold". Then they put the kitty in a cage with another cat/kitten. She is a VERY slow eater and right now very small and skinny. Canâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]t even grab her by the scruff and you can feel all her bones. I suspect this other cat ate most of her food.
The concern I have is with her motor skills. I donâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]t know how much to attribute to her blindness, her being young or weak. She has a hard time sitting up without falling over. Her head seems to tilt back until she falls over. She doesnâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]t sleep well on her own. She doesnâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]t really lie down, she just sits, falls asleep standing up, falls over, startles herself then starts the whole process over. We find ourselves putting her to sleep in our arms then laying her back down.
And on occasion she "freaks outâ€. We were attributing it to bad dreams or falling asleep, not realizing she was asleep then waking suddenly and being disoriented. She will be sound asleep one second and then the next she could fly our of your arms. Same thing in her little cage, sound asleep in her little bed wrapped in a towel then freaks out and wind up in the litter box. What I have notices is her front paws kinda go straight, her heard go back, her mouth opens a little, could it be a seizure or a spasm? Her eyes are beautiful, no sign of disease or injury so I am wonder if what caused the blindness could be causing this problem also.
Other then that things seem to be going well. She is eating but no sign of weight gain yet. We give her a mixture of wet food and KMR, she would not take a bottle. She has not purred yet, she does a little meow sometime. She also can get VERY aggressive if we pick her up and she is not done eating, she growls and bites.
It was suggested we wait a little bit for her to put on some weight before bringing her to the vet since they wont be able to test her for FIV or give her any vaccinations. We did give her some deworming medicine from the vet. Other then a little sneeze she seams healthy in that regard.
I guess itâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]s a waiting game name to make sure she can pull through this next week and she didnâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]t get anything from the shelter. Any suggestions or tips would be appreciated.