So I have been sitting here all day pondering this and I decided to ask you guys.
How do you tell if a young kitten is blind?
The little black kitten is giving me trouble and I think he may be visually impaired. The tabby cat will wobble over to you if you walk away, the black one will only sit there and cry until you make a noise, then he will sit for a second, and then hobble on over too. He seems to look at you, but he doesn't seem to see and it makes me worried.
Their eyes are both still blue (4 weeks old by now).
I am going to go looking for a vet soon (tomorrow) so I will bring him in and ask. However, what should I be expecting the vet to do when checking vision? The vets here (Philippines) are not up to par with what we like back home so I fear they will not even tell me or even look for it.
As well, again with the little black one.
His tail is broken. The very tip of the tail is hanging on by half a tail. It's not a tumour as you can clearly see it is the tip part of his tail. It doesn't seem to hurt him, you can touch it and it doesn't bother him.
I plan on asking the vet to remove it when he gets spayed/neutered *depending on his gender, which I still don't know yet*. Should I wait this long or should I schedule a seperate surgery for this? It doesn't bother him but I do want it removed because I fear it will get stuck on something later on and tear off, hurting him.
Tabby cat doesn't have any physical problems, he has emotional problems it seems. Seperation Anxiety, he is a stubborn mule, and will actually beat up the black one if he gets attention and he isn't. But I am working on it with him and even over the course of the day, he seems to be getting better.
How do you tell if a young kitten is blind?
The little black kitten is giving me trouble and I think he may be visually impaired. The tabby cat will wobble over to you if you walk away, the black one will only sit there and cry until you make a noise, then he will sit for a second, and then hobble on over too. He seems to look at you, but he doesn't seem to see and it makes me worried.
Their eyes are both still blue (4 weeks old by now).
I am going to go looking for a vet soon (tomorrow) so I will bring him in and ask. However, what should I be expecting the vet to do when checking vision? The vets here (Philippines) are not up to par with what we like back home so I fear they will not even tell me or even look for it.
As well, again with the little black one.
His tail is broken. The very tip of the tail is hanging on by half a tail. It's not a tumour as you can clearly see it is the tip part of his tail. It doesn't seem to hurt him, you can touch it and it doesn't bother him.
I plan on asking the vet to remove it when he gets spayed/neutered *depending on his gender, which I still don't know yet*. Should I wait this long or should I schedule a seperate surgery for this? It doesn't bother him but I do want it removed because I fear it will get stuck on something later on and tear off, hurting him.
Tabby cat doesn't have any physical problems, he has emotional problems it seems. Seperation Anxiety, he is a stubborn mule, and will actually beat up the black one if he gets attention and he isn't. But I am working on it with him and even over the course of the day, he seems to be getting better.