chaniarts wrote:
On 3/24/2013 3:01 PM, silknsox wrote:
Can anyone tell me a little bit cats & cataracts please?

I have a lady who's cat has obvious cataracts. I know that in humans
we have to wait until the cataracts are ripe & then only when
they're ready to be lasered away. And, additionally,only one eye can
be treated at a time..? Is the process the same with cats?

She didn't exactly plan on having a cat- she moved into her new flat
& found her new lodger waiting on the doorstep every evening It
would seem the last tenants left him to fend for himself. Humans can
be shameful cruel....... I must say for a cat who's virtually blind, he
has an amazing
ability to find his way around his own little kingdom~jumping from
window sill & on to his radiator cat bed...no problem locating his
litter trays or negotiating his way around the entire house for that
matter. I know alot is attributed to his sense of smell, hearing &
balance. He's only 4 yrs old. This is the first time anyone has ever
asked me about cataracts-I've dealt with blind cats & all manner of
other problems & challenges..But never cataracts. No appetite
problems,oozing with confidence & he is SOOO friendly.He hardly
seems phased at all. He's a Big fat tabby cat (Yes, I fell in love
immediately- of course I am green with envy ) Nevertheless,
Clearly they need attending to.Does anyone have any
personal experience that may help this young lady's cat, "Frazer".
I'm sure she would appreciate the advice the group has to offer,
especially with making his life a little easier during this
transitional period Many thanks in advance.


i have a friend that has a cat that was born blind. it's now 3, and
gets around the house and lives alongside 4 dogs just fine. if you
didn't know, you wouldn't be able to tell the cat was blind.

If a cat, or any animal, is born blind, it learns from birth to get along
with what its got, and nefer suffers from its disability. but our Junie went
blind when she was about 16 years old, and havd a very hord time adjusting
to it. She became very dependent on my wife qnd myself, which was not her
normal nature. She was the mowt independent of all of our cates for the five
or six years we had her. (we got her from the next door neighbor when her
mother died, because her husband was allergic to cats) Junie ruled the roost
for most of her time with us, and was not able to handle blindness well.