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Aww, aren't they adorable? But then, what kittens
aren't? Athena will probably have to eventually have her eyes removed, from the
looks of it. If you are interested, there are some really great support groups
for owners of blind cats out there, I'd be happy to post a few links.
So you must be into Greek mythology, or at least
the Greek culture, right? I'm also a member of the Greek Animal Rescue, and if
you ever want a REAL Greek animal, they always are bringing cats and dogs over
from Greece to find them good USA or Canadian (or other
countries) homes. I just got a email alert today about 4 Greek cats needing
to be re-homed abroad. I sponsor a Greek cat that has Herpes Virus, he wasn't
being treated before I began to sponsor him, and he would have gone blind
eventually. Now he's being cared for. Greece has really horrible animal cruelty
issues, possibly one of the worst countries in the world for animal welfare.
Anyways, if you want a REAL Greek cat, here's the website:
I'll forward you the email alert off list, it has
pictures and wont go through the list because of the size.
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Hi All, Athena, the little blind kitty, and her sister Artemis went to the vet yesterday. My vet says Artemis weighs 12.5 oz and Athena weighs 11.5 oz. Both got dewormed (strongid) and are too young (only 5 weeks old) to be tested or vaccinated, so they'll go back in about 3-4 weeks. My vet says Athena's right eye socket has no orb at all, anf the left socket has a very small orb, but that she still probably can't even see shadows. But we'll be re-checking each time she goes to the vet. It doesn't affect her good nature - she loves to be held, cuddled, and bottle fed. She was having some difficulty transitioning to drinking from a bowl, so I set up a small water bottle in her cage, and both kittens have adapted quite well to it. Artemis enjoys being cuddled too (what kitten doesn't - even if it's only from the mom-cat). I've created a photo album so you could see their pictures. Go to http://albums.bemikitties.com/ scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on the Pet Albums category and then click on "Athena and Artemis" for their pictures. (Thank you Belinda for creating the Be-mi-kitties website!!) They were named after 2 greek goddesses: Artemis is the greek goddess of the hunt and protector of women. Athena is the greek goddess of wisdom and justice (and justice is always blind) Kat (Mew Jersey) |
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