[Felvtalk] Blind positive cat
Does anyone have experience with a blind FeLV+ cat? There is one near me who needs a home, so I am considering him. I think he is about 1-2 years old. I believe his blindness comes from a viral infection. I do not have stairs in my home, and I have been told he is littertrained. I plan to start him out in one room. I'm also concerned about stressing my 12 yo positive cat. He likes other cats, but I don't know how sensitive his immune system will be to a change in the household and would hate to cause him to have a health relapse due to introducing a new cat. On the other hand, I know how hard it is to rehome a positive cat, and since I already have a positive household, I feel like I should be open to helping other positives. Katherine ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] Blind positive cat
HOW ABOUT JUST BRINGING HIM HOME FOR A DY OR 2 TO TRY IT OUT. I HAD ONE ONCE, WASN'T COMPLETELY BLIND SO I LAID OUT A TRAIL OF FOOD FOR HIM TO FOLLOW UNTIL HE GOT USED TO THE HOUSE. ONCE HE KNOWS HIS WAY AORUND, SHOULD BE OKAY. I ALSO HAD A 19 YER OLD POODLE THAT HAD CATARACTS. MY HALF FERAL CATS WOULD BRING HER MICE TO CATCH AND WHEN IT GOT OUT OF HER LINE OF VISION, THEY WOULD BT AT IT SO SHE COULD FIND IT. THEY ALSO KEPT HER OUT OF THE ROAD. EVERYTIME SHE GOT TOOO CLOSE, THEY WOULD BUMP HER WITH THEIR SHOULDER AND HEAD HER BACK TO THE HOUSE. HOPEFULLY YOUR CAT WILL FEEL PROTECTIVE ALSO. WILL PRAY FOR ALL 3 OF YOU. "Katherine K." wrote: > Does anyone have experience with a blind FeLV+ cat? There is one near me > who needs a home, so I am considering him. I think he is about 1-2 years > old. I believe his blindness comes from a viral infection. I do not have > stairs in my home, and I have been told he is littertrained. I plan to > start him out in one room. > > I'm also concerned about stressing my 12 yo positive cat. He likes other > cats, but I don't know how sensitive his immune system will be to a change > in the household and would hate to cause him to have a health relapse due > to introducing a new cat. On the other hand, I know how hard it is to > rehome a positive cat, and since I already have a positive household, I > feel like I should be open to helping other positives. > > Katherine ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] Blind positive cat
Hi I have homed a few blind cats.it shoud not be a problem giving this blind cat a home you just have to put litter,food water always in the same place.they will get so used to the house you will some times think they are not blind. Grace "Katherine K." wrote: >Does anyone have experience with a blind FeLV+ cat? There is one near me >who needs a home, so I am considering him. I think he is about 1-2 years >old. I believe his blindness comes from a viral infection. I do not have >stairs in my home, and I have been told he is littertrained. I plan to >start him out in one room. > >I'm also concerned about stressing my 12 yo positive cat. He likes other >cats, but I don't know how sensitive his immune system will be to a change >in the household and would hate to cause him to have a health relapse due >to introducing a new cat. On the other hand, I know how hard it is to >rehome a positive cat, and since I already have a positive household, I >feel like I should be open to helping other positives. > >Katherine > >___ >Felvtalk mailing list >Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org >http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] Blind positive cat
And be sure to introduce the new kid slowly. On Sep 23, 2014, at 12:06 PM, Grace Mifsud wrote: > Hi > I have homed a few blind cats.it shoud not be a problem giving this blind cat > a home you just have to put litter,food water always in the same place.they > will get so used to the house you will some times think they are not blind. > Grace > > "Katherine K." wrote: > > Does anyone have experience with a blind FeLV+ cat? There is one near me who > needs a home, so I am considering him. I think he is about 1-2 years old. I > believe his blindness comes from a viral infection. I do not have stairs in > my home, and I have been told he is littertrained. I plan to start him out in > one room. > > I'm also concerned about stressing my 12 yo positive cat. He likes other > cats, but I don't know how sensitive his immune system will be to a change in > the household and would hate to cause him to have a health relapse due to > introducing a new cat. On the other hand, I know how hard it is to rehome a > positive cat, and since I already have a positive household, I feel like I > should be open to helping other positives. > > Katherine > ___ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
