I took in a wonderful stray cat a few months ago. She came to my home begging for food. She is completely blind in one eye, and has such bad cataracts in the other eye that she is functionally blind in that eye, too. She is a small, grey tabby who is resilient, affectionate, and playful. I call her Cora.
I am on disability and have had to move to a rural area recently that provides no rental housing options for someone with pets. I have to find a home for Cora and a home for my dog.
Please help me so that Cora can live in a loving environment with folks who will treat her tenderly and with consideration for her blindness.
She is spayed and is current on her shots. She tested negative for feline leukemia. She has no known health problems. She apparently had kittens at some point, because her belly skin is loose. She seems to be young, though, given how much she likes to play. She weighs in at 7 pounds.
Her sense of hearing is astounding to me! Also her survival instincts. She knows if I drop one grain of rice on a carpeted floor 5 feet from where she's sitting. The way that I've found she likes to play involves me dragging string along the floor, which she chases by listening for the sound. She rejoices in that game. (She also rejoices whenever I'm tying my shoes. I have to lift my feet up high if I don't want to spend my time entertaining her rather than getting my shoes tied.)
I absolutely hate having to give her away. She has won my heart. I am sure she would win the heart of any cat lover.
The tenderest moments with her are when she seeks me out to sit in my lap or to lie down on my stomach or on my back, if I'm lying down. She prefers to be close and connected like that. I think she feels safer sitting or lying on me than not. She sometimes uses that time to clean herself, as if finally she can completely relax and tend to self-care if she's on my lap, since nothing and no one is going to come too near to her or threaten her there; she feels protected.
But she is not shy or timid around other people or other animals. She is undaunted. Outside, though, she'll run away from people and from animals unless she can hear that their voice is familiar or that their snuffling nose is familiar.
Thank you for any help you can give. I have three weeks to find a home for her. After that, I will have no way to take care of her, unless someone else takes her in.
She gets along great with other cats and with dogs. She is able to get around very well, considering her handicap. When she bumps into something, or something or some pet bumps her, she shakes it off right away and just keeps on going.
She is a number one cat, a true hero among cats. She survived the Michigan winter eating out of garbage bags, keeping clear of the cars which travel 55 mph along the adjacent road, and avoiding fights with the many feral cats which eke out a living in this area. The first time I caught a glimpse of her, she was feeling her way through the 4 feet of snow in the yard to get to the food I had left for her at the back door. This cat is amazing.
With hope,
Sara Manasseh
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I subscribe to a number of different handicapped pets boards. This is one example under Yahoo Groups. You have to sign up, and you can request the option of daily digest form, or can go right to the individual website. 
As far as moving the thread to Cat General...all you do is copy the title page, go to Cat general, start new thread, then title and pasts this one there. (I think I could even do that to your post).
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