The reaction biting I *think* will cease given time, our Sandy used to try and bite Steve & I regularly for a couple of months.
He calmed down quickly in the first few hours of being isolated in our spare room. But if he came to us or we approached him, he would try and bit us, we just moved fast
At first the biting came from fear and stress of new surroundings, it seemed to be more of a uncontrolled reaction. He would see/feel movement and would bite at the object so fast, this is why we think it was a reaction, rather than a decision to bite.
Over the months he started to have some control, in his reaction, so the bites would delibrately fall short of target. He would start to bite but would snap his month quickly before he got near us.
Now he doesn't seem to even try to bite (Unless we corner him prior to stuffing him into a case for a vet visit.)
For Sandy biting seemed to be a fear/fight reaction to the scary world and everything in it. Maybe Mr Magoo feels the same ?
Sandy is still wary of the things that move and things that don't but he loves the other cats. He plays with Tigs in the garden and he loves sitting in the garden in the sun feeling the breeze.
Sandy is a happy cat
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CCL,
I only tell you this as, I think Mr Magoo can stop biting and he can come out of a shell in the right home.
But that might not be your home. Look at SAS and Ti OR Kelly & Oliver OR Pam's daughter and Gabriel.
All examples of how the cats has to fit the home. All the cats struggled in their first (great pet loving) homes but settled in second homes.
I even think given a slow introduction and proper isolation at the start, he might get on with other cats.
Good Luck
(PS. I found this link which shows that isolation followed by slow introduction is recommended for blind cats...http://www.messybeast.com/disabled.htm#blind)
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