Thank you for the post, Emily, I was hoping you would give input because I know you have had blind and visually impaired cats for years. It does make me feel better that yours still walk into things (you know what I mean!) Surya really loves being out on the deck and will stay out longer than any other cat, but he seems oblivious to the sounds outside, they don't seem to interest him at all. I think he just loves the fresh air and the smells - fresh smells since I live in a very green suburb.

He got his nose put out of joint this morning because the other cats all decided to use his floor beds, ignoring sofas and armchairs. He ambled from bed to bed, stopping dead at each one as he realized there was already another cat there. He can still jump onto a low sofa but prefers something really low. He was fine, though, he also loves the bottom shelf of a credenza I have in the kitchen and he can squeak at me for treats.

Quote Originally Posted by emily_the_spoiled View Post
I have a combination of some guys who are completely blind versus some with one good eye. I don't have any that seem to make out shadows or specific colours. Unfortunately they still bump into each other and the walls. They have never hurt themselves doing this, but I have found that it has decreased the longer they are here (and I also don't move the furniture). But regardless of whether they see or not, all the guys love hanging out in the windows, bot the fresh air (it is still cool enough to keep them open now) and to hear the sounds of the birds. I have a bird feeder in the fornt yard so there ar always birds, squirrels, and chipmunks hanging around (Cat TV).

One would never guess that they are blind except that they almost always "lead with their nose". My sister who works with disabled children, says that blind kids do exactly the same thing. It is a way of sensing what it ahread.