Shades of blindness in your cats & mine

[Lizzie]

Barty, my 15 year old permanent foster (if there is such a thing) has vision problems. I have to literally put the plate of food under his nose and guide his head down. He's such a sweet boy, though. When he's hungry, he'll come tell me then go and sit by his dish like a little gentleman with his tail wrapped around his from paws. How can I fall so in love with a cat??

He sounds like a sweetheart of a cat. I have to put the food very close to Surya's nose also.

Most of my fosters are permanent, some because they are hospice and others because they are considered unadoptable and become ill when in a shelter environment. It can work out well when you are given fosters like your Barty because you can enjoy them while not having to worry about the costs of vet care.

[emily_the_spoiled]

My guys may bump into this, but they NEVER misplace their food dish Usually that is the only thing they can find without a problem

[Lizzie]

Thinking about Surya finding his food made me realize that his sense of hearing is far better than his sense of smell. He's instantly on the alert when he hears the bag unzip and moves towards the sound of kibble on the floor.

My deck is on the upper floor of the house, well screened with chicken wire to prevent any disasters. I would think about setting up a tunnel in the downstairs so they could go out into a fenced off portion of the garden but my garden has gone totally wild and I've never had a lawn, and I'd be afraid of neighbor cats getting in and leaving their viruses behind.