Need Advice...

[catcrazylady]

PS Homer and Milton were blind poets BTW - that is why I picked those names

Now that is interesting! I'm sure I knew that at some time in my past. You are like me thinking along those lines. I was thinking about Stevie (Stevie Wonder) or RayRay (Ray Charles). You went to poets and I went to music!

[sirrahbed]

Musicians occurred to me too, but all I could think of was Ronnie Milsap - but then all I really listen to is country Poets just fits my theme I have going (Dylan Thomas, Emily Dickinson, TS Eliot)
Stevie...RayRay...cool

[krazyaboutkatz]

CCL, I hope that you'll be able to foster Ocular or even adopt him yourself. I think that he'd love living in your home. Please keep us posted.

[guster girl]

You could name him after Andrea Bocelli. He's a blind opera singer. I think Wonder would be nice, after Stevie Wonder.

[guster girl]

Here's a list of blind or at least partially sighted famous people...I have put asterisks in front of the names I particularly like.


Thomas Rhodes Armitage - founder of RNIB
David Blunkett - UK Home Secretary
Louis Braille - inventor of braille
Ray Charles - American singer and composer
**Cupid/**Eros - Greek/Roman god of love
Eduard **Degas - French painter
Henry Fawcett - UK Postmaster General, 19th Century
Homer - Greek poet
**Horus - Egyptian god
Helen Keller - American author and philanthropist
John Milton - English poet
**Claude **Monet - French painter
Dr William Moon - inventor of Moon system of reading
**Horatio Nelson - British admiral
**Odin - Norse god
**Oedipus - mythological Greek King
Samson - Biblical hero
St. Paul - Apostle
**Tiresias - mythological, Greek seer
Stevie **Wonder - American singer and composer

I think I like Claude or Monet the best.

[cutie_chica]

I have never owned a blind cat, but I wish you the best of luck.



P.S. And I am glad to be back!!!

[Tubby & Peanut's Mom]

So, CCL, how did the candle light dinner go? Any luck on persuading hubby to let you adopt....the soon to be re-named kitty?

[catcrazylady]

UMMMM, I decided quickly that last night was not the night to approach such things. He had a horrible day at work and I decided not to be mean and make him argue with me for the rest of the night! j/k
I did think some more on the matter and decided that I will discuss it with him but my mind is pretty much set unless he can come up with some very persuasive arguments against it. I do need him to occasionally grab me and pull me out by my toes because I'm going in head first! I will listen to him and go from there.
I will be at the shelter tomorrow night so hopefully I will be able to talk to Barb about Ocky.
I forgot about this wonderful animal group in our area called Woodstock. They are a major rescue group and there was an article in the paper about them not to long ago. The article was about this wonderful woman who runs the program and about her cat that was born with no eyes. This ladies name was Denise and she came into the shelter last week. I do know that Barb and Denise had a discussion about her taking Ocky and letting him live with the other blind cat. I don't know where that conversation went or if anything was ever planned. I think that might be good for Ocky too. I will check and see if they are planning to do this or not. I think that whole conversation slipped my mind because they discussed it, dropped it, and never mentioned it again. They are all so overwhelmed that I think Ocky got put on the back burner.
I have not given up yet and I will keep you all posted!

[jenluckenbach]

One of my elderly cats (RB) Bear went totally blind towards the end. Now realize that he already KNEW the house, but he did very well. He could take the stairs both up and down. he never missed the litter pan and he knew where to find food and water. He lived at least 1 year after his sight went.
If you can get him used to a small area then I see no reason it ould not work (but don't move things around.......keep everything in the same place)
That's All I can say except good luck and thanks.

[QueenScoopalot]

I've been thinking about that sweet dear cat since you posted his photo. HE SHOULD BE THE POSTER CAT FOR THOSE THAT WERE ABANDONED! Can you see it? You loved me once, and look at me now! My sweet Willy who died last week was a very neglected cat, turfed onto the streets. He was born with badly crippled front legs, and it's a wonder he managed to survive at all. It took close to a year before I was able to save him, and he was so scared, he wanted to stay in a cage for quite a long time. I gave him his security of the cage, and the choice to come out when HE felt safe, but he had visitors like Chip who is my welcoming commitee for all! I sure hope you can make space in your home (I know he's in your heart, as he is in all of ours) for the dear mistreated boy! Hope you can take him in....Jan