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Life with a one eyed cat?/ adviceWell i was just wondering *has a secret alterior motive* what life would be like with a one eyed cat? How the cat would cope in general life? Would the cat need supervised garden access/run excersise/or confined to the house all together? Any answers/advice would be great, thanks in advance! 
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Janey would be the best person to answer this Luke, her Tigger only has one eye! |
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Cats adapt quite fast (just think of Sidney with his deformed front paws!) and I suspect that after an initial period of confusion and adaptation they'd be fine. Depth perception might be off, but it would depend on how the eye was lost and whether it was ever there (my friend is almost completely blind in one eye, but was born that way and simply adapted - her depth perception is fine). Janey's Tigger only has one eye and he lost it later on in life I believe, as she showed us pictures of him as a kitten with two eyes - so she may be able to help  |
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I used to have a cat that lost the sight in one eye Luke. He managed very well and still used to have outside access during the day. You wouldn't have known that he had limited vision if you would have met him. I think they adapt very well Luke. Sure Jane will be able to offer more advice.. |
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Enigmatic thread Luke? Mmm, one eyed? Not one of the kittens at your Aunts? If it's a girl you could call her Gabrielle (I think  Wasn't that the pop singer who wore a sequinned eye patch?) |
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Thanks All...so basically it wouldn't affect the cats quality of life too much, even though they were born this way? and nope Dm, not one of the stray kittens, they all have names on them now.. |
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what life would be like with a one eyed cat? - Its no different to a cat having 2 eyes! (I don't think, I cant remember what Tigger was like with 2 eyes). But because he lost his eye when he was a year old, he got use to it very easily. How the cat would cope in general life? - My cat has been fine with one eye. It hasn't put him off anything at all, If anything i think its made him more aware if everything around him! But since he has gotten older I have noticed in the past 2 months-ish, that his judging isn't quite a 100% anymore its more like 99%, but that is just old age/balance! Would the cat need supervised garden access/run excersise/or confined to the house all together? No, What we did when tigger had his eye out, we got a pole and stuck it in the middle of the back garden with string attached to it, then attached that to a lead n just put him on that when he wanted to go out! He was only on that for about a year or so, Just so's that he could get use to things around him and I think it did him the world of good. Now he just stays around in the street, n doesn't go to far! Hope i helped you on that  |
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Thanks Janey-Helped loads!!! |
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Come on then Luke spill the beans |
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Hmmmm.....what's going on in your head now Luke??  |
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