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Hi... I had a cat who had glaucoma and cataracts first in one eye, then the other, and eventually became, I think, totally blind. He coped quite well for several years with both the glaucoma and the blindness, and even continued going outside in our yard, where he navigated around by texture and sound. He would not tolerate being kept in. He did as he liked.
I opted not to have surgery on him. Partly because of the cost, partly because he was already considered aged when this happened... at least over 10. I did not feel he was ever in pain because of his eyes. He seemed happy, active and well adjusted. I decided to wait and see if the eyes became a problem (eye injury was also a risk because he lost blink reflex) and deal with it then. I thought it possible that he still got some benefit from some vision of light and shadow, and he never had a problem. I'm not saying you're wrong for opting for surgery... great if you can afford it and it makes sense for you. I just think sometimes the worst doesn't happen, and less invasive can be OK too.
Ours died of congestive heart failure in his twenties... a very old kitty... He had a good life.
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A story about my kitty - above. I say he navigated by sound, and I figured that out when our power went out after a winter storm. All of the sudden, he was lost, in our house. He ran into walls, he got stuck in corners and yowled. It was because all his navigational instruments were suddenly gone... all his white noise: The TV that told him where he was in the living room, the computers whirring in the corner, clock and the fish tank noises in the bedroom, the refrigerator that helped him stay oriented in the kitchen. He was a wreck until the power came back on. Something to remember, how important the other senses become, when you lose one.
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He worried the collar off last night when we were out shopping. When we came home he was sitting there so pleased with himself, washing his face----and pulled out a stitch! We took him to the vet early this AM and they re-did the stitch, cost us $50! And, it will increase the healing time! If he can't leave the collar on, we may have to consider boarding him. Perhaps best if one of us stays home with him for the next week until he's healed. Poor kitty, he must be miserable with that thing on, I would be
He worried the collar off last night when we were out shopping. When we came home he was sitting there so pleased with himself, washing his face----and pulled out a stitch! We took him to the vet early this AM and they re-did the stitch, cost us $50! And, it will increase the healing time! If he can't leave the collar on, we may have to consider boarding him. Perhaps best if one of us stays home with him for the next week until he's healed. Poor kitty, he must be miserable with that thing on, I would be
When we had our Sadie spayed, she was terrible and removed both the collar AND a onesie I had tied around her body. She too removed a stitch! We ended up boarding her at the vets for several days.
Have you tried a different kind of collar? They sell different types at pet stores now.
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We took him to the vet early this AM and they re-did the stitch, cost us $50! And, it will increase the healing time! If he can't leave the collar on, we may have to consider boarding him. Perhaps best if one of us stays home with him for the next week until he's healed. Poor kitty, he must be miserable with that thing on, I would be
