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I'm looking for some advice about the blind cat- Lucy- we recently rescued and adopted. She was living outside for at least a year (we saw her around the neighborhood) and we thought she just had 1 eye and at least could see. I could never trap her, though. Then she showed up with SIX kittens. I trapped 5 of them, but couldn't get her or the 6th kitten. The other kittens went to a rescue and got adopted. It took another couple weeks for me to trap Lucy and the last kitten. They went right to our vet, and that's when we found out she's totally blind and probably lost her sight and eye being hit by a car! Talk about heartbreaking. We decided to keep her and her kitten (we named him Virgil, her seeing eye kitten). They spent a few weeks in our bathroom getting dewormer. While in there, she was calm and let us pet her (only from behind-- she's scared when things approach her head).
As soon as we let her out, she ran into our bedroom and she's been there ever since. We even put a litter box in there for her (I'd only ever have a litter box in my bedroom for a blind cat!). She eats, sleeps, and plays with her kitten. She gets along wonderfully with our other cats-- no hissing or fights at all! She spends most of her time on a cushion by the window or under the bed or dresser. What's upsetting is that when we come into the room, she runs and hides. If she knows I have a plate of food, she stays out, but scoots away from me. We want her to get more comfortable with us (touching her etc.) but we don't want to push her ourselves on her. Her kitten is an absolute love and full of snuggles. She seems happy, but we want her to feel like she can explore the house and really relax and know she's safe. It's been a couple months now, so we're just giving her all the time she needs. Any tips on handling her?
As soon as we let her out, she ran into our bedroom and she's been there ever since. We even put a litter box in there for her (I'd only ever have a litter box in my bedroom for a blind cat!). She eats, sleeps, and plays with her kitten. She gets along wonderfully with our other cats-- no hissing or fights at all! She spends most of her time on a cushion by the window or under the bed or dresser. What's upsetting is that when we come into the room, she runs and hides. If she knows I have a plate of food, she stays out, but scoots away from me. We want her to get more comfortable with us (touching her etc.) but we don't want to push her ourselves on her. Her kitten is an absolute love and full of snuggles. She seems happy, but we want her to feel like she can explore the house and really relax and know she's safe. It's been a couple months now, so we're just giving her all the time she needs. Any tips on handling her?