One of my feral cats, Snicker, suddenly went blind and from what I could find out online it seems as if it something called "Blind Quiet Eye". Snicker got this suddenly. I had seen him a couple of days ago and didn't notice anything out of the ordinary, although it was at feeding time and there were many feral cats around him. Then last night he was inside on a piece of furniture just crying his little heart out. I thought it was really strange and when I tried to pick him up he clung to the towel with all his mite. I carried him to the feeding room and he immediately went outside. He pooped and peed in a strange place and I decided the whole change must have been because the skunks are in heat.
But this morning he was sitting outside in a place I hadn't seen him before and was crying again. I thought he was having difficulty seeing and when I checked his eyes they were just large dark round balls. I immediately checked on the computer and found the description of the Blind Quiet Eye.
From my research, it seems as if the diagnosis is a long very expensive process which I certainly can't afford since I have lost my job and am still looking for one. Even if I could afford the tests, the research suggested that most of the time there is nothing that can be done.
I just wondered if anyone on this site has any experience with this problem, or knows anything about it. I already have one blind cat so care of this one will just be a duplicate of the other one. However, the other cat was blind at a very young age and doesn't know anything other than being blind. This cat, however, is about 9 years old so the change will be very hard on him I think. He has known nothing but living outdoors and being around the other outside feral cats. I am so sad for him tonight.
But this morning he was sitting outside in a place I hadn't seen him before and was crying again. I thought he was having difficulty seeing and when I checked his eyes they were just large dark round balls. I immediately checked on the computer and found the description of the Blind Quiet Eye.
From my research, it seems as if the diagnosis is a long very expensive process which I certainly can't afford since I have lost my job and am still looking for one. Even if I could afford the tests, the research suggested that most of the time there is nothing that can be done.
I just wondered if anyone on this site has any experience with this problem, or knows anything about it. I already have one blind cat so care of this one will just be a duplicate of the other one. However, the other cat was blind at a very young age and doesn't know anything other than being blind. This cat, however, is about 9 years old so the change will be very hard on him I think. He has known nothing but living outdoors and being around the other outside feral cats. I am so sad for him tonight.