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I think there's little doubt she has a touch of hearing loss as well, and she has learned to handle her blindness fairly well. Unfortunately, there's also little doubt that she has a neurological disorder and some dementia. She'll sometimes come out to the den and simply pace in a circle without making any apparent needs known. Sometimes I'm good at guessing what she wants, other times not so much. As for feeding her, we feed her as much as she's willing to eat 4 times per day with multiple snacks in between and after. The snack times were originally only twice per day, however since she's gone on steroids every other day, we let her snack (which is sometimes an extra meal though we call it a snack) whenever she wants. Yesterday she was coming out about once an hour for a time until she ate something she found more palatable. We have what is probably one of the largest and more diverse collections of cat food and treats in private hands in North America. And yes, the vet has checked her for everything, and just last month we were assured she's quite healthy, aside from being blind, slightly underweight, arthritic and very old. Thank you for the concern and the welcome.ForTheLoveofPinkie hello, and welcome!
For a blind kitty who might also have a little hearing loss, she sounds much less like having any dementia and a whole lot more like a cat who has learned to handle her physical disabilities rather well.
If she's underweight, I think that instead of increasing treats/snacks you and she would be better off to increase her food or add another meal for her. Has her vet checked her thyroid and her blood pressure?
Speaking of vets, my vet told me that he never says this, but he considers Solensia a miracle.
After completing significant research on the drug in additional locations where it's been on the market for much longer than here in the US, (Australia and in Europe) my wife and I have reluctantly decided against using this drug. Whilst I have some experience with monoclonal antibodies being a migraineur and taking some of the newer class of drugs myself, this particular drug shows a similar pattern to the drug that killed our dog several years ago; it seems to work great for those for whom it's going to work, right up to the point that it doesn't, and then it tends to have rapid onset of very tragic consequences. And / or it does work somewhat for a shot or two, and then again, very quickly turns fatal after another injection. Fortunately it does seem to work well for most cats, and it appears that you know quickly if your cat will benefit from it. But we're very hesitant after seeing people lose their cats after using Solensia.
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