you sound like me. think maybe the word "sucker" is tatooed on your head. had to tell my vet to keep an eye on me as i feel that 8 is enough and i don't want to become a hoarder. but, i love each and every one of them and would rather eat less myself than give thm up. ---- "POTT wrote: > Gloria, I took in a blind and deaf cat a couple of years ago (I think she > could see shadows, maybe)- she was 18, and her "owner" was moving to Chicago > and didn't want to be bothered with her- she was going to be put to sleep if > no one took her, so of course Crazy Cat Lady here came to the rescue. I kept > Smudge in her own room for a couple of months, and then let her out in the > rest of the house. She got around fine and none of my other cats bothered her > (well, my 16 year old cat Pokey would hiss at her. Of course, Smudge couldn't > hear her hissing, haha). They usually moved out of the way when they saw her > coming. She learned where the beds were and made herself right at home. > > ________________________________ > > From: Gloria B. Lane [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Sun 6/13/2010 9:11 AM > To: Feline Leukemia > Subject: [Felvtalk] OT: blind deaf cat > > > > I just took in a blind-deaf cat, was one of 25 or so in a lady's > house. The lady became disabled, developed dementia, and our rescue > took some of her cats. This one first was taken to the city animal > services, developed a URI, got about over it, was altered, tested and > shots, and we pulled him. > > He (?) was transferred to a different cage, then to my carrier, then > to my home and a large cage. He's not too friendly, although I can > at times pet him on the head and scratch his ears. We think it's just > because of the changes in his life, that he just doesn't know what's > going on and if he needs to defend himself. I haven't had a blind or > deaf cat before. > > Does anyone know of a rescue that will take a blind-deaf cat? I found > one in North Carolina, but I'm in Arkansas. > > Thanks very much, > > Gloria >
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