How can you tell...

[Moli]

If a cat is blind?? Murphy jumped up on the worktop today He seems to be able to see things at a distance,He follows Casper with his eyes, but not if he is close to him , begining to wonder if this blindness is recent....are there any tests the vets cat do??I am sure he has some sight..

Casper has decided to be Murphys minder, Chancer was sniffing him today, and Casper got between them

[tilly]

the only way to test is to drop a piece of cotton wool in fornt of the and se if they follow it.

Tilly

[meep]

I could only suggest vet tests. Sounds like he's long-sighted (?!), or partially blind? Maybe he can detect movement and light but not detail?

How lovely to hear that he has his own minder

[Moli]

Originally Posted by tilly

the only way to test is to drop a piece of cotton wool in fornt of the and se if they follow it.

Tilly

He does not see smething right in front of his eyes Tilly, only from a distance...

[dandysmom]

Do his pupils contract at all if you shine a flashlight at them? That's how I knew Misty had gone blind. I suppose that farsightedness could be possible in a cat; it's caused by the shape of the eyeball being wrong so the light doesn't focus on the correct part of the retina, Have no idea if there are tests for that....

Bless his minder, what a nice cat he is!

[Moli]

Originally Posted by dandysmom

Do his pupils contract at all if you shine a flashlight at them? That's how I knew Misty had gone blind. I suppose that farsightedness could be possible in a cat; it's caused by the shape of the eyeball being wrong so the light doesn't focus on the correct part of the retina, Have no idea if there are tests for that....

Bless his minder, what a nice cat he is!

Casper has actually surprised me DM, never known him to take to another cat so soon, its almost as if he thinks he is his dad

[Kay]

He could be having problems focusing and that is why he can see in the distance and not right in front of him. Do you have an eye specialist at your vets like we do? If so I would make an appointment with them. Keep us up to date.

[Elaine]

When I first got Winston and Mutley, I very soon realised all was not as it should be with Mutley. Took him for a kitten check and what the vet did was, he held his finger out and moved it towards the eye, as his finger almost touched Mutley's eye, he then blinked. The vet said he was completely blind but I am wasnt so convinced as he would sit under the ceiling light in the evenings and stare straight up at it. I think he could possibly see a shadow of you if you were stood in a good light.
He had no sense of fear, would run up and down the stairs, jump onto chairs, the bed and even ontop of the tv one day while trying to get at the gerbils

[Moli]

Originally Posted by Elaine

When I first got Winston and Mutley, I very soon realised all was not as it should be with Mutley. Took him for a kitten check and what the vet did was, he held his finger out and moved it towards the eye, as his finger almost touched Mutley's eye, he then blinked. The vet said he was completely blind but I am wasnt so convinced as he would sit under the ceiling light in the evenings and stare straight up at it. I think he could possibly see a shadow of you if you were stood in a good light.
He had no sense of fear, would run up and down the stairs, jump onto chairs, the bed and even ontop of the tv one day while trying to get at the gerbils

murphy does have fear, he is fine if he hears my voice, but anyone else he runs away from.....Unfortunately he has bonded with me too well....

[Elaine]

Originally Posted by Moli

murphy does have fear, he is fine if he hears my voice, but anyone else he runs away from.....Unfortunately he has bonded with me too well....

Well, I did have Mutley and Winston from 6 weeks of age and neither of them ever knew the cruelty or harshness of life that Murphy may have experienced.

He's a keeper them Pat