Short for Pipistrella, because she’s “blind as a bat!”

We adopted Pippi from a local rescue a few weeks ago. She’ll be a year old next month. She was rescued from the side of the road, iirc, and lost most of her eyesight as a result of FIP. She’s not totally blind, but still runs into things and struggles the most with seeing things right in front of her.

Pippi spent most of her kitten hood being sick, so she’s still got a lot of kittening to catch up on! She’s very playful and likes to “stalk” us around the apartment, even if she’s pretty bad at being a predator.

She’s not comfortable enough to cuddle yet, but hopefully that comes soon because she’s sooo soft!

I adopted phoenix from someone who found him on his own on the street. I immediately fell in love with him from his picture and went to pick him up, that was 3 years ago.

Phoenix didn’t take long at all to deem my place his home, he immediately started cuddling me and was so open to playing and cuddling with my other cat (although he wasn’t). He was super playful and energetic and brought so much lightness and joy into my life.

Soon after I’ve adopted him I discovered his favourite toy. it was a little unexpected. but while cleaning one day I was crumbling up a piece of paper to throw away and he bolted towards me with the speed of light, stood on his back legs and waited. the more I crunched up the paper the more excited he would get. so I tried throwing it away. he ran after it, picked it up, brought it back, dropped it, and looked at me and waited again, he was playing catch!!! and he’s been consistently getting excited for every crunch of paper he hears for three years. [last slide is him with one of his precious papers]

This theme of him liking to hunt papers, insects, different toys is very prominent in his life. if he’s fully asleep and a buzzing insect makes its way into my apartment - that insect gas 0.2 seconds of life left.

Needless to say, I had zero suspicions he had any problems with his eyes, maybe some question mark about how he doesn’t look me straight in the eye, or sometimes bumping into new furniture raised some eyebrows but I was like surely not. it wasn’t until I was playing with a very silent string with my other cat, which he tried to join - but I quickly noticed he wasn’t following the string at all.. I continued testing how he follows my hands or different silent objects (which was hard because he can hear the faintest whoosh of air) that i started having serious doubts, which then got confirmed by a visit to an eye specialist vet.

Phoenix is a constant inspiration to me everyday at how much he enjoys and takes on life with such a huge handicap, and I’ve learned through him how truly awesome and powerful cats are!! Other than a few adjustments to be wary about how I move furniture (or try not to at all) and the occasional new height he finds himself in which he doesn’t know how to bring himself down from, he requires almost no assistance!

I love my cats with all of my heart, they’re the number 1 joy of my life and continue to be so. I wanted to share phoenix’s life and traits and pictures with you so he brings you joy too :)

My cat Mona Lisa (15 years old) recently went completely blind. She wasn't born blind, and of course we were blessed by the kitten distribution system earlier this year, so her losing her vision completely has been very stressful for her, to the point where I've genuinely thought about rehoming the kitten for her peace of mind (he wants to play but she gets scared when he comes up to her now because she can't see if he's going to pounce or not and he's already bigger than her).

Do you lovely people have any advice on navigating this big life change? I've never had a blind pet before, and have never had to navigate the social dynamics of a newly blind cat combined with a kitten whose playfulness and size is changing all the time, leaving Mona uncertain and scared.

She currently has a hiding spot that Howie can't get to her in, and I do my best to usher him away when she growls and hisses at him. Sometimes they lay together and I make sure to pet them both and love on them to foster that type of calm interaction. I also give them their tube treats next to each other every night.

What can I do for Mona specifically to make her life easier and less stressful as we make this transition? Thank you in advance 🖤

I have a half-Persian quarter Egyptian mau with an attitude. He hisses at the potato a lot. But when the potato jumps and hits him, I notice he doesn't do any of the hissing sounds he makes with other cats. Can he tell our potato is blind?

FIP Survivor Muning is officially one step away from her long-awaited eye surgery—and **we need your help to raise ₱16,939 (~$292) to make it happen!**🐾✨

Three months ago, Muning was scheduled for urgent eye enucleation surgery, but pre-op testing revealed she had Feline Infectious Peritonitis (FIP). We had to pause everything and put all our resources into saving her life. Against all odds, Muning fought off FIP and survived!

🏥 VET UPDATE & NEXT STEPS: We brought Muning to the vet today for her reassessment. Her pre-op CBC and Blood Chem tests are scheduled in 2 weeks, and thanks to your incredible support, funds for those tests are ALREADY FULLY SECURED!

To make sure there are zero delays and Muning can go straight into surgery the moment her bloodwork clears, we are officially launching her Eye Surgery Campaign today! We are also starting her on Black Armour vitamins immediately to build up her strength for the operation.

CAMPAIGN GOAL: ₱16,939.00 (~$292) (For Eye Surgery, Gas Anesthesia, Pre-Op Immune Boosters & Confinement)

VET COST BREAKDOWN:
• Pre-Op Immune Support (Black Armour Vitamins): ₱699.00 (~$12)
• Surgery (Eye Enucleation): ₱6,720.00 (~$116)
• Gas Anesthesia: ₱2,800.00 (~$48)
• Post-Op Confinement (up to 4 days): ₱1,680.00 x 4 days = ₱6,720.00 (~$116)

📌 GRAND TOTAL REQUEST: ₱16,939.00 (~$292) (Note: 2-week pre-op bloodwork is already 100% funded!)

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This will probably look like any other blind cat video or cat video. And that may be the case and true for a lot of people. When I took this video, I took it because on this particular day, I was very sick and I had pneumonia. This little baby has done this before, where she somehow knows to give me extra attention when I feel sick. I don’t get sick very often, like at all. On this particular day I felt more sick than I have in a long time. I took this video because it’s kind of crazy how animals can know when you really need them. She just always knows when I need her a little bit more. Maybe this is a coincidence, but I kinda just wanna show off how beautiful and precious my little angel is. I know so many other cats and animals are as precious as she is. I’ve never been a “cat person”. I actually did not like cats for the majority of my life. I grew up with dogs. I don’t think that her being blind makes this any more special. But it has opened my eyes to how precious they can be, and how in tune they are. Anyways, long story short this is my eye-less cat. She’s six years old out and I’ve never loved anything more.

When I first brought this gremlin potato home, he only stuck to the ground. I originally put him on the second level of that scratching post and he used not want to get off unless I had my power station as a step because he needed to feel the ground. Today he started climbing it on his own. He can get up and down without crying. I want to eventually buy him a cat tree but what kind should I get and how do I introduce it? How do I set it up so it's safe for him? ​

She is the alpha cat and keeps everyone in line 😁

Hi everyone!

I've been working on an idea I had after noticing some behaviors with my blind cat, Sisu. I’m his third owner, and this is his forever home. He’s three and I’ve had him for over two years.

So, when he moves around the apartment, he has memorized the layout with all the furniture - so it can almost seem like he's not blind. However, if he gets picked up, or he loses orientation somehow -- it can stress him out. More likely to run into things until he reorients himself. He has this mental map of the layout, but unsure where he is on it when those situations happen.

The orientation problem was something I've seen but haven't thought a good enough solution to. The idea of him wearing a "smart collar", where it vibrates when he gets close to table/chair legs has come to mind. The problem I suspect there is, he needs to run into it to associate the vibration as a warning. Also, I am a bit hesitant of having him wear something that he might not like -- not to mention how one would make something small enough.

That is why I went for something passive instead. I have been working on and designing something I call the Smellbox, or if you want to be fancy -- The Olfactory Compass.

It's basically this system of four boxes in a room, each box sits in a corner - and each box has a unique smell. So over time, Sisu could learn to smell which way is north, west, east or south. That’s the idea, at least. If nothing else, it's enrichment via smell or providing more reference points to reorient himself -- which links with the scent-based compass idea. The box has been designed to allow for as much scent as possible through, it has an inner compartment and is hard for a cat to open. I am still working on it and testing it, and I’m being careful about scents. Sisu finds it curious, but it is hard to gauge if it helps since I don't want to disorient him on purpose. However, and I might be biased, I think he enjoys spending more time in the room because it smells more.

Anyhow, I thought to share it with the community because I haven't seen much that aims to help blind cats except the usual rule; don't rearrange furniture.

But I wonder, has anyone tried scent-based orientation? Would anyone be interested in something like this?

Cat tax paid :D

My husband and I had to say goodbye to our sweetest boy Binx this past Friday. He was the first pet we ever cared for together as pet parents, and we rescued him as a kitten together. Our boy was our whole world and we both have been taking the loss so hard.

After a few days of really heavy grieving, we came around to the idea of adopting. We both felt pretty guilty that it was so soon after the loss of our first kitty guy, but agreed that we still have a lot of love to give. So many things have aligned since then as well, and we've received so many positive signs that we are meant to adopt two black kittens.

These adorable boys are brothers and were dumped near the wooded area of our local High School, along with 7 other kitties, including one who did not make it. 💔

Considering the way they were dumped so cruelly, we aren't sure if the black and white kitten was born blind in his left eye, or if this happened through a possible trauma or abuse he experienced. (I thought it was Horner's Syndrome before he went to the vet, which can be caused by tumors, so one positive there) We are also wondering the same thing about the way the all black kitten is extremely skittish and hissed at us a few times when we met them today.

I'm really eager to learn more about how to care for their specific needs, or if there's anything special we can do or that the boys may need to live a more comfortable life. I appreciate any and all guidance and constructive input.

We have decided to call them Odin and Frasco. 🖤🩶🤍🐈‍⬛

He is currently in foster care in Fort Smith, AR.

Contact Jen’s Kitty Rescue

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Hello community, I recently adopted (like two days ago) a 5 month old kitten. He is mostly blind but can see some.

Somewhere he learned to believe hands and feet are toys. And when he gets the zoomies….he’s jumping up my legs or attacking.

I redirect to his toys that he can grab and do his bunny kicking and biting, but other than that I have no idea how to train him out of it. What other advice is there?

It's a tiered scratch post that has two places he can hide in and has those dangling fluff balls. It has been 2 days. He has meds and toys now. He's been dewormed. We're just waiting for his eye infection to resolve before he gets his shots.

For now he's under my desk so he's not under my swivel chair. Yesterday he slept just behind one of the wheels and his neck happened to be there and I almost got up and rolled the chair back. Hopefully this encourages him not to get under my chair.

Hello! Quick background on my blind kitty Toph, she is an estimated 10-11 years old. I’ve had her for 4 years. She was recovering from surgery for removal of whatever “eye” tissue she had when I first adopted her. They said she was born with eyes that never fully developed, and that she was always blind. The reason for the removal of what deformed eye tissue she did have was because the previous owner didn’t take care of her and she suffered frequently infections. She couldn’t see anyway so she had surgery to completely removed any unformed eye tissue to reduce the risk of constant infection.

Now, as she was fresh out of surgery both her eye sockets were just that, empty eye sockets. They grew fur back and became fuzzy eye sockets. For a while one was kind of an outie and the other an innie (like a belly button). I thought this was just how it healed, one healing slightly different than the other.

Well, I can’t help but notice today. Today of all days after all this time, that the “outie” eye socket has grown into a full fuzzy sphere that is now the size of an eyeball. I’m now concerned she’s got some kind of tumor. If that’s the case I’m hoping it’s benign or safely removable.

Like I just noticed that IT HAS GROWN. It’s not the same as it always was.

I’m not looking for medical advice or anything, just wondering if anyone else has seen anything like this with their blind cats. I will seek veterinary help as necessary but right now it is late and I am just looking for some common ground or a similar experience from a fellow blind cat lover.

I found a blind stray 2 days ago. He's over 12 weeks old at least based on dentition and other anatomical features.

He has been going to the bathroom near my actual bathroom. The litter box is right next to it. How do I get him to use the litter box? It's one of those boxes that's covered and had a front panel that lets cats in but not out. There's an opening at the top.

Update: as of today, the new litterbox arrived along with his meds.

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He's willing to use this one so much more than the boxed one with the opening at the top.

Thanks for the advice.

UPDATE #2: He learned to use the covered litter box anyway. After I already spent on the open one. 🤦‍♀️