Charlie was accepted to SAINTS as a blind and feral cat,
except..she is not feral and she is not blind. She is shy and has no confidence and is almost abnormally passive… she may be somewhat visually impaired but she actually can see fairly well.
They did not lie to me... they told me her story as both she and they lived it but it was different than what i expected to see.
hmmmm. Quite an amazing creature if you ask me.
And in checking out her vision, she actually can see a lot of things. She can see my finger closing in on her eye, she can see my finger as it moves quickly in front of her and her eyes follow the movement too.
hmmmm..not a blind cat but a cat that can see some easily seen things.
soooo..now saints has a 3 or 4 year old not really feral, not really blind cat who does not meet our mandate. and all because of her history..the family believed what the vets originally told them and her subsequent behavior made it seem to be correct.
so far little charlie is doing quite well…she is content in her cage and eating well. she is totally passive with petting..does not even try to pull away, very interested in all kinds of food and even rubs up against us…i am pretty happy with the adjustment she is making. |
