Heh, it would make an awfully long post.
I just thought of something...do any of you know how a cat can be fine ever since you've adopted him, and then a couple of short months later, he's practically blind?
This is what happened to Bjorn. My family went overseas for a couple of months for the winter break. We had a trusted person take care of the cats while we were gone. When we came back, they were fine, but we noticed Bjorn can't see an inch in front of him anymore. Just a few months ago he was playing with string, and he'd follow you around and, if you throw a treat, he'll directly follow it and eat it. Now...he crashes into everything--if his whiskers don't touch it first. You hold a treat directly in front of his face and he has to sniff all over to find it. You can't trust him to move out of the way if you're walking because he's already slow and now, he can't see you. I wave my hand in front of his eyes and face and he doesn't follow it like he used to. It's weird...his appetite is still good for the most part, and he's still affectionate and cuddly...I just don't know what happened to his eyes.
Do any of you here know what this could be?
Oh, I know the obvious thing would be to go to the vet. Been there, done that. Bjorn HATES the vet, he goes bonkers--really. Like he's been possessed. It's nearly impossible to hold him down, let alone get close enough to check his eyes. They knocked him out and took a blood test, but that's all they could do.
Other than that he seems healthy...I just thought I'd ask if any of you have had this problem with any of your animals?
I just thought of something...do any of you know how a cat can be fine ever since you've adopted him, and then a couple of short months later, he's practically blind?
This is what happened to Bjorn. My family went overseas for a couple of months for the winter break. We had a trusted person take care of the cats while we were gone. When we came back, they were fine, but we noticed Bjorn can't see an inch in front of him anymore. Just a few months ago he was playing with string, and he'd follow you around and, if you throw a treat, he'll directly follow it and eat it. Now...he crashes into everything--if his whiskers don't touch it first. You hold a treat directly in front of his face and he has to sniff all over to find it. You can't trust him to move out of the way if you're walking because he's already slow and now, he can't see you. I wave my hand in front of his eyes and face and he doesn't follow it like he used to. It's weird...his appetite is still good for the most part, and he's still affectionate and cuddly...I just don't know what happened to his eyes.
Do any of you here know what this could be?
Oh, I know the obvious thing would be to go to the vet. Been there, done that. Bjorn HATES the vet, he goes bonkers--really. Like he's been possessed. It's nearly impossible to hold him down, let alone get close enough to check his eyes. They knocked him out and took a blood test, but that's all they could do.
Other than that he seems healthy...I just thought I'd ask if any of you have had this problem with any of your animals?
