Purrs In Our Hearts - Cat Forum UK
Cat General => General Cat Chat => Topic started by: bonnielass on February 02, 2009, 08:22:56 AM
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We.ve just taken in a very small little kittie at the rescue and her owners said she was a dirty cat, messing and weeing all over the house,when she arrived we noticed she walked very oddly and seemed to hesitate a lot,we took her to the vets who could find no sign of anything wrong,apart from the fact that her ears were absolutely gunged up with ear mites ,so bad she was almost deaf,after cleaning them out and treating her we began to observe her closely and discovered that she is almost blind,her eyes look normal but any sudden movements in front of her got no reaction,the vet says she may be able to make out shadows, we have since found out that her owners lived in a 1st floor flat and didnt have cat trays for her they used to put her outside to toilet, which meant she had to negociate 2 flights of stairs to get outside and then find her way back in,so she was almost blind and practically deaf because of the ear mites and gunge and then they say she was dirty >:(what the hell do they expect.She is the sweetest little kitty but so scared now :Luv:
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Poor little baby :'(
At least she is safe with you now :Luv2: :hug:
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Poor little thing.
How could you leave a cat with ear mites that bad?
If you ask me it's her owners who are dirty.
At least she's safe now.
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I've just read this and I'm feeling very angry now. Very angry - there's something about cruelty to a deaf and / or blind cat which compounds the offence for me >:(
What's her name, Bonnielass?
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Her name is Misty and shes only about 12months old if that, she is a lovely misty grey with white paws and chest and so confused bless her. Shes now had her ears done so she can hear but no luck with her sight im afraid, at the moment shes on a heated pad which she loves , as soon as the vet thinks shes able she will be nuetered and then we will find a very special home for the little darling :Luv2: :Luv2:
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Fingers crossed for her
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Best of luck for this poor girl xx
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This little lady is Misty :Luv: :Luv:
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Misty is beautiful. I wish Blip was not so hostile to other cats - I hope she gets a truly wonderful home.
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She's so FLUFFY. What a little cutie she is!
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Oh thats so sad why do they bother having pets if they cant be bothered to look after them :'( No dout they have replaced her with a kitten by now!!! >:(
Hope she finds a loving home soon x
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Oh she's gorgeous.
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She is lovely, I bet she wont be waiting long
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aww, she is gorgeous bless her :Luv2:
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She is as sweet as she looks :Luv2: when she comes into the conservatory she walks so far then holds her right paw up into the air,walks a bit more then returns to her heated bed, shes also decided that she only like either salmon or chicken, flavour food shes quite a fussy little madam but so lovely :Luv: She will be with us for a while yet, we want to get her neutered and vacs and make sure she is 100% and then we will be looking for a very special indoor home for her
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Need some advice on this little lady,she is being observed closely owing to her blindness, but we have noticed several things,she doesnt eat a lot altho she is not thin,if we put her on a chair in the conservatory she jumps down okay but she wanders round making little moaning sounds and sometimes seems a little muddled, she only seems to be happy when back in her pen on the heat pad.Both vets she has seen say theres nothing wrong with her eyes so cant understand the blindness.I f we put a bowl of food in front of her she doesnt seem to know its there, possibly no sense of smell, do you think she could have suffered some sort of brain trauma? apart from this she is fine..
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aww poor girl, I'm not too sure tbh it could be her sense of smell Schui's is poor as he suffers with his sinuses and can go off his food sometimes (he had a steroid injection last time which helped) however, he was losing weight and you say her weight is fine.
I think it's more likely that she just needs time to settle down she probably is not used to all the love and attention bless her - you say she is quite timid and seems to love the security of her heat pad I bet she is a little unsure of her surroundings yet :Luv:
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She sounds similar to Jeannie, he does yowl quite a bit even when there is no reason too, and I do have to help him find his food at times, so maybe not all blind cats have heightened senses!! Jeannie is blind and deaf. I think it is quite early days, and you might see some improvement soon.
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I dont know anything about her problems- But what a gorgeous girl :Luv2: :Luv2: she really is lovely and i hope she gets the forever loving home she deserves.
As for the people that had her :censored: :censored: :censored: don''t even come near to what i think about them - hope they get their come uppance soon!
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After Edward went blind, I noticed that he could smell well enough to know there was food around somewhere, but that it wasn't always quite precise enough for him to be able to find it, and sometimes I'd have to wave it under his nose.
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awww Misty is :Luv2:
I'd maybe give her some time to adjust and see how she is in a week or two. If her ears were as bad then there is every chance that her sinus' have been affected. Bearing this in mind would it be possible a virus that affected her eys could have caused blindness as a kitten????
you just never know with cases like these and often have to play blind. Hopefully with some time, TLC and rest she will come round and you will be better able to judge her behaviour / disabilities.
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Poor little Misty died this morning :( she was in a foster home where she was being closely momitored owing to her blindness and was about to undergo tests for possible brain damage when she started fitting, she was rushed to the vets where she was diagnosed as having epilepsy, unfortunately she died soon after ,her frail little body just couldnt cope with anything else
RIP MISTY no more pain darling :Luv: :RIP:
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I'm so sorry. :( Poor Misty - at least she knew love before she went.
:RIP: Misty.
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What a shame - she must have had some brain damage
I wonder how she might have got it :censored:
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Aw, that poor girl.
So sad.
I suppose at least she was warm and fed and finally looked after, and got to live for a while without the ear mites.
Her "owners" are another set that I'd want just five minutes alone with. See how they like it. B :censored: ds
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:'( :'( :'( Poor, poor little Misty ....
I hope that she has a very, very special reception at the Bridge .... No more pain and a fit, healthy body. Play hard, little cat. :Luv2:
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awww, the poor little girl :'( thank the lord she finally received lots of love before this happened.
Godbless little angel Misty xx
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She certainly knew what it was to be loved and her foster dad is heartbroken at losing her :( he used to share his dinner with her when he came home :hug: :hug:
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I am sorry to hear this. So very sad. But at least she was cared for at the end.
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She certainly knew what it was to be loved and her foster dad is heartbroken at losing her :( he used to share his dinner with her when he came home :hug: :hug:
awwww :hug:
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:'(
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Poor little Misty. RIP little one.
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RIP Misty :'(
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Ahhh bless her ... that's so sad.
I'm pleased she was able to experience, love, warmth and kindness while she was with her Foster Daddy - things that seemed to be lacking in her previous home!
RiP little darling. xxx
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RIP sweetie xxx
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God Bless Misty.
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RIP sweet Mistyxx :'(
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Poor little girl, Rest in Peace Misty
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I second what Sam said, at least she knew that not all hoomans where as bad as her previous ones.
RIP little darling.
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RIP beautiful little one :'(
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so sorry to read this rip misty :(
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:'( thats so sad.
RIP little girl, finaily at rest with yourself xxx
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RIP fluffy little Misty, sorry to hear she has gone, but glad that she was loved and was spoiled rotten before she went.
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So sorry to hear about Misty.
RIP Misty you beautiful girl, you are safe for ever now
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RIP sweet Misty. :'(
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RIP Misty...play hard at the bridge sweetheart x
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:'( :'(
I was just catching up on this thread, such a sad tale for this little treasure.
She is such a beautiful one too, (not that there are any ugly babies out there)
Misty must have gone through some very confusing times, bless her. But as everyone else has said, at least she knew the love and care she desearved before she passed. This is where i am a strong believer in (dont know exactly what it would be called!) Misty was given to your care for a reason, there was a reason her foster father took her on, there was a reason for all of this, she touch your lives for a reason. Maybe someone up there wanted this little kind baby to know love, even if misty couldnt hear or see it.
No more pain darling, no more confusion RIP Baby Girl x :'(
:'( Purrs makes me cry everyday, litterally.
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I am so sorry to hear this, she was lucky enough to have come into your care and be able to have love, warmth and kindness, and not to die alone on the streets. RIP little one.
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RIP Misty sweetheart, no more pain, just happy days at the Bridge :hug:
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RIP Misty
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RIP sweet Misty - play hard at the bridge little one xxx
So so sad to read this :'(