Bright future for blind cats
Featured animal rescue organization, October 2009.
Dogtime salutes North Carolina's Blind Cat Rescue.
How did your organization get started?
We began as volunteers for another animal shelter. A blind kitten came to us indirectly through them, and taught us that a blind cat is just like a seeing cat. Louie also taught us that blind cats do not complain about their lot in life, they just get on with the job of living. From the shelter came our next two blind cats and thus Blind Cat Rescue began.
What is your mission?
Our mission is to give shelters and owners a safe placement for blind cats because most open admission or animal control shelters deem a blind cat unadoptable and they are destroyed. Also to teach the public that blind cats are wonderful loving companions and no more disabled than their seeing counterparts.
How do most of your animals find their way to you?
They have come to us from owners, from animal control shelters, and from other rescues. We have even found one at our local trash dump. We have cats come to us from all over the US and even two from Kuwait.
What happens to the animals once they are in your care?
They are immediately taken to our vet and given complete physicals, including blood work, dental exams, appropriate vaccinations, and spayed or neutered. Also if their eyes need removing, that is done at the same time. We also address any other health needs.
Tell us about a particularly compelling animal or inspiring rescue.
Louie was our first blind cat. A man came up to us at a Petsmart adoptathon with a very sick kitten, trying to get the shelter to take him. The man tried to tell the shelter director that he looked like he did (eyes crusted shut, nose caked) because of allergies. The director would not take this kitten without some financial assistance from this man to pay for the antibiotics this animal obviously need. The man said, "Fine, I will leave him outside in the parking lot." And he turned to leave.
At this point I stopped him and said I would take him. This poor little thing wasn't more than six weeks old and just looked desperate for help! Got him on antibiotics, as his eyes were blown from the infection (we had them removed), but that sure didn't stop Louie. When it was time to neuter him the shelter vet said we should euthanize this cat. What kind of quality of life could a blind cat have? Louie is a very loving fellow who spends his days outside in a safe fenced yard, climbing trees and chasing birds. I think he would tell you his quality of life is just fine.
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THIS IS FOR TERRI,she was wondering how can the blind cat knew where to go cat litter or go drink water,get along with others without thier sight etc etc, oh guess what i have yorkie dog hes blind , hes so wonderful he can smell and hear , same goes with blind cat that can be smell,hear,knew where to go, oh its so easyyy they do act as normal see cats or dogs i am telling u its so amazing that they knew how its not like human ,its so wonderful im telling u~~take care smile~ over 1 year ago by Anonymous |
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GOSH!!!what a touching story about Louie ~ before I start to type I want u all know that Im deaf ( hearing imparied),so u guys will know why my sentence might be not that clear? so I wanted tell u that i have Blind littlest yorkie doggie whos 3lb and hes now will be 10 years old this dec, i save his life he almost put to sleep his owner who is breeder for yorkies and other( masettes) also dog shows etc, that time my dearest doggie name is Buttons ,( he won for contest with thoughtfurpaws last year july ) anyways buttons was 14 weeks old the owner thought he wasnt happy to be blind which he born blind and other puppies died by mother milk poison,then took to the vet and plan put him sleep somehow the vet mention about me ,next day i got call with my daughter i was surprised and very scared cuz i never had experince with blind pets before i thought its going to be harder, till i finally met owner with my doggie buttons gosh hes so darling cuteee so sweet, he dont dersve to put to sleep her hubby was right,then i told her what if its not work out can i bring back like week or two weeks i knew it gives time, when i bring buttons home then within five mins we all fall in love with him!!!!!he dont act as blind dog he knew where to go or hear or smell its so amazing its just like louie ~so its so easyy to take care buttons helped me let me know someone at door or any noise i checked and i helped him where to walk on path sidewalk , know what im talk about?, im glad i save his life guess what the owner heard about this she told me she admit that shes very wrong she almost have buttons to put to sleep, look at him?? hes sooooo happpy ,joying his life,etc...everyone loved him~~hes a such a spoiled little buttons!! smile.... now other thing my cat who passed away from serious cancer ( longgggg word) she been go thru chemo etc for two and half years, her name is Tuna her favorite is tuna,anyway before she got cancer she lost her eye ,had to removed the eye otherwise will spread tumor then cancer, good thing its not spread...dr checked with lab ...she got hit by car her eye was so bad damaged it looked gross she stay vet for week and half!! i keep go visit her everyday twice a day!!!,ill never forget this happened in 1995 ..anyway when her eye removed within a year then shes reallly happy to have one eye cat~~,till about 2005 she got stomach cancer!!, now passed away...hmmm sigh sorry i am still hurting ,not over with it yet...sorrry i type so long also i have other amazing stories about we rescue two kittens ( in different time and different places) ,i have now is 8 cats and one yorkie doggie Buttons~...u know i wish i have my own ranch ( as farm) so i can keeep rescue allll animals as dogs or cats who needs home !!!! it hurts so bad,im sure u all feel the same way... anyway ok ok ok ,now about louie yeah way to go shes lucky got someone who cares about her like i do with Buttons and my cat Tuna too~~so please keep this way and helping others who need home like louie or my yorkie Buttons etc we all have a such a bigger Heart!!!!!!! God bless u all~smile~~ Sandra over 1 year ago by Anonymous |
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Having volunteered at a no-kill shelter(Feline Rescue) there were kittens and cats that had been over-bred;Minx kitten with no control over bowels or urinary system, Persians with faces so flattened they had horrible respiratory infections, and then the cats and kittens that because of fights,birth defects or animal torture were blind. It takes a special person to adopt or foster these wonderful animals. Kudos to this shelter for just being there! over 1 year ago by Anonymous |
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I have a senior cat, (Roseanne) who is 19+ yrs young. Had one eye surgically removed in 2006. The other eye developed an ulcer, which caused her to loose the site in that eye. Roseanne is my "golden girl" and does extremely well! Still jumps over the gate that leads to "her bedroom"! It is so refreshing to know that a "home" DOES exist for these remarkable felines! God Bless. over 2 years ago by Anonymous |
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