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greenbriar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-28-09 04:00 PM
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how can you tell if your kitteh can not see well?
last summer we adopted a cat from a shelter. We believe he is 3/4 years old...

VERY loving

VERY vocal


when he is not around anyone he is loud loud loud...when he is with someone he purrs like crazy and is quiet

hubby has theorized that he can't see well and when he is vocal he is looking for people


makes sense to me...

what say you?
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malta blue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-28-09 04:08 PM
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1. does he play with you?
you can track his vision that way...
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Ikonoklast Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-28-09 04:13 PM
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2. Have him examined by a vet, he could determine any visual impairment.
It appears kitty wants and likes to have people around, and he has learned that when he is vocal about it, you respond.

Some cats do have separation anxiety.

In my non-professional opinion, it looks like he has you well trained.
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greenbriar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-28-09 04:26 PM
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3. He just crawled up between my legs and the couch and spread out
all along my leg with his head across my thigh...Purring so loud you can hear him in the next room


I love this cat
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hedgehog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-28-09 04:27 PM
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4. Are his eyes that cloudy in real life, or is that an artifact of the photo?
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greenbriar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-28-09 04:29 PM
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5. it is just the photo...he has very clear eyes and more yellow
not as green
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Call Me Wesley Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-28-09 04:34 PM
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6. What was the light like when you caught this pic?
His pupils seem very dilated; if the light was bright, it shouldn't be like this, but yes, the vet will tell you while everyone on DU (myself included) just will make random guesses. Let him be checked out by a veterinarian.
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greenbriar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-28-09 04:40 PM
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7. I don't remember...the light was probably from the camera which was too close
his eyes are not like that normally...

they are very clear and he seems to look right at me



I am leaning more towards the seperation thing... he is most vocal when we all go to bed, yet he won't stay on our bed with us
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Call Me Wesley Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-28-09 04:46 PM
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8. No, I wasn't asking for clearness but for the pupils.
If you see him out in sunlight, his pupils should just be very narrow like here:


Being vocal has nothing to do with eyesight. But as I said, if you want to be sure and not depending on all the guessing here, see your veterinarian. I don't think there's one in the Lounge. :hi:
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kedrys Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-28-09 07:02 PM
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9. Have kitteh checked by a vet
Our dearly departed Imhotep also answered to the nickname "Nine Alarm", because he was the loudest cat in creation. :rofl: His son Quark is also very talky - as a matter of fact, he's driving my s.o. nuts right now. :) Some cats just like to talk. Evie sometimes yells when she wakes up and the people who were in the room when she fell asleep are gone, but there's nothing wrong with her vision either.
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Skittles Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-28-09 07:05 PM
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10. laser pointer
Edited on Sun Jun-28-09 07:14 PM by Skittles
put it up the walls, across the ceiling quickly - kitty's eyes should follow, along with his feet
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KittyWampus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-28-09 07:10 PM
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11. you are so smart!
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Skittles Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-28-09 07:14 PM
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12. a couple of cats own me
:7
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greenbriar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-28-09 07:22 PM
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13. good idea
thx
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Skittles Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-28-09 07:35 PM
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14. even if they're lazy and disinclined to chase
they still cannot resist the lure of watching it :D
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