Our cat is about 16 years old, and lost his sight recently, and would like to hear from people about their experiences with a blind animal, and what we can do to help him. Clyde navigates the house well so far. We have a baby gate at the stairs to the basement where the litter box is. There's a narrow opening between the gate and door jam that allows for cat passage, but prevents the dogs from going down and eating cat turds.
Clyde has been doing well getting through the opening. However I'd like to put a small radio or something that makes a particular noise on the steps to act as a audible landmark for him to find the basement steps. I've read they can be disoriented when they wake up. Anyone have experience with this or know of something better?
Litter box has been a bit of an issue. Clyde is a really big cat. He tends to pee in a manor that's been going up over the side of the litter pan. And it's a high sided pan. I probably just need to lower the level of litter in there so he's not so high in the box, but suggestion away.
He lost his sight over the weekend, so when we returned he had pee'd in a lot of places in the basement furnace room on the concrete. Once we figured out what was happening, it gave me great concern that we might have to euthanize him. Now that he's been to the vet we're figuring things out how to help him.
Clyde has been doing well getting through the opening. However I'd like to put a small radio or something that makes a particular noise on the steps to act as a audible landmark for him to find the basement steps. I've read they can be disoriented when they wake up. Anyone have experience with this or know of something better?
Litter box has been a bit of an issue. Clyde is a really big cat. He tends to pee in a manor that's been going up over the side of the litter pan. And it's a high sided pan. I probably just need to lower the level of litter in there so he's not so high in the box, but suggestion away.
He lost his sight over the weekend, so when we returned he had pee'd in a lot of places in the basement furnace room on the concrete. Once we figured out what was happening, it gave me great concern that we might have to euthanize him. Now that he's been to the vet we're figuring things out how to help him.