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Disabled Cats
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Owning disabled cats does not mean having a pet which leads an unhappy unfulfilled life, which gives you years of worry and expense. In fact quite the opposite, cats with disabilities of all kinds bring pleasure and joy to many owners and lead as close to normal, happy life as is possible.
Plus you have the added bonus of knowing that without your love and care your cat would have been put to sleep in less educated times and what a waste of a perfectly good life that would have been.
I myself have lived with cats who were partially sighted or deaf and who unless you knew this of them would suspect them as being just like all the other moggies in the street.
These pages are intended to give advice to owners of some of the more common forms of disability experienced by out pets, but it is certainly not a definitive one.
There are other sites which are dedicated to the care and advice for disabled animals and these sites are able to help with more in-depth problems which may arise.
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The three main areas covered by this disabled cat’s page are:
Deaf Cats – This is not an uncommon problem especially in elderly cats. It however does not pose a great difficulty to most cats but the cat owner does have to bear in mind the deafness and make adjustments to how the cat is approached.
Blind Cats – blindness is cats can be caused by many things, from injury, illness or old age. Again most cats learn to adapt well but unfortunately because the disability does put the cat in danger from other animals, traffic etc, and the cat owner will have to learn to adapt the home to enable the cat to lead an indoor life which remains active and stimulating.
Three legged cats – Cats with amputated limbs or paralysis will suffer difficulties and problems whilst adjusting to their new situation in life. This can seem very distressing when first encountered, but cats are incredible adaptable and given time and lots of care can go on to lead happy, active lives. Find out how you can help your cat through this traumatic but surmountable disability.
