Gil Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 If you have a pet quadruped with only one-eye, how much more work is it to care for them vs the other 2-eyed quadrupeds (you have had) in your life? Just curious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denise in Florida Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 I currently have six cats (not on purpose :glare: ). The oldest one is blind in one eye. It doesn't make any difference to her, doesn't slow her down a bit. I have not noticed any difference between her and the two eyed cats as far as who is in charge on any given day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gil Posted December 6, 2015 Author Share Posted December 6, 2015 The quadruped in question lost an eye due to injury/infection and it looks a lot like the pictured feline. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktgrok Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 In a cat? Shouldn't be an issue. Maybe might not be as great at leaping onto things, due to depth perception issues. But day to day care wouldn't be andifferent. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wathe Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 We have a poodle with only one working eye. No extra care needed. Our vet did recommend that we leave his whiskers intact so he can use them as an extra sense to navigate obstacles. (poodles often have their whiskers trimmed when groomed. I have not idea if this applies to cats or not.) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medawyn Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 We had a blind kitty, and she was no more work than our seeing kitty. We even moved after she went blind, and she still managed to get around and jump up on a surprising number of things. Needless to say, she was not an outdoor kitty after her eyesight went. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pink and Green Mom Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 We had a dog (a cocker spaniel) that had one eye (she was left outside of a vet's office with one eye damaged and it had to be removed before we adopted her). She was the best dog we ever had (shhhhh....don't tell our current dog I said that). It was no extra work whatsoever. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 With a car I'd expect a slight decline in depth perception for jumping and balance. But all the one eyes I've known have done very well. Now, the kitty whose whiskers I cut off when I was four was miserable for a few months :o. That seemed much more debilitating. Whoops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnE-girl Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 Our family dog had one eye removed because of a tumor when he was already older middle-aged. It didn't bother him and didn't add any more work from what I remember. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joules Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 Our dog is nearly 13 and losing sight in one eye. He's tentative on the stairs and sometimes when I toss him a treat he misses. That's about it. I think the only problem might be medical. Sometimes an actual lost or damaged eye may need ongoing medical care for the area. You might want advice from a vet on the specifics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plink Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 A dog might have a tendency to be surprised into fear or aggression (depending on the breed/personality/history of abuse) with decreased senses but with a cat I don't think that would be an issue. Enjoy your new pet!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catwoman Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 Am I the only one who remembers back to when Gil swore up and down that there would be no pets for his family... and then maybe a kitten... and then it was two kittens.... and now he seems to be thinking of adding another four-legged pal to the family, and a one-eyed one at that! I think we brought Gil over to the Dark Side... He's an Animal Guy now! :D Gil, you're doing a really nice thing!!! :hurray: 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinder Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 Now, the kitty whose whiskers I cut off when I was four was miserable for a few months :o. That seemed much more debilitating. Whoops. Yes it was. Cats whiskers help them navigate their surroundings. Mil's last cat had its whiskers cut off as a kitten. She didn't do it; the mother cat's owners did it after Mil had picked out the kitten she wanted--so it would be obvious which kitten was hers. That cat was never quite right and Mil wondered if the cut whiskers had something to do with it. Seems it did. From PetMD: Why Do Cats Have Whiskers? A common mistake people make is assuming that cat whiskers and human hair are alike. The whiskers, unlike human hair, are actually touch receptors. These longer, stiffer hairs -- also called vibrissae -- are embedded more deeply in the cat’s body than the shorter top-fur coat. The vibrissae are connected securely to the sensitive muscular and nervous systems, sending information about the surroundings directly to the cat’s sensory nerves, giving it a heightened sense of feeling and helping the cat to detect and respond to changes in its surroundings - sort of like kitty radar. . . . Grooming, trimming or cutting off a cat’s whiskers is a big no-no. Without their tactile hairs, cats become very disoriented and frightened. In short, whiskers enable cats to gauge and make sense of their environment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaeFlowers Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 We had a dog that lost an eye. It didn't seem to bother her for the most part. However, she did run into table legs and corners on that side every once in a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 Yes it was. Cats whiskers help them navigate their surroundings. Mil's last cat had its whiskers cut off as a kitten. She didn't do it; the mother cat's owners did it after Mil had picked out the kitten she wanted--so it would be obvious which kitten was hers. That cat was never quite right and Mil wondered if the cut whiskers had something to do with it. Seems it did. From PetMD: Why Do Cats Have Whiskers? A common mistake people make is assuming that cat whiskers and human hair are alike. The whiskers, unlike human hair, are actually touch receptors. These longer, stiffer hairs -- also called vibrissae -- are embedded more deeply in the cat’s body than the shorter top-fur coat. The vibrissae are connected securely to the sensitive muscular and nervous systems, sending information about the surroundings directly to the cat’s sensory nerves, giving it a heightened sense of feeling and helping the cat to detect and respond to changes in its surroundings - sort of like kitty radar. . . . Grooming, trimming or cutting off a cat’s whiskers is a big no-no. Without their tactile hairs, cats become very disoriented and frightened. In short, whiskers enable cats to gauge and make sense of their environment. I know, I feel so bad in hindsight. At the time I was just trying to give my cat a haircut! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catz Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 Am I the only one who remembers back to when Gil swore up and down that there would be no pets for his family... and then maybe a kitten... and then it was two kittens.... and now he seems to be thinking of adding another four-legged pal to the family, and a one-eyed one at that! I think we brought Gil over to the Dark Side... He's an Animal Guy now! :D Gil, you're doing a really nice thing!!! :hurray: :hurray: :001_wub: :Angel_anim: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wonderchica Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 We had a dog that had her eye removed. It didn't cause any extra work for us. Frankly, she was much happier without it. It'd been bothering her and we had no idea. She sometimes ran into things on that side but not excessively. She was a Shih Tzu and had a scruffy look anyway, so you usually couldn't even tell it wasn't there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starr Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 I'm visiting a one eyed cat. He is quite capable of playing, opening cupboard and removing things, taking over the food bowl and jumping up on furniture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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