Comments on: A Cat Born Without Eyelids

By: kim

kim — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 22:35:38 +0000

I have recently taken on 2 gorgeous little kittens, i hoped would make good mousers at the stables & also noticed red rimmed, sore eyes, took him to the vets & she said he had no eyelids & is 95% blind - he is a very happy kitten & manages to play and chase things. He meant to be going for op soon but vet couldnt even guarantee he’ll survive the anaesthetic, he very small for 9 wks. What to do??!!!!

By: Margaret Stewart

Margaret Stewart — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 03:13:07 +0000

I recently adopted a cat that had been “dumped” in our neighborhood. It has no eyelids. When I first brought Sam into the house, I noted that his eyes were red-rimmed, but never looked closely into his eyes. He was very shy at that time. Recently, I started to notice tht his eyelashes, per se, were at the top of his eyes, and I couldn’t remember him blinking, and suddenly realized that he had no eyelids! Being an indoor cat, he hasn’t been exposed to a lot of direct sunlight, and the redness has gone. After reading the above, I am going to have his eyesight checked to see if there are any problems lurking.
One of my last cats, who had feline leukemia for 10 of his 15 years, went blind, but he was just as lovable sightless as he was when he was healthy.

By: Donna

Donna — Sat, 08 Sep 2007 05:14:31 +0000

Compassion ,never goes out of style.The rescurer,the mark of a quality person.My wish is the world would be fill with this type of person.Blessings to St Patty.

By: Lynne

Lynne — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 17:18:29 +0000

I’m surprised her eyes were still intact! Awesome what vets can do these days!

By: JustMe

JustMe — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 16:49:52 +0000

I love happy endings. I’m glad she was rescued by this group and now has her own loving home.