Sneaking a Bite

Now that poor Bandit is blind, the other kitties have started playing tricks
on her.

Enfilade...

Is Bandit completely blind?

*watches Bandit make like Daredevil from the Marvel Comics, and totally
pwn Sammy, blind or not!*

CatNipped...

I think her sight goes in and out from completely blind to able to see a bit
of shadowy movement. The vet said it's not detached retinas, not cataracts,
and the all the blood vessels in her eyes look fine. Her blood work is good
even for a cat half her age, and her blood pressure is normal. She's in

W. Leong...

How does a vet measure the blood pressure of a cat?
Does it involve a similar setup as for humans? and attach it to a leg?
Just curious.

Winnie

CatNipped...

Oddly enough, they put the "cuff" on the base of the tail.

badwilson...

Wha?!? How would they ever get Vino's blood pressure? Wow, I sure hope
he never needs to have it taken...

She's in

great health and seems to be happy and active. The vet guesses that it
might be a tumor on the underside of the front of her brain. I'm not going
to have any more stressful tests done (and certainly not exploratory
surgery) since she's feeling fine, is eating well, and can get around just
fine (with just a time or two walking into a door frame when she misjudges
the route). I've set up a carpeted ramp to my bed, and she has easy access
to food, water, and litter boxes. She has missed the litter box a couple of
times, but I think that's Sammy's fault (Sammy is so big she can't stand
inside the box and dig at the same time so she stands on the outside of the
box and tends to throw litter all over the garage floor) - I think when
bandit feels a pile of litter under her feet she'll stop and pee even if
she's not in the box. However, since the litter boxes are in the garage
next to the door, I can easily just hose down the floor when this happens,
so not to worry!

And yes, she can still nail an adversary with uncanny certainty when the
mood strikes her (but she is and always has been surprisingly gentle with
Sammy).

Jo Firey...

You go girl. Teach Sammy some manners.

Our dogs could always see better in good light. Sometimes we didn't realize
it as our eyes would adjust to incandescent light or twilight. But anything
short of a sunny day and they were uneasy and bumping into things.

Kreisleriana...

I love those pics you have of her and the Sammy-kitten, looking almost
like a Brandy-apprentice.

Theresa

Make Levees, Not War

Here's Sammy sneaking a bite of her food from right under her nose!!

Cheryl Perkins...

This is also a beautiful example of a cat's conviction that if his head is
under or behind something, no one can see him. The position of his
hindquarters and especially tail simply don't count!

polonca12000...

Lots and lots of purrs for Bandit,
Polonca and Soncek

Looks like it's slow going for her to get a whole meal that way :D

Marina...

LOL! What a sneak!