Would you put your cat to sleep if it lost it’s sight?
I’m asking since
I was shocked at the number of people that told me to get rid of my cat and place
her to sleep when she went blind, both people in my personal life and people in this forum. Would you euthanize your cat if they lost their sight? Why?
And just remember in your resolution
that my cat has always been an indoor cat so it’s not all of a sudden changing her from an outdoor to an indoor cat.
I just wanted to get some answers first before I added anything and thanks so much to everyone who answered so far!!
This is the absolute most loving, most cuddly, most affectionate cat I have ever seen in my life and she’s been dealing with it fine!! She’s confined herself to a tiny part of the house somewhat where I work all day so she sits and "talks" to me all day (she never shuts up!) but she’s adjusted just fine and is perfectly pleased !! I can’t believe there were so many people out there that thought an animal’s life was worth so modest that they’d just get rid of one since of a modest extra work or a modest inconvience and reckon they’d be so easily replaced… At least that’s the mind-set I got on a different question with the people who answered that time. Thanks again!
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Tags: Affectionate Cat, Animal Life, Attitude, Inconvience, Indoor Cat, Lost, Personal Life, Sleep, Time Thanks
January 2nd, 2010 at 3:24 am
Hi there,
I am equally shocked but also appalled that anyone would suggest euthanizing a blind cat.
There is absolutely NO reason for a blind cat to be place to sleep. The folks that are advising you to do this are acting out of their own dread and insecurity of their own sightlessness, I reckon , and of course are being very anthropomorphic.
Cats who become blind, or even cats that are born blind make brilliant adjustments for the lack of just one of their senses. We had a blind cat for years who no one would suspect was blind, watching the way in which she negotiated the house, knowing where all was. Of course, moving stuff around was confusing if we needed to go furniture temporarily, but she always found her way around.
I reckon it is downright cruel and very unkind for anyone to suggest that to you. Your cat can live many, many pleased years ,relying on her many other senses. Her hearing will be sharpened as well.
There is nothing to be concerned about! She will do JUST fine.
Troublensniffer
Owned by cats for over 40 years
Limb : Cat Writer’s Association