Tips on how to handle and play with a badly eye sighted or blind kitty?

You are doing a wonderful job with your kitty!!! I had a Siamese that was so badly abused that she was very close to blind. Apparently the previous owners had hit her hard in the head which created a skull fracture which in turn diminished her vision. She worked hard at being a normal cat, and she did adjust well to being nearly blind. We didn't move furniture etc so she would be able to get around okay. She even would try to hunt! We would hear thumping at night and couldn't figure out what was going on...until. One night my Mom and I were sitting in the living room watching television when suddenly KoKo my nearly blind Siamese jumped off my lap and raced across the living room. Suddenly a mouse went scooting by my feet, then my Mom's feet. KoKo was hot in pursuit! Unfortunately KoKo ran head first into the television stand. She sat a moment to get her bearings; while KoKo got her bearings, the mouse sat about two feet away and patiently waited for KoKo to recover. When KoKo stood up the chase was on again. When KoKo ran into another piece of furniture or got tired she would sit down, and the mouse would stop and let KoKo rest and the chase would start again. This went on for about thirty minutes then the mouse disappeared and KoKo returned to my lap. This would happen every night until KoKo passed away. She never caught her friend the mouse, and friend mouse never let KoKo get discouraged about her disability. Mom and I referred to the mouse as KoKo's aerobics instructor!

I think you are doing your best to accomodate a pet who has a bad eye sight. You are taking harmful objects that can harm him out of the way and reassuring him when he is frightened. I don't think that you could much else! Did you consult a vet about him? I never had a kitten or a cat in my life since I prefer dogs. (c) ronaldinu 2009 - the more people I meet-the more I love my dog