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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Cats can live quite happily with reduced vision. No need for either surgery or putting your cat to sleep. Simply keep enjoying life with her, and help her adjust, for example, by not moving furniture and helping her develop a routine. I hope you have many more joyful months or years with your cat before a serious problem develops.[/quote]

Absolutely.  Sure, consider the surgery with a vet you trust and see if it is the best plan of attack.  It cant hurt to explore the option.  But reduced vision for cats isn't like reduced vision for humans (and we don't euthanize them, either, lucky for me).  Our geriatric cat went blind and managed very well until we had to move.  In her old home, she seemed just a little bit clumsy or ungainly compared to her former sighted self.  She'd still hop on the bed or into chairs with no sight-related trouble.  She even managed the move very well, but her other ailments weren't as surmountable as blindness.

Ignore anyone who says that this is a sign that it's time to put her to sleep.  If she's otherwise healthy and happy, there is no reason to even consider euthanasia at this point.  [/quote]

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