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May 30, 2006
It's tough being a blind mom!
One of the cats currently being fostered in the program is Betty -- an adorable blind mom cat with her four kittens. None of them will be ready for adoption for a while, but their progress has been the source of much interest and curiosity: it is quite amazing how good a mom Betty is, even though she couldn't see her kittens, she was able to give birth and take care of them from the day they were born -- doing all the motherly cat things that she needed to do. But, now that the kittens are getting mobile, she's in a little bit of a pickle: she can't just jump up to a high perch to get out of their play or to get some quiet -- she can't see. They have also taken to stealing some of her food while she's eating, so we have to keep the kittens occupied when she gets her wet food snack. She does get even by eating the kittens' baby cat food but, on the whole, Betty has been having to work harder than a sighted mom cat would -- and she has been doing an excellent job of it! Some more-or-less current pictures of Betty and her kittens are posted in her photo album.Posted by cwirving at 09:26 AM