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Hairless and eyeless cat Jasper from a horror movie

PoC avatarPosted on September 13, 2020 by Michael BroadFebruary 17, 2021

This is Jasper who is both hairless and eyeless. He’s a Sphynx cat so that he is hairless for that reason and he lost his eyes to a feline herpesvirus infection. He lost his right eye first as it became … Continue reading →

Posted in Sphynx Cat | Tagged blind cat, disabled cat, eye ulcer, feline herpes virus, living with a disabled cat, sphynx cat, Sphynx Cat Picture | 1 Reply

Woman’s ‘disability’ sparked an empathy for disabled cats

PoC avatarPosted on March 12, 2020 by Michael BroadMarch 12, 2020

Margot Tamar Riemer has cystic fibrosis. It is an inherited condition and she probably does not call it a disability. I have because there is a natural symmetry to Margot’s ‘disability’ and her empathy towards cats with disabilities. She is … Continue reading →

Posted in disabled cat care | Tagged cat disability, disabled cat, living with a disabled cat | Leave a reply

Social worker for disabled children adopts kitty with additional needs

PoC avatarPosted on January 4, 2020 by Michael BroadJanuary 4, 2020

There is a beautiful match up here between rescue cat and adopter. The story comes from the Bridgend branch of Cats Protection in South Wales. Arlo’s hydrocephalus (water on the brain) is congenital (present at birth) we are told, which … Continue reading →

Posted in Cat Disability | Tagged cat disability, congenital disease, disabled cat, living with a disabled cat | Leave a reply

I hated cats. I detested them. Then I got a cat.

PoC avatarPosted on April 25, 2018 by Michael BroadApril 25, 2018

Scooter is such an adorable cat. She does not have the use of her hind legs but as usual she copes beautifully, gets around actively and has completely charmed her human companion in changing his worldview, as he says. He … Continue reading →

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There is no such thing as “disability” for cats

PoC avatarPosted on October 25, 2014 by Michael BroadFebruary 13, 2015

Disability is seeing things as half empty. It is better to see things as half full as Honey Bee does instinctively. In fact she doesn’t even think about her disability at all. I believe that this is a lesson for … Continue reading →

Posted in Cat Disability, Cat Health | Tagged blind cat, cat disability, cat health problems, cat senses, disabled cat, living with a disabled cat | 12 Replies

Blind Cat Homer Is Sick

PoC avatarPosted on December 11, 2012 by Michael BroadApril 8, 2014

By Elisa Black-Taylor Blind cat Homer could possibly be the most famous cat alive today in the U.S. His human companion, Gwen Cooper, wrote a best seller detailing his life in “Homer’s Odyssey”, and her new book “Love Saves The … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles of Elisa Black-Taylor, Cat Anatomy, Cat Disability, Cat Health, Cat Products | Tagged blind cat, disabled cat, living with a disabled cat | 13 Replies

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