Bummed Out

Waiting to take Farley to the eye doctor is driving me crazy. I want them to see him now, today, or yesterday, even.

He is such a sweet cat, and it breaks my heart to think he might be feeling confused or disoriented about why he can't see. I'm worried that we might be too late to fix anything, but I'm trying to stay positive. If they can't save his eyesight, maybe they can give him a super bionic eye that sees infrared like the Predator.

I'm also nervous what this is going to cost, but money will not be an obstacle when it comes to my babies.

Farley's Vision Part 2

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We took Farley to the vet this morning to check on his vision. They didn't see anything physically wrong--his pupils reacted to light well, and based on what they could do there without the specialized equipment, his retina looked ok. There was apparently some pigmentation in his iris, which can be a bad sign of a disease I won't even mention, but hopefully it is nothing.

Anyway, we were given referrals to two animal opthalmologists. Dr. Millichamp and Dr. Shifrin. Dr. Millichamp is out of town until April 10, so we called Dr. Shifrin. Dr. Shifrin was available, and we'll be taking Farley in on Wednesday at 12:30.

This sucks.

Farley's Vision

So Farley's vision seems to be impaired. He walked and jumped into a few things in the last couple of days, and he isn't able to follow toys or the laser pointer very well.

We are calling the vet in the morning to see what is going on. A quick bit of googling suggests it might be hypertension. It might also just be old age. Whatever it is, I'm not pleased.