Living with Blind Cats (Tips from Moet the Blind Cat!)

[@jillnelson8746]

Yes “sometimes a cat’s soul calls to you”

[@MoettheBlindCat]

It really does! x

[@metalcatmom5891]

That is how I got my sweet boy!

[@gd2234_]

I drove from (north of) Chicago to Grand Rapids Michigan (4hr) to get my girl. She spoke to me through the screen, that’s for sure

[@NatYourAverageNerd]

Both of my kitties found me, and as we've grown together this past year, I can see why our paths crossed. They're so different, but they both share traits with me that give us a happy, loving trio dynamic.

[@eddabrandes7395]

That is absolutely the case. I saw a picture of Cleo at a local shelter and I had to get her. She had been mistreated and was so full of fear, poor thing. That was three years ago. She is now chilling on my bed and she is the most loving cat you can imagine.

[@bookbunny9]

That's just a pair of sentient bunny slippers 😹❤ I don't think my boy knows he's blind - rather, he probably thinks his (sighted) brother is just abnormally good at jumping! 😁

[@dianamelamet]

Probably! My cat lost his vision and his pal jumps over him and then keeps silent, baffling him everytime!

[@MsRedsphere]

What a wonderful woman. Her adoption of a long distance blind cat is inspiring. To learn her accommodation strategies is amazing. Adopt Don't Shop.

[@MoettheBlindCat]

Thank you so much! Of course every cat is different and some don't need such drastic measures, but that mum just wants to be 100% sure that we're safe. xox

[@eyeeerie]

Well yes but i don't find it wrong when people buy cats too. Adopt and shop both to me

[@TheCookieeis]

@@eyeeerie no

[@eyeeerie]

@@TheCookieeis wdym no, buying cats is normal, if it wasn't for the people who overbred them too darn much there wouldn't be street cats and shelters

[@loui1064]

Yeah, she is beautiful inside and out !

[@jomogoes]

I love this! My little girl had a ruptured eye when I adopted her. The infection when she was a kitten stunted her growth so now she is half the size of a normal cat. So I call her my forever kitten 🥰

[@walkawaycat431]

Aww. My little Sweet pea has a deformed right leg, she walks. She's tiny as well. I call her my forever kitten. Sweet story. ❤️😻

[@justlikethewizard]

A little lady

[@eileensnow6153]

My mom’s tiny puppy has heterochromia (one blue eye and one brown eye) and I told her some people believe that means he can see in this world and the next. Then I giggled and realized, “Hey Mom, you have a small medium!”

[@walkawaycat431]

@Rory Long 😻😻😻

[@MoettheBlindCat]

Thank you thank you for coming to Oman and for visitng us - we loved meeting mew! xox

[@madethistocomment727]

My parents have a blind cat. She wandered into their yard filthy and covered in burns, with her eyes swollen and unable to close all of the way. They think she had gotten caught in a brush fire. It was the weekend and all the nearby vets were closed (they live out in the rural Tx). They cleaned her up the best they could and tried to keep her comfortable but didn't think she would survive the weekend. She did. Her name is "Miracle", Mira or Miri for short and she is now a my dad's pampered princess.

[@jcdentonunatco]

Oh my goodness, that is so sad. But what an amazing story of survival, the way she made her way to them.

[@cookieshapiro3739]

Wow! Her stair wall!!! So nice Moet not only has a PURRFECT home...but now she has a bestie, too! Really great to meet Moet's Meowmy! Thanks!

[@MoettheBlindCat]

Aww thank you!

[@mariaaguadoball3407]

We used to have a blind cat, but she still had her eyes and looked like she was staring, which sometimes freaked out our other four. She was the queen of the house and spent most of her time on the living room sofa. Her favourite thing was having a wadded-up bit of tinfoil tossed to her to bat around. She had the fastest reflexes I've ever seen.

[@아기버드나무]

they're beautiful 💗💗

[@stankythecat6735]

Yes they are !

[@Loserinator]

I work at a cat shelter/rehab and two of our retail cats are blind. They get around so good that if you didn’t notice their lack of eyes you wouldn’t know they were blind. I’ve even seen both of them catch flies. They can run and jump and only rarely crash into things.

[@skatingcanuck9837]

They catch flies? That is amazing. Animals have an amazing resilience!

[@cjohnson4342]

My blind cat catches flies in mid air. She is my hero

[@iJamesmoncada]

Blind cats are dope. My blind cat Boba catches flies and kills spiders all the time too.

[@Romanticoutlaw]

to be fair, sighted cats also rarely crash into things

[@natalibera67]

This woman does show what real love for cats is all about. Thank you from the bottom of my ♥️

[@MoettheBlindCat]

Thank you from us too! xx

[@seasnailsplatoon762]

This is so incredible! Our family cat lost one eye to end stage glaucoma, and we think he is partially blind in his other eye. His pupil does not contract past a certain point. He is very responsive to sound and likes to be where the conversation is! And even though he is a senior, he loves to play, and he still gets the zoomies :)

[@Ashly765]

My cat just got surgery yesterday and got both eyes removed due to glaucoma!

[@littlewillowlinda]

Im a pet sitter here in la and regularly take care of a beautiful blind cat. I keep forgetting about her being blind bc it's not that different. Sometimes toys wise I'm learning that she prefers ones with predictable paths, like a track toy machine or automated feathery machine. If we do something that doesn't have a predictable path i have to be ultra sneaky and quiet bc her hearing is so good! And sometimes i feel bad bc im clumsy and dropping something makes her jump (i jump too). Reading behavior is a little more difficult bc i can't tell sometimes if she's play pouncing or annoyed but context clues help!! Love to everyone who gives love to shelter kitties

[@cjohnson4342]

Try a ping pong ball in the bath tub, my blind cat and I play this and she plays it alone

[@marilunavamu4560]

I had one she came to our front door, I thought it was just a eye infection but she was born blind, my vet told us that in her condition she wouldn’t probably make it, and if we took her to animals regulation she would be put to sleep. Well she was with us for 15 years, I didn’t have to do anything special in my house, she did have a safe room where she had all her things and where she would sleep at night. I had a chihuahua that she became used to him, when we had visitors she would go in her room, but she was all over the house without no problem, I love to move furniture around a lot but she did very well with that, even in the backyard, we were always with her in case of a hawk. She was an amazing Kitty. Her name was Hessie since at the beginning that is all she did. We miss her tremendously.

[@azalearees85]

What lovely cats and lovely cat mom!

[@cerena]

Oomi and I want to thank you for helping people show how amazing blind cats are!❤

[@sohatanwirkhan583]

Oh, my goodness, you're Oomi's mum! I followed you guys on instagram when you started fostering Oomi. Such a pleasure to encounter you here! Hope you and Oomi are doing well. ^-^

[@cerena]

@@sohatanwirkhan583 hi! ❤️❤️ thank you so much for following her journey! We have met so many amazing people because of it! ❤️

[@shayni99]

How lovely is Emily! What a nice lady.

[@MoettheBlindCat]

Aww thank you so much! xox

[@MokenchiTV]

Oh my goodness, thank you for taking care of this beautiful cat. Poor girl but so happy she has a good life ahead of her 💞 Love that door mat too! 😋🥰🤗

[@MoettheBlindCat]

Aww fankew! xox

[@StonedtotheBones13]

I love the detail of the little bells. Like sure, carpets make sense. I'm not sure I'd have thought of the method of enclosing the stairs, but you know, it's a safety thing so you'd probably address it. But the bells just so the girls know where and who the others are 😭😍

[@MoettheBlindCat]

Thank you! xx

[@KougaJ7]

Definitely safety first. The bells are a detail.

[@julekakillashandra589]

I have SUCH a weakness for “imperfect” kitties. These two are so precious.

[@Zhao328]

I really do love people who take the precautions to protect their pets! The stairwell being well-enforced with no gaps is wonderful! :) Safety for the fluffy friends comes first!

[@MoettheBlindCat]

Thank you so much! Honestly we got criticism on IG for over-doing it and it not being necessary, but that mum feels better safe than sorry. xx

[@dreamscape405]

This brought tears to my eyes! What a Beautiful woman, inside and out!! Providing for, and ensuring her cats safety was Amazing to watch. And the kitties are Gorgeous!!

[@ositagordita8550]

I uses to have a blind cat. He went blind halfway through his adult life. Sami was an awesome, brave, fun & caring lil dude.

[@warmarmot1]

My kitty has iris melanosis and will have to have her eye removed. It's encouraging to see kitties can still get on without vision.

[@bevnelson5785]

So Beautiful Amazing 🥰, you give so much Love to those kittens in need!

[@kathleenstemler2101]

What a very wonderful women you have meant in your life. Thanks for bringing this to light with blind cats. ♥

[@plauditecives]

What a wonderful well-spoken person! Such a treat to listen to such a lovely and lucid person.

[@skatingcanuck9837]

This woman is such a kind soul and a paradigm of the ideal cat parent.

[@carolineindacityphx]

Oh my goodness. These two are so sweet and adorable. Sass and spice. We should all have a little Sass and Spice in our life. 🤍🤍🤍 Thank you for this glimpse into Moet and Chandie's life. 😍

[@anleet]

I live with two blind cats and they really are completely normal. I agree with having banisters and outside areas secured (also for sighted cats!). The bit about moving furniture really depends on your cat. Cats as a species do not like change very much. That said, my youngsters LOVE new and moved things and immediately want to explore and climb all over them. As long as you don't rearrange your entire house on a weekly basis, many blind cats will be fine with normal household amounts of moving or changing furniture. They are also perfectly capable of finding and biting their sighted brother (yes, it's usually this way around) without any bells!

[@bookbunny9]

That's my experience, too! I think the difference comes down to cats who were born blind vs. cats who went blind - my parents' older cat, who went blind, is much slower and careful than my born-blind zesty boy, who regular hunts flies and tackles his brother

[@MoettheBlindCat]

Thank you! I got criticism for the bannisters and garden from another blind cat owner. But we also feel it's important to be 100% sure and safe! Agree that perhaps we overemphasized the not moving things around.. we do of course, but not often. Many or most blind cats will cope with that fine. But Chandie is tentative and likes things to be the same, or it stresses her a bit. :) xx

[@MoettheBlindCat]

@@bookbunny9 Yes totally agree - and of course, all cats are different - some way more chilled and adventurous that others! :)

[@meikusje]

Do you feel that a house can't have much clutter, or, say, plants etc around? I just saw a message in a FB group I'm in about a blind cat needing a (foster) home, and I would love to open up my home to him, but my house is quite cluttered, and that's just the kind of person I am, so not very likely to change. I do have a guest bedroom I could keep the cat in and then slowly introduce him to the rest of the house as he acclimatizes.

[@anleet]

@@meikusje I think that'll depend on the cat. I have a neat house but with a lot of things and decorations and it doesn't bother my cats at all. A cat who isn't skittish of their environment will probably do fine

[@emmsmom1848]

Oh gosh I love them. They’re just beautiful 💗💗💗

[@ruthumayan3162]

Thank you for giving these two blind cats a safe loving home!!!

[@Julie28Davis]

There are some really wonderful people in this world. It makes my heart warm to see so many people giving disabled animals a good life. God bless all of you!

[@libbytaylor402]

We have a blind kitty and I can say that nothing slows her down. She jumps up on the dresser and knows her way around the room. Once she's figure out where something is, it's imprinted forever!

[@helenedgar1075]

I got a blind 4 month old kitten from a neighbour this afternoon. My two older cats were ferals which I adopted from the streets. They go outside each day. The other 5 month old kitten was brought to me when she was about 3-4 weeks old - a feral cat too. She has never been outside. My new kitten grew up outside, but I will not let him out my house. I'm so glad I watched this clip...now I know my house will be safe for him too. I will not let this lovely little kitty go outside.

[@rashisingh7411]

😢 thankyou God bless you, please take care of angles

[@shirleyhand4002]

I was a teacher of children with visual impairments for 40 years. Our advice to parents and caregivers was so similar to what she said about her blind kitties. The importance of setting up the environment for safety, and then keeping it the same. One difference here though is we always used "child first" language. So, they were children with visual impairments, not blind kids. The emphasis meant that they were children who were more alike others than different from. I'm sure Moet and Shandy don't care what they're called. 😉Those are two beautiful, fortunate, well loved cats.

[@poppytea3333]

Thank you for helping children who has visual impairments and letting their parents/caregivers know how they can help them themselves.

[@teaartist6455]

Most blind people prefer identity first rather than person first, which is often enforced by nondisabled people without actually asking disabled people about their option. Pretty paternalistic and depending on the disability it can be a huge red flag, after all, needing to continuously remind yourself that disabled people are indeed people, all while going against their actual expressed wishes, isn't really a great look. A recent study found that it may even increase stigma as disability is linguistically treated as a terrible thing that one must use euphemisms to describe. It would be better to actually listen to disabled people instead of trying to enforce linguistic standards that are opposed by them just to make yourself feel better, wouldn't it? EDIT: This is not to say that person first language has absolutely no place, there are a few communities (mainly people with down syndrome if I recall) that do prefer it, but it has been forced on many, many more groups than would have ever chosen it and in some cases even weaponized against them.

[@pinkmonkeybird2644]

Thank you so much for this video. My elderly Siamese is going blind from a previously undiagnosed problem, so we are working to make our home as accessible and comfortable for him as possible. He’s such a wonderful companion, so I want to be sure to give him the best possible twilight years. He’s only 16, so hopefully we’ll have him for many more years. There are lots of good ideas here, so thanks

[@sapphire6107]

If I close my eyes, I thought I’m listening to Kate Winslet talking….. and I don’t mean because of the accent. It’s her voice. Love how she cares for her two blind cats ❤

[@MoettheBlindCat]

Aww thank you! xox

[@randquadrozzi5850]

lovely story everything needs a chance.I have dealt with strays for 40 years and cats have a will to live that i find incredible.

[@puffinboo3919]

They are beautiful and adorable. 🥹🧡

[@cj27125]

How can you not love these two they are so beautiful

[@Katherine-em4fl]

I'm so happy that you get to travel and meet all these cat lovers. Cat love has no borders!

[@haleybunker1339]

They are both beautiful and gorgeous cats!!😘😘🐈🐈😘😘

[@cecilialozano1056]

What a beautiful and sweet cat Moet is such a sweetheart.

[@shawnjones4527]

I absolutely LOVE this woman for providing a loving furever home for the blind cats; may God continue to bless and strengthen her to take care of herself and her fur babies!

[@MoettheBlindCat]

Thank you! x

[@lauradunne1949]

Bless you for caring for these beautiful but more fragile animals. The world needs more big-hearted people like you.

[@michelleowens2282]

Beautiful Kitties ❤ I love this video. Ty for sharing.

[@madisona3907]

Great show! So amazing. Thank you for sharing this wonderful story.

[@juliemitchell3013]

Oh my heart is full of joy watching these beautiful babies and their wonderful momma xxxx

[@Fruittypebbles-f5u]

Bless this lady for taking care of these kittens

[@jillybean4480]

Hannah God bless you for taking care of these sweet babies and all the others. You have such a beautiful heart🥰❤️

[@parryyotter]

These aren’t Hannah’s cats though…

[@jillybean4480]

Thank you parry otter for letting me know that. I wasn't able to watch video completely. Still I appreciate everything Hannah and others do for all the beautiful kitties.❤️

[@jollynyoung]

Absolutely adorable cats!💕 And Emily’s amazing for cat proofing her home perfectly. 😸

[@elliej11j68]

You are such a kind person, you precious fur babies really hit the jackpot.

[@motherofone1]

Lovely lady, beautiful cats!!💖

[@anglerfish4161]

Charming lady and beautiful cats! What a lovely house too!

[@Kittens_Cats_Karma]

Thanks for being kind and caring for these lovely disabled cats. You are great people!

[@MoettheBlindCat]

Thank you! xox

[@Chellz801]

They are both adorable and I’m glad they have a great owner!

[@claudiarusso6702]

What a beautiful woman to have these two beautiful cats and the love gives them and her home is tailored to their needs and safety! Bless this beautiful woman and these amazing kitties. 😻🙏 My heart is warmed and renewed today. Thank you Kitten Lady for sharing this incredible story!👏👏👏👏🤩😻

[@nida.17]

My goodness! Such a kindhearted & lovely lady!

[@Canuckmom128]

What a lovely lady and Fur-Mom to these two cuties. They won the Kitty Lottery for best Hooman, and a safe, enriching and happy life. So brave, learning how to navigate life with no sight.

[@MoettheBlindCat]

What a lovely thing to say, thank you so much! xox

[@robinbush8259]

They are gorgeous 😍 so beautiful. Thank you for loving them

[@benw9949]

I'm legally blind, and I love cats, so this is wonderful. That said, I've never had a blind cat before, and I'm unsure how we'd do. I've had some cats who react great to me, my occasional trouble navigating or seeing them, and other cats who had trouble understanding that about me and how to adjust their own behavior to work around it. I'm so glad cats I've dealt with haven't had serious eye issues (from illness or bad conditions), so we've been fortunate about that. -- My personal situation is not good; I'm hoping to get SSDI and other assistance before things get really untenable, but it's likely I could be offline indefinitely during late December and after. Hopingg things will improve before then. But in case, letting people know.

[@LydiaBreska]

Thank you, Emily, for sharing those great tips! Is a pleasure to watch your cats 🤍

[@MoettheBlindCat]

And thank you too! xox

[@315katty]

What a lovely and kind woman! The cats are beautiful too.🧡

[@cjohnson4342]

I adopted a blind 4 mo old outdoor kitten. She can do everything that a cat can do but see; favorite toy, a paper ball, she can hear where it goes and she will play fetch. She plays with her ping pong ball in the bath tub. She doesn't feel sorry for herself and I keep the furniture in the same place. She gets startled with sudden loud noises so I always tell her "turning it on" before hand. She is the love of my life and my other 4 don't cut her any slack. Thank you for highlighting cats with different abilities

[@bkwrm85]

Thanks for this! I just adopted a blind kitten a few weeks ago, so this is really timely.

[@MoettheBlindCat]

Thank you too - for adopting a blind kitty. Aren't we amazing?! xx

[@KougaJ7]

Aren't these cats amazing, though?

[@rebeccab2446]

what a gorgeous family!

[@rebeccarebeccaa2515]

hello from California. thank you for taking care of these two beauties

[@johndavis452]

They are so beautiful. Those cats face say it all how much they are loved!!

[@sophanlekmuangsombut6644]

Beautiful cat and house. A very happy cat.

[@precbsfender]

Oh my goodness, bless their hearts 💕.

[@alisonnelson161]

Beautiful story! Those cats are so lucky to have her as their mom

[@skatingcanuck9837]

I am not sure what inspired this tour of cat rescuers/ owners/ culture in the Middle East, but I am enjoying this series. This is a part of the world whose pet culture I don't know of.

[@JenPolishAholic]

These cuties are amazing! Thank you for sharing their story, they look like they're living their best lives. Emily seems wonderful

[@MoettheBlindCat]

Thank you! xox

[@ZippyThePinhead]

Glad these pretty babies got adopted. Sad to know they lost their sight, but inspiring that someone made sure they have a good home, and are doing well. ❤

[@karenbenavente1124]

OMG!! They're so beautiful ❤️ I'm so so glad this wonderful kind lady adopted them ❤️❤️

[@erikahinch564]

They are absolutely adorable! I adopted a deaf cat who when I saw his picture on the shelters website I just knew I needed him. He sadly passed last year from congestive heart failure and it broke me

[@MoettheBlindCat]

I'm so sorry for your loss. xx

[@LauraTeAhoWhite]

I had an elderly blind kitty, I found with her that scent was very important. I would have incense in my room so she wouldn't get lost, she could always find her way back to me if she got overwhelmed.

[@cherylcraig1398]

What a dear sweet woman with so much love for her fur children.😍

[@MoettheBlindCat]

She really adores us - she says we are her life. xox

[@stephenholmes5362]

I’m amazed at these two wonderful kitties. Thank you for making my day!!

[@jenniferhart559]

Love that faint splash of cream color across Shandy 😺

[@anonview]

Wow! They're so cute! And Emily's such an amazing cat mum! Our kitty had an eye infection when we rescued her straight from the street. I'm glad we managed to treat her and that nothing happened to her eyesight. We wouldn't have been able to keep her otherwise.

[@catherinea.cheledingaywa599]

It's so touching that the woman adopted him and so beautiful to give him another chance in life. Thanks kitten lady you are the best.💕😺♥️🙋🏾‍♀️

[@tshope12]

So beautiful! I'm in love with them ! 😍

[@TheSiobhan12]

So lovely, glad they found each other!!! 😻

[@estibon3872]

Gorgeous fluff balls! blind cats never cease to amaze me! Thanks for caring and thanks for sharing! 😻😻

[@q_nevermore]

I have a deaf cat who's been that way since birth and you wouldn't know it. They just get on with things, they don't let their disability slow them down. It's truly amazing how they take it all in their stride. I would absolutely take on another deaf or a blind cat in future and give them the love they deserve.

[@cjohnson4342]

Me too

[@catmom6830]

Thank you so much for sharing your wisdom with us! My kitty just lost his vision from illness and I'm looking for all the advice I can get.

[@ruthumayan3162]

Thank you for tips on taking or adopting blind cat to be safe at home.

[@georgieeve2026]

Omg they are sooo fluffy and adorable! They remind me of Choo-Choo! 😻🥰🙏 Thank you for teaching us about blind cats! ♡

[@MoettheBlindCat]

Yes - we think we look like ChouChou as well!

[@kittyaryapk]

Cutest family 💕😍 a lot of love for this family 🥰

[@We_Are_All_Vultures]

They're just gorgeous 😍 Congratulations

[@JoSchu2]

So glad to finally see Moet's human! I've been following Moet on various social media platforms for years. Thanks for sharing this video.

[@MoettheBlindCat]

Aww fankew! :)

[@youngestkittenlady]

Omg🥺🥺❣️❣️I just Love them ❤️❤️❤️

[@dianehobbs]

Those cats are beautiful. Just as she said a blind cat learns to navigate their world. I had a blind dog, and if you didn't know him, you wouldn't know. Animals are very resilient.

[@dubyredburndarling6334]

I have a blind cat named Dixie. We had to nurse him when he was a newborn cause mom rejected him. He slowly learned his way around the house. I have 15 indoor cats. They all seem to help him get where he's going. He's very happy and spoiled 😁. He knows where the doggie door is to get to the garage where the litter boxes are. I love him so much as I do all of them but he was one of the first we rescued ❤️

[@nancysmith3400]

That is truly amazing, how wonderful. A very beautiful family. Thanks 💜😸😸💜

[@marochruiz1019]

Beautiful Beautiful Beautiful 😻🐾😘

[@hannahreynolds7611]

Aww - thank you for covering this. I've been following Moet on Socials for some time, but somehow missed that she'd got a fursister now.

[@go-beyond_plus-ultra]

Wow, Shandy is from the same place as I am! To think you adopted her all the way from here is incredible. They are both beautiful cats and very lucky to have someone who cares so much for them 😊