Uma and Vega - the UV sisters
Brought in to Charlotte humane society shelter from a regional shelter, both were found with bad eye infections but got some amazing care! Great shelter/pet hospital facility and staff from what I saw.
We think Uma is fully blind in her left eye, with an intact right eye, while Vega had to have her left removed and seems to only have about 5-10% visibility in her remaining, right, eye.
My cousin fostered them, and my wife and I fell in love when we visited them. First 24 hours of custody have been non-stop adorable and silly, but also nonstop can get to be a lot. Any tips on getting your kittens to be less psychotic, other than wearing them out? Tips for getting them reliably onto a bedtime? I figure they’ll calm down a bit once they haven’t just been adopted and brought to a new space.
Just about 8 weeks old, appreciate any wisdom for us new parents, especially any advice relevant to taking case of these visually impaired and/or sister cats. Vega seems to be scared of Uma because Uma sneaks up on Vega and she can’t see her coming, but conversely Uma gets scared because Vega isn’t being receptive to playtime.
We are gonna try to slowly introduce them back to each other, by scent and then through a barrier, but for now I am separating them in different rooms so Vega can learn the layout of the house and know where her safe spaces are without getting too stressed, might help her learn faster and not panic when her sister jumps on her.
Thanks for saying awww and reading!