I think my new kitten is blind. How can I help her cope?

Posted by on December 28, 2008 · 2 Comments 

Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: I got a new kitten yesterday from a litter of strays. She is about 11 weeks old and I am sure she is blind. She is so scared that she will not stand up and will only Army-crawl a short distance. I have her in the bathtub with a fuzzy blanket and some food and water on one end and a litter box on the other, but she can’t find her way around on her own or is too scared to move. She’s just going to the bathroom where she is laying and then gets very distressed and starts crying. She’s easily startled but let me clip her claws…

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