Today marks 3 months since Leia fell, hit her head, got a concussion and lost her eye sight. Her pupils were so dilatated that you couldn't see her irises after her fall. And while her baby blues are slightly showing now, her eye sight has failed to return. It looks like after this length of time, that she will be blind for the rest of her life.
The first two weeks after her fall, she was bumping into everything trying to get her bearings, but after that time period, you'd never know she was blind. She doesn't try to jump on furniture anymore, except for the bed. That is her safe spot. Other than that, she is doing well and has adjusted well to her vision loss. Animals are so awesome and resilient. Unlike us humans, they just accept and move on with no thinking involved.
Which brings me to Boxer, who is doing well with his anal gland cancer. He is still eating, drinking and pooping which is important because the channel is partially blocked by the tumor. He still gets around, keeps trying to steal Leia's food and is completely underfoot in the kitchen waiting for a morsel to drop. He still drives me crazy, but it is a good kind of crazy, most of the time. lol He is still as stubborn and pushy as always, but we have both softened over the last few years. We have extensive cuddle sessions at night and it has brought us closer together. It has been almost two and a half years since his diagnosis when they gave him only three months to live. Pretty amazing!
And in typical kitty fashion, Boxer and Leia are hogging the only vent we have in our heating system.
They will be hanging out here until spring. lol
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