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Originally Posted by Plantman
I wouldn't put him in harms way for my benefit, just don't want to see him running into walls and stuff if it can be helped.
It's funny, because when you call him, he looks all over the place except where I am, until he smells me. It thinks it's just started to affect him a bit more and obviously won't get any better.
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I could be wrong, as every animal is different, but I think you won't see him running into walls very frequently. My experience with my blind cat was that as her eyesight got worse, she did a lot of bumping into things, getting "lost," not being able to find her food, etc. ... but after a certain point she just switched over to other senses and found her own way to navigate. Occasionally she'd bump into something (especially if it was something that had been moved, i.e., a trash can in the middle of the kitchen), but not often. That cat was GREAT at finding her way through three messy rooms, up the stairs, down a messy hall and through another messy room to the side of my bed to meow incredibly loud at 3 a.m. because she wanted food. Eyesight Shmeyesight.
But, definitely talk to a specialist. Information is always good. I would think the biggest risk of surgery is anesthesia, always a risk in older animals (and people). Good luck, whichever direction you decide to go.
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