DALLAS — Hope is a 12-week-old kitten who lost sight in one eye due to an untreated eye infection. The normal eyesight of a cat is superior to the eyesight of a human with 20/20 vision, meaning cats are already starting out with an advantage over humans.
Along with superior vision, cats are equipped with other heightened senses that help them find their way around. A cat’s whiskers are an extremely important part of its sensory system, and so are the hairs between the pads of the paws. By no means as sensitive as a dog’s olfactory system, a cat’s sense of smell is also far more delicate than our own. They can smell things, such as water, we normally only rely on our vision to detect.
Since cats make such good use of their other senses, they are not at as much of a disadvantage when their sight begins to fail, and Hope certainly does not act like she has a handicap. She runs, plays, and jumps with the best of them.
You can visit Hope and her friends at
BLUE CHIP FAMRS ANIMAL REFUGE
974 Lockville Road
Dallas
VISITING HOURS:
Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
Noon to 5 p.m.
Other hours by appointment
Call: 570-333-5265
Email: [email protected]
