Definitely Not Full Siamese

[bloodyrosemccoy]

Neighbor Cat. Yes, I’m still taking care of her—Neighbor Lady has had some complications arise with recovery. And now the cat herself has been having trouble—she’s keeping one eye closed and it’s goopy. Fortunately, Neighbor Lady’s Son is in charge of taking the cat to the vet, so I don’t have to worry about that—although I have the sneaking suspicion I will get to do the medication.

I’ve considered just taking her home to live with us till Neighbor Lady comes home, but for two things. First, I don’t want Neighbor Lady to worry that I’m stealing her cat. Second, Neighbor Cat is declawed—and we have a most emphatically clawed cat at home. That would not be a fair match. So she gets to stay down the street.



Neighbor Cat is also impossible to photograph. She closes her eyes whenever the flash goes off, and even without flash she rarely looks at the camera for more than a second. This was the best shot I could get of her while we were hanging out reading together one day. But she’s still a pretty little cat, isn’t she?

Comments

[beccastareyes]

Poor kitty.

[dark-phoenix54.livejournal.com]

I love cats that look like that! I used to have one that looked a lot like Neighbor Cat, but lighter colored.

[padparadscha.livejournal.com]

I love the smoky effect of her fur.

She's actually part Siamese, but evidently only the cross-eyed part. It made it a bit harder to figure out if she was favoring her afflicted eye.

[cjtremlett.livejournal.com]

Awww, she's beautiful!

Eye infections are relatively common in cats. Moreso in kittens than adult cats, but still pretty routine. There will be a tube of goop from the vet to put on the cat's eyes twice a day, probably. That'll clear the infection up pretty quickly. If the infection goes untreated, it can get very nasty, but if treated promptly, it's not a big deal.

[padparadscha.livejournal.com]

Yeah, all they gotta do is step out of the litterbox and paw their faces, and the next thing you know you've got a gooey-eyed cat.

My stupid kitty Charlie got a couple in her lifetime (along with pretty much every other disaster). That's why I'm anticipating giving medication along with my job as Food Human.

[westrider.livejournal.com]

Dawww, such a cutie!

I have the same problem taking pictures of Eo. She just has some super power for avoiding a cute pose while the camera's on her or something.

[padparadscha.livejournal.com]

I am starting to wonder if certain cats are just naturally blurry.

[kt-n-dd.livejournal.com]

She's adorable! I'm a wee bit jealous. She's just hanging out on your lap. :) I've never had a lap-cat before; none of them seemed to want to snuggle that way.