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The Toy Master

Coco was blinded by retinal degeneration and cataract in the right eye. The left eye had been removed surgically due to painfully high pressures inside the eye called glaucoma. Yet visitors to his house spend hours playing with him before realizing he no longer has vision.

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No Room for Pity

Within weeks of her surgery, photos and videos of Josephine saved the life of another kitten whose family faced the surgical decision but couldn’t imagine quality of life without eyes.

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Seeking the Challenge

Sully was rescued from the streets of Egypt. With a shaggy face in perpetual motion, at first glance you wouldn’t notice that his eyes are gray and enlarged. Sully lost vision from Glaucoma over the first few months of his life but that has not slowed him down. His family describes him as non-stop, pedal to the metal.

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Causes of Blindness

Living with Blind Pets

Veterinary Medicine

The Mission

Every week, families rush to the veterinary hospital with a beloved pet who has suddenly lost vision. There is confusion in the faces of these animals, and their families are searching for any glimmer of hope that vision and the life they knew before blindness can be restored. In many cases, their four-legged family member has a disease for which there is no cure or quick-fix, and no amount of medicine or surgery can reverse the damage.  But this is not the end of the conversation.

The world is full of blind animals that are nothing short of amazing. When animals lose vision, or when they are born blind, they learn to adapt in ways that can inspire all of us. They rely on other senses beyond even their superior hearing and sense of smell.  They readily take cues from texture, vibration, wind current and temperature gradients to compensate.  The goal of this website is to provide inspiration instead of worry and awe instead of pity. 

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