To consider homing a blind cat

[Bethditto1]

As in it has no eyes.
It's an elderly cat and had its eyes removed due illness. I already have a middle aged female cat who spends a lot of time outside, this cat would understandably need to be kept indoors.

Has anyone got any experience with blind cats? I just want to give a home to one that's vulnerable like that as I know they're also hard to rehome when elderly. Just not sure if I have the right setup?
It's only me who lives there, I had a foster for a short time and my existing cat was fine and didn't bother it.

Our darling old girl has gone blind and she lives in a house with a busy dog and younger cat. We just keep things out of walkways, give her litter trays up and downstairs and bowls of water and bikkies. She is honestly so fine and just deals with it in her stride.
I think you would be doing a wonderful thing OP. Please come back and update us - hopefully with a pic!

A flat would actually be perfect, although they can figure out stairs it’s easier not to have them. I don’t think your existing cat would be scared but like any introduction you should take it slowly (keep the new cat in a confined space for a few days and let them smell each other through the door.) You would need to be careful about making sure they didn’t get outside. But in general, disabled, including blind, cats do really well. There’s no reason why it couldn’t work out!

What's risky about it? Do you have a cat flap?

Check out pokeypotpie on instagram - she fosters often blind cats or with eye issues. She’s adopted cats with eye issues.
One of the things I’ve seen her do is to help them navigate stairs put books on each step so they can feel the next step (if that makes sense).

Thanks so much for replies.
I don't have a cat flap sadly, and dont have permission to put one in my flat,my cat jumps in and out of a window to get in!

So I usually leave the window wide open for my cat to go out/come in, however wouldn't be able to if I had an indoor cat, and I'd want to keep it safe whilst not limiting the outdoor cat's access.

That's fair, it wouldnt be right to restrict the outdoor cat's life. I take it when you need to leave and the cats not home yet you have to close the window and then he/she waits at the window to be let back in?

Yeah that's right, just have it open if im in and she's wanting to go out.

Maybe best then for the blind cat to go to a different home with a different set up. Your current cat enjoys its freedom and you would be too worried about the blind cat going out the window and getting lost or not being able to get back in

This is the exact set up I have, they can both go in the garden but only the ‘good eye cat’ can wander. Blind cats are very timid outside as they can’t protect themselves so everything frightens them. Your new cat probably won’t want to go out and will be happy sitting on your knee

This may be an expensive solution but would your landlord agree to you buying and installing a new door with a cat flap and storing the original door? I’ve found landlords to be open to ‘temporary’ solutions that preserve their property.

This may not be practical for many reasons but maybe it would work for you.