Growing up quick
About a month with this crazy monster and she’s growing like crazy.
Moved with Xena to new home
Moved to a new home and mistakenly let her destroy everything.
First Vet Visit
Xena’s first vet visit since we’ve gotten her. Healthy as can be!
First Christmas with the family
First Christmas with this little devil.
Adopted Gabbi from Thundercat Bengals
Xena now has a little silver sister that is about 5 months younger from thundercatbengals.com
Finally Getting Along
Only took a few days for them to become inseparable. 🙂
Xena got spayed.
Now she doesn’t have to keep doing all those weird meows! Plus it was part of the contract.
Not just Gabbi…but Xena now.
Great! Just great… 🙁
Noticed Xena’s breathing seems a bit labored
When she plays with Gabbi she seems out of breath nowadays. Also seems to sleep more than usual. Made an appointment to get her checked out.
Xena tested positive for HCM
HCM or Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy is genetic. We both feel devastated.
Always wants to drink from the sink
Like most cats. She just loves running water.
She’s been a bit clumsy lately.
Falling off of counters, running into walls, not paying attention to things around her. Also her eyes started looking a bit more glossy. Figured it was nothing.
Found Out Xena Is Blind
Had her checked by our Vet and we didn’t expect this at all! Vet told us it is PRA or Progressive Retinal Atrophy. It pretty much explains her clumsy behavior. Sad day indeed. 🙁
Awareness
Now that we know she’s blind, we decided to help make it easier for her by putting a bell on Gabbi so she doesn’t keep sneaking up on Xena. You’d never guess she was blind though since she navigates the house like she isn’t.
Created BlindBengal.com
Created the site to show how awesome Xena is despite being blind. Her adventures with Gabbi and how she lives day to day. Also to display information about how amazing cats in general are.
