How to help my 19-year-old blind cat with dementia adjust to old age?

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19 year old has recently developed signs of blindness and a slight dementia. Vet could find no underlying disease except old age. Possible hypertension because our younger cat stresses her out. What can I do to help her adjust more easily. She bumps into walls and doors and it's absolutely heartbreaking to see. I've had her since she was a kitten. She's my baby and I want her twilight years to be as easy as possible. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Pet's info: Cat | American Shorthair

Susan England-Foster · Accepted Answer

Poor Bella. It is very hard watching our loved ones get older. I would recommend not making changes in the house. This way Bella can go off memory of where things are like furniture. If you notice she just started having vision issues most animals will adapt to their surroundings with in a few weeks. I think taking her to an opthomologist would be great. Sometimes us general practice doctors don't have the best equipment to look at the eyes. It is possible an eye doctor will have better insit into her vision issues after an exam.

How to help my 19-year-old blind cat with dementia adjust to old age?

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