It all started 3 night prior when Owl Man, my 10yr old cat began a stage new behavior. He would come into my bedroom and pace back and forth next to the bed and meow or more accurately scream. At first I thought he got lost, was confused because he never came into that room in all the years we lived there.
Finally on the third night, at 3 in the morning during one of his pacing and screaming rituals, I just couldn't take it anymore. Owl had been a happy, serious. quiet cat. He enjoyed running around the house catching mice and baby ring neck snakes that would emerge once a year from the fireplace. But this behavior was very out of character. Nothing would console him so I got out of bed, turned on the light and picked him up and plopped him on the bed. I began to question him about his behavior. He sat there fully attentive as I looked into his eyes and said "Owl man what the heck is going on?" Like I was really expecting an answer .......
I was not prepared for what he proceeded to tell me.
I AM BLIND.......I AM BLIND.....TEE TEE SAYS I AM BLIND...TEE TEE SAYS IT IS REALLY BAD.....
Wholey crap that is not what I expected. Where did that come from? I then remembered that a few days prior I had a session with an animal communicator. Tee Tee communicated with the woman that she thought there was something very odd about Owl Man. I did confirm that Owl was indeed mostly blind. You would never know by the way he raced around the house and launching himself onto his favorite table by the window. The animal communicator explained that to Tee Tee. So Tee Tee must have said something to him. However, Owl had no idea what that meant since he had been that way for years. He only retained that she said it was bad.
Thinking on my feet, I said to Owl," Do you know what it means to be blind?" Still sitting on the bed where I had plopped him he looked intently at me and said NO - BUT, Tee Tee said it was BAD!
I took a deep breath and attempted to explain and calm him down. I said "Owl, It has to do with how you see things. Let me ask you this. Do you see things any differently today as you did yesterday?" Owl cocked his head and I could see him trying to access his memory. After what seemed like a long time he said NO. I said "that is great. You see things differently than Tee Tee because of the accident you had when you were young and you were in the animal hospital. That is where I found you and brought you home. How you see is not bad it is just different. It is how you see. How you see is normal for you. There is nothing to worry about this is just you. "
Owl takes a deep breath and lets out a long sigh...... He jumps off the bed and back to his normal life.
