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Gilly was rescued by the Reading (East) Wokingham and Bracknell Cats Protection Welfare Officers in early January 2011, when they were contacted by someone who had reported a young cat sitting on their childs trampoline in their garden. Initially the cat was nervous but hunger got the bettter of her and soon she was securely in one of our traps She was taken for an initial check at Moor Cottage vets, who identified that she had poor eyesight but other than that was in good health. She came into Nikki as a fosterer, and Nikki made up some posters to put up around the area where Gilly was picked up to try and find her owner. Unfortunately after the two weeks no one had come forward, so she then transferred to the branch for re homing. Gilly had been staying in Nikki's outdoor pen in the garden, and was very lively if not a little wary moving around. She went back to the vets for speying and vaccinations, and at this time their eye specialist checked her out and it was discovered that she was actually completely blind as neither eye had developed properly. This came as a great surprise, as she certainly did not behave as if she couldn't see. She was obviously going to have to become an indoor cat as she would not be able to roam outside as she would not be able to react to any predators and could easily become lost. Nikki and her husband decided that they would like to offer Gilly a safe and protected home. She has suprised and delighted them with her ability to adapt to her new indoor surroundings and has mind mapped the whole of their house already! She may not be able to see but her other senses are acutely tuned to compensate. Her hearing and sense of smell are very good, and she can hear a food packet being opened when not even in the room. She loves to play and will listen to the toys landing on the floor to know where to pounce. As you can see from the video she can play like any ordinary young cat and seems to have adapted to her disability remarkably well. Please don't overlook cats with disabilities, they can still live a full, rich and rewarding life.

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