We worked out in the last day that our calico, Scarlett, has gone blind. This has happened fairly quickly, in the last few weeks. She seems fine, if a little confused, hasn’t lost weight, is still up for purring and pats, she just doesn’t respond to us flapping our hands in front of her at all and isn’t looking up at our faces. I guess it’s a part of her getting old – she’s about seventeen – and as far as we can tell, it’s cataracts, so probably isn’t hurting her at all. No signs of anything that would suggest it’s due to a tumour or anything. Her safety isn’t at risk, because her and O’Reilly have been exclusively inside cats since we moved in with Mum two years ago, so she won’t get lost or anything, but I still feel like I should be doing something, even though there’s nothing to do. She naps all day when she isn’t being fed anyway, and so long as we don’t move her litter tray, food or water she should be able to find things easily, because she’s not disoriented, but still. I feel like I should be doing something.