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My name is
Retina & Sclera!

Posted over 10 months ago | Updated 1 week ago

My basic info

Breed
Domestic Shorthair
Color
Gray or Blue (Mostly)
Age
Sex
Female
Pet ID
20300028
Hair Length

My details

Checkmark in teal circle Good with cats
Checkmark in teal circle Purebred
Checkmark in teal circle Spayed / Neutered
Checkmark in teal circle Housetrained

My story

Here's what the humans have to say about me:

Retina and Sclera are a pair of sisters that have one eyeball between the two of them. Retina was born with one eyeball and Sclera was born with none. But don’t click away now! Stay and read more! Blind cats are extraordinary. Visitors to their current foster home refuse to believe Sclera is blind, despite the evidence to the contrary. She navigates her world with ease, jumping up and down from surfaces, slaloming her way through all untidiness, and generally behaving like any other cat. Between her and her sister, she is the more likely one to get into things she’s not supposed to!

Retina has more grey in her coat than white and Sclera has more white than grey. Retina is a stocky cat and Sclera is long and lean. But the sisters aren’t just opposites in their appearances. These girls are ying and yang, different in so many ways. Retina purrs at the drop of a hat, while Sclera never does (she may not be able to; some cats aren’t). To make up for it, she gives lots of kisses. She is also the epitome of ‘curiosity killed the cat,’ and will poke her nose into everything—even when there is a hullabaloo going on. Retina, however, will spook and hide when new sounds or movements are introduced into her environment. But while Retina does not want to be in the middle of the action, she is also the lap cat of the pair and loves to cuddle. Sclera will only occasionally want to sit in your lap, although she will always want to be nearby (and maybe pressed against your leg). She will also take longer to get past the ‘Meh, I guess you’re ok’ phase to the ‘Ooh, I like you’ phase.

But there’s more! Sclera is very chatty, while Retina only meows if she is impatiently reminding you of feeding times. On the other hand, she’s more patient when it comes to treats than Sclera is. Don’t you dare go near where the treats live without giving her some!

Both girls are good with their litter box and both scratch nicely on their scratchers rather than the furniture. Your counters should be relatively safe, as long as Sclera can’t figure out how to get up there. And, finally, resign yourself to sharing your bed with them. Both will much prefer sleeping with you at night than anywhere else.

January 15, 2025, 12:26 pm
Rescue

Contact info

Pet ID
20300028
Contact
Dorothy Sherman
Phone
Address
P.O. Box 22948, Brooklyn, NY 11202
Donation

Their adoption process

Additional adoption info

Adoption Application
Adoption Agreement
Adoption Fee
Three references required

Go meet their pets

By appointment only. We offer to drive prospective adoptive prospects to the foster home. We also deliver pets to their new homes.

More about this rescue

Our rescue group was formed in December 2007, but all our Board Members have had extensive experience rescuing and working with abandoned animals. We often work with other rescue organizations to find appropriate and safe foster and adoptive homes for our pet clients. We regularly go to areas with abandoned animals and collect them. The animals are taken to a licensed veterinarian examined, treated and spayed or neutered. Every effort is made to work with the animal and our foster and adoptive families to find a suitable forever home.

For those animals who are truly wild and feral, we release the animal in a safe and secure location after it has recovered from its medical treatment. We also work with certified wildlife rehabilitators to rescue injured and orphaned wildlife. Our organization is focused on improving the welfare of the abandoned animals in need of help in Brooklyn. In furthering that goal, our resources are focused on the animals.

Aside from a few minimal overhead costs such as our website and phone services, our entire budget is spent on animal care such as medical and food costs.

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