@officialkittenlady: Thank you so much for loving and supporting Esteban. We still do not know why he is blind, but I do have an update to share. We had his ophthalmology appointment today. His eye exam was almost entirely normal: no signs of injury or trauma, normal pupillary light reflex, normal pressure, normal anatomy. The only abnormalities are that his pupils are inappropriately dilated as a baseline, and…he is definitely non-visual. When a kitten has normal eyes but no vision, it is called “central blindness,” and as we suspected, he will need to see the neurologist. They do not believe he was born blind as these kittens typically have wandering nystagmus, and he does not. Thankfully we have a consult with the neurologist set for this week, and more bloodwork out now. Unfortunately at this size we can only safely take a small amount of blood, so the specialists are having to make careful decisions; this is just the nature of working with tiny patients. I’m grateful that we at least now know this is not an ocular case, so we can pursue further diagnostics with neurology. But I will continue to be really stressed about this case until we have more answers. In this post you can see photos of him at the ophthalmologist. In the last photos, Esteban is showing off the cute sticker we’re going to send out to everyone who has donated $25 or more to his care (or to the @Orphan Kitten Club.) Make sure you share your address so we can ship it to you! You can help at donate.orphankittenclub.org/esteban. I deeply appreciate all of your support—I have a feeling neurology is going to take us down a complex path, so knowing that he has an entire squad out there who has his back means the world. I also want to emphasize that we are following the guidance of wonderful specialists who are examining him in person, and who have the right information and expertise to guide his care. We are so grateful to all of you for making that happen for him. You are all Estie’s besties now. 🖤

Hannah Shaw ║ KITTEN LADY 🍼🐱

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Saturday 29 August 2026 15:52:32 GMT