Hi reddit, I'm here asking for some advice and maybe some support. At 11am yesterday I noticed my boy acting a bit strange. Seemed to be in fear, wide eyes, dilated. Wouldn't move. We watched him for a time and at about the 7th hour of no change we took him to the er vet. Another 10+ of him waiting and he gets seen. Doc confirms my suspension that he can't see, calls the cat eye doc and gives me a steroid and cat a shot to calm him down. Took him home, alone 3 hours of panting, he finally calmed down and is under the bed. We have 2 other cats that we are keeping away from him and my boyfriend and I are taking turns going in and sitting with him, comforting him then giving him some space. He had access to wet food on a plate and some water in a dish, but he hasn't eaten in maybe 36 hours now. We are taking drops of water on our fingers and letting him drink them off his nose, he doesn't seem to mind that but isn't showing any interest in water by himself. Sorry this became a bit of a ramble, im at a total loss and the next vet visit isn't until Wednesday.
What are some ways to make him as comfortable as possible? I don't have experience with any blindness in my life, people or pets. We have 2 soft lights on now is that okay? How should we have the other two cats interact with him? I feel so very lost and I just want to say thank you so much in advance for any help.
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