So after a trip to a vet and a speedy recovery, we have come to realize that our cute little looking backwards kind of buggeyed buddy can only see shapes and shadows out of one eye and he has absolutely no depth perception. He is actually about 10 weeks old not 8 like I'd guessed from his size. He only looked so small because of how dehydrated and malnourished he was. After about three days with the bottle we moved onto solid foods and refuse our bottle now. We drink water from a tiny dish and eat our food from its tiny match. We won't jump from one place to another. He's being quarantines to his new parents or whatever pice of furniture they are on. We did let him down one evening which resulted in the horrifying experience of running full speed leaning to the left into walls and furniture. This is where my problem lies. I want him to have as free of a life as possible. How should I facilitate this. He will not make it in the wild being this blind but he will want to be a wild squirrel. How can I keep him safe and let him live his life? Any suggestions or ideas? At first I thought a tiny helmet would keep his little brain safe but I highly doubt he'd appreciate that. My sister gave me the idea of a harness with a bumper guard which I will try but I'm worried he will either remove it or it may get caught on something. What do you think? I'd hate to have to pad every surface he could bonk on in and out of my house....
On a fun side note, Sid and our blue heeler Spot have become good buddy's! Spot being our largest animal now low grumble growls at the cats and other dogs if they get to close to the new baby and he allows Sid to touch him which he usually doesn't allow with any of the other animals. Our momma chihuahua thinks he's her puppy and started licking his bum to stimulate him even though he doesn't need it anymore. I am happy that the dogs are doing so well. The cats are confused but being kept at bay by fake grooming by my husband and I. We pretend to groom Sid so they are starting to think he's a new kitten. It's a slower process but so far we have been doing very well. I think in a couple more weeks Sid will be fully integrated with everyone and they will all keep him safe like we do. I'm glad we found him and that we can care for him. I just wish I could think of a good way to keep his head safe when he's exploring. Thank you all for your advice when we found him. I was so worried.