Woman adopts brave bonded pair of eyeless kittens, they show her that being blind doesn't have to slow you down: 'We fell in love with their little faces immediately'

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Blake Seidel • Managing Editor & Brand Manager
Mar 7, 2026 11:00 AM EST

Kittens are naturally fearless, but being blind can change things. That's not the case for Anya and Isha, our two eyeless kittens below, who teach us that being brave isn't about seeing what's in front of you, it's about dealing with the unknown even if you can't see it.

Have you ever tried to walk around your house with your eyes closed to see if you could handle being blind? We have. Spoiler alert, it was very painful and resulted in a lot of bumps and bruises. It made us tentative and fearful. We walked like an old man, every bump surprising us as if we were walking on the edge of a cliff, every blunder an immediate retreat. But then again, we weren't born blind. We've relied on our nearly purrfect eyesight since birth, but Anya and Isha, the kittens below who were born without eyes, don't feel the same way. 

They were adopted by a woman and her partner a few days ago, and their resilience and bravery has pawsitively astounded them. She said, "Honestly they get around really well and are adapting very quickly to their new environment. We just have to make sure we don't change our furniture and having a cat fountain helps with them being able to find their water easily." They even use each other as support when exploring new areas, which is the most heartwarming thing we've read all day. 

We can't wait for more updates from these two, and if you can't either, be sure to check back here frequently as we are sure these two are going to be internet sensations in the making.

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    Meet Anya and Isha the kittens born without eyes. they are roughly about 6 months old now and we adopted them just about 3 days ago. I'm so glad we were chosen to take care of these precious babies. they don't let having no eyes slow them down one bit and they are adapting very quickly to their new environment.
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    Anya means eyes in Nigerian Ichbo Isha means eyes in Somali
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  • Kittens are best in pairs. We tell this to every single purrson who adopts a kitten and then complains about how crazy and chaotic they are. We know it sounds counterintuitive to get two, but when you have two kittens, they play with each other and tire each other out. If they're alone, all the responsibility falls on you.

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    GottaSpoofEmAll I do not have words for how gorgeous these two are!
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    PhishMarket420 Original Poster's Reply Thank you! They really are very beautiful and those little faces made us fall in love with them so quickly
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    SchnoodleDoodleDo >'They really are very beautiful and those little faces made us fall in love with them" Forever in the darkness most cats only see at night no eyes to see the sun that shines, or any kind of light In yet we have a human friend who loves us as we are he tells us that we're beautiful ~ we're better off by far ^;} ^^;} we'll never know what we can't see, n so it matters not! we know we have each other, n we're glad for what we got we hear their voice, n feel their touch, it's all
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    PhishMarket420 Original Poster's Reply This is beautiful thank you!
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    shubham4413 They looks so cute
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    PhishMarket420 Original Poster's Reply We fell in love with their little faces immediately
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    ouibutno Sweet babies! I'm glad they have you (and each other)!
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    PhishMarket420 Original Poster's Reply Thank you! We feel very lucky we were chosen to adopt them
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  • The poster describes that it was challenging to adopt them, implying that there was a lot of competition to be their pawrents! That may not sound like good news, but it's mewsic to our ears. Cats that are born like this often are easily passed over by people looking to adopt cats. It's hard enough bringing a kitten into your house, let alone one with special needs. The fact that so many people wanted to be their moms and dads just fills our cat-shaped hearts with joy.

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    Adventurous_Rock294 Thank you to you for giving these precious babies a home.
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    PhishMarket420 Original Poster's Reply We fell in love with them the second we saw the adoption post, we fought hard to get them with a lot of persistence haha
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    MatthewKvatch Do they instinctively stay close to each other?
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    PhishMarket420 Original Poster's Reply They definitely stick together a lot, we put little bells on their collars so they could easily find each other. I'm really glad we ended up getting both of them
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    GaiaOnlinee I've seen so many eyeless kitties lately and they're so cute. I'm so glad people are adopting disabled pets
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    PhishMarket420 Original Poster's Reply We could not wait to get these two, we fell in love with their adorable little faces so quickly haha
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    Perfecshionism I had a eyeless cat for 12 years. was Radar. He was amazing. His name He could not only sense there was sunlight hitting a rafter through a small portal window in a house with vaulted ceilings; he figured out a way to get to it so he could lay in the sun. He climbed up on the trash can, then the counter. Walked along the U shaped counter to the refrigerator. Jumped on op of the refrigerator. Jumped for the top of the refrigerator to the top of the cupboards. Walked around the U ki
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    PhishMarket420 Original Poster's Reply That is absolutely amazing! It's so crazy how adaptable they become and how much the other senses take over and become almost super power like, it's so fun watching them navigate and figure things out!
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    QualityOverQuant Man!!! Congrats on your new kids. This is a lifetime of joy and love coming your way. And of course positive vibes from us on Reddit. A request to please share updates with us when you can. We never grow tired of seeing kitty pictures especially on this sub. I promise you 3 3
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    PhishMarket420 Original Poster's Reply I will definitely be giving updates about these two I can't wait to watch them grow and feel more confident in their new home. I'm actually very happy they are adapting as fast as they are I have a feeling they are going to be a little love machines
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    QualityOverQuant Gorgeous. How did they survive for 6 months? And how have you helped them adapt. I know cats lose vision as they get old. And was wondering how you help them
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    PhishMarket420 Original Poster's Reply There was a local adoption agency that specializes in taking in disabled animals. They found these two along with two other kittens that were born without eyes. They had all the proper veterinarian work done for them and had surgery to close the eyes sockets to help fight possible infections. The other two kittens got adopted out and these two were the only ones left, my girlfriend found a Facebook post for them to be adopted out and we both pretty much imm
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