When Your Dog Goes Blind

If you haven t already crate training your dog might be safer and more reassuring to them as it s a smaller more stable environment when you re away.

When your dog goes blind. If you suspect your dog going blind don t panic. If not consider using baby gates to restrict him to a few rooms or use what s called an x pen which is a freestanding fence you can use to keep the dog in a limited area in the house. Adjustment isn t easy lately i compare it to a roller coaster ride. When we graduated from veterinary school my classmates and i rose to take the veterinarian s oath.

If your pet goes blind don t make a date with the euthanasia needle. Training tips training can go a long way to help your blind dog be more at ease. She pleaded with the vet for some hope of recovery but there was none. Please check out my other videos.

These symptoms persist after the onset of blindness especially the change in food consumption. We will talk about the different causes of blindness in dogs as well as the symptoms to detect it and the treatment to manage it. The vet just hung her head. In this animalwised article we discuss how to know if your dog is blind.

How do you make sure a blind dog is safe and happy. If your dog is crate trained take advantage of safe downtime in the crate when you can t supervise. You may also be interested in. When your dog is blind and you move the couch a cute blind dog tries to jump onto its sofa not knowing that the owners have moved it out of the way.

I m sorry she kept saying. I just try to maintain my equilibrium. What do you do when your dog goes blind. Here s what to expect and how your interactions will change.

Forty to fifty percent of dogs with sards also have increased water consumption increased urination increased food consumption and weight gain. Because blind dogs quickly accommodate to vision loss these observations may not reflect actual recurrence of vision. However if you feel like your dog might be blind don t neglect a visit to a specialist in veterinary ophthalmology to receive personalized and specific advice. Even though you were expecting him to become blind your dog and you had to adapt to a new reality when it happened.

Because these are the same. Stairs tend to be a point of stress for blind dogs so use them minimally. A couple of years ago i got the chance to find out. Dogs adjust to this condition fairly well.

Almost daily my dog s behavior and mood fluctuates.