Our 10Yr Old Dog Has Gone Blind...

[Neenee]

Any advice greatly appreciated....

Last week our 10yr old West Highland White was diagnosed as over 90%blind at the vets.

This has happened literally over the last 5 day . It came as such a shock to us.

We took him to vets last week, with what we though was an out of sorts dog. As he was off food sleeping a lot and shaking.

It turns out the vet diagnosed the blindness and the symptoms we were seeing were the consequence of him losing his sight so quickly.

My question is this....

The vet says dogs cope very well if they go blind. And cope very well especially in the home environment.

All we have experienced the last few days is our dog constantly shaking and quivering every 2nd he is awake. He is heavily panting and shaking and off his food. We have followed advice online and are very vocal with him reassuring his every move and that he's not alone. Yet we feel that due to his severe shaking and panting surely this is cruel as currently he isn't enjoying and coping very well.

Has anyone else experienced a pet dog which has lost its sight so quickly and is our dog showing classic signs of trying to cope or are what I have described a struggling to cope dog. Other pro me we talk to say we have to give him time...however he isn't the same.dog as he was 2 weeks ago and I feel he is suffering and we are being cruel.

I just don't know what to expect from him or do for the best....

My next thought was a further trip to vet... hut I just don't know.

[seekeerz]

So sorry to hear your news but your lovely boy isn't in pain or distressed anymore....it's heartbreaking but you've done the right thing for him.

Remember the good times, that's all we can do when our beloved friends leave us xx

[Cloverjo]

I'd let him go, if I were you. Some dogs may be able to cope with blindness, but yours clearly isn't, sadly.