How do I know if my cat is going blind?

Answer 1

A good way to tell if you puppy is blind, is to simply watch them. You will notice that they will often come very close to running into things, or actually run into them. You can also wave your hand in front of their face to see if they respond to it, or turn on a lamp of some kind to see if you get any kind of reaction. The most logical of course would be to look at the eyes themselves. They might be glazed over, like my new Maltese puppy Brodie. They might also have some kind of film on the eyes, or a discharge out of the eyes. If any of this sounds like your dog, I would suggest taking him to the vet immediately, because some things can be fixed(not likely, but possible).

Additional Info:

Our vet just confirmed that our 3.5 month old schnauzer puppy has gone blind. The first sign we noticed was his walking into table legs and furniture, walls, doors, etc. But we were in denial and thought he was just klutzy. He also started falling off the edge of the top step, but we thought he didn't understand what stairs were. In the street, he would ignore other dogs and people - - it never occurred to us that he didn't know they were there. Finally, we played ball with him and he pounced on a bouncing ball. But, after the ball had rolled away, he continued to pounce on where the ball had been when it last made a noise by bouncing. That's when we finally decided to take him to the vet. My suggestion if you are not sure: throw something into his face that will not hurt him - - something big, but very light and with no sharp edges (e.g. balled up newspaper). If the dog makes no attempt to get out of the way until it hits him, then you need to take that dog to the vet. Repeat it a few times if you must to convince yourself.

Answer 2

A blind dog= YOUR MOM! LOL!!!!!!!!

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ur nice! =D

What is it called when a dog goes blind? relly, tho.

......HE MEANS WHEN OR WHAT EYE SICKNESS CAUSES YOUR DOGGY TO GO BLIND!....

Answer 3

You can tell when your cat is going blind when you go down to pet him and your right in front of him and he freaks out or when you look at his eyes and see something that's not right.You do take him to the vet to make sure.

Answer 4

If you shine a small light into each eyes healthy eyes will reflex the light while dogs who are blind or can't see well will be clouded. Best bet-ask the vet :)

Answer 5

Take very good care of the dog it doesn't madder if your dog is blind, deaf, or lost a leg, it's kinda if you were blind or deaf

Answer 6

Have it put to sleep.

Answer 7

Take it to a vet!

Answer 8

the same way people do

Answer 9

If he/she starts running into things.

Answer 10

cover each eye independently to test.