[Dailydrool] Blindness in dogs, especially Bassets

[Jjcsandrcs at aol.com]

Just wanted to give some news to person with basset with eye pressure  
problems.  Our first Basset, Sunshine lost the vision in second eyes  when she 
was about eight, first eye went when she was six.  We moved about  that time 
and were surprised at how well she did sightless.  We lived in a  two story 
house with steps down into the back yard.  .  She did so  well on both once 
she figured out where everything was.We had two preschool  children at the 
time.  She lived blind for another 2-1/2 years.
 
My daughter, who is a vet, has had two blind dogs, a choc lab who was blind 
 from birth-so sweet with her toddlers and able to negotiate all stairs 
after  they moved twice in his life.  He lived to be 12 and as she said  he  
was 'her first-born child'.  Her second blind dog was rescued this time  last 
year, Golden retriever. A few problems learning the doggie door at  first.  
Housetrained and trusting now after a lot of work with him.
 
Sorry to be so long but wanted you to know that dogs can live happily  
blind; it might be time to take out the eye which is causing him pain--they even 
 have prosthetic eyes if you can't bear the sight of his eye sewn shut.   
Don't give up on him.---Jean
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