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<div id="AOLMsgPart_0_3f29361b-8a88-463e-ae9c-b7f0c3805d16" style="margin: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><pre><tt><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="3">Peggy,</font></tt></pre><pre><tt><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="3">Blindness in a Basset can be very manageable. If you think about it, of all the Senses that a Hound uses, their sense of Scent is the highest, then next is their sense of Sound.</font></tt></pre><pre><tt><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="3">My Basset, Roo, developed glaucoma and lost both eyes. In looking back, it was harder on us than it was on her. </font></tt></pre><pre><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="3">My first suggestion is : Don't Move the Furniture !! A Basset will follow scents - so they leave their own trail throughout the house they can follow.</font></pre><pre><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="3">I found for the first 2 weeks after she became blind, I would spray Lemon Pledge on areas she needed to be aware of - like Stairs and corners. Maybe you could start that now...</font></pre><pre><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="3">If you see them nearing a situation that may be dangerous - we used to say 'Watch Out' - but in a Light & Happy voice - that way they know there is something to be aware of, but they are not being yelled at. </font></pre><pre><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="3">In the winter time, she was able to traverse the back yard, even in snow...she 'knew' how to get back. </font></pre><pre><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="3">She lived to a grand old 15 years old...I would adopt a Blind Basset in a heartbeat...</font></pre><pre><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="3">If you have ANY questions - or just need to talk - feel free to email me..</font></pre><pre><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="3">Kathy - along with the Bassets of Emily, Katie, and Ivy.</font></pre>
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