tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7008632143615292951.post4227874231610051070..comments2023-09-26T12:09:29.433-07:00Comments on Q&A: The Dogs Today Think Tank: Leading the blindBeverley Cuddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03544804932989118884noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7008632143615292951.post-64853077641384969372011-11-12T17:54:39.908-08:002011-11-12T17:54:39.908-08:00I'm so sorry to read this Allison. I suppose t...I'm so sorry to read this Allison. I suppose there's no chance of Alfie's sight being saved with a cataract removal op? My Staffie had a cataract removed at the Animal Health Trust.<br />This book may be of help to you: <br />"My Dog is Blind - but lives life to the full by Nicole Horsky" It is available from www.dfordog.co.uk <br />Good luck<br />Caroline and Tala xCarolinenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7008632143615292951.post-13247840037481798712011-11-09T07:30:53.410-08:002011-11-09T07:30:53.410-08:00I am sorry to hear about Alfie. I completely agre...I am sorry to hear about Alfie. I completely agree with pawsitivelytraining, my dog Lucky was blind due to cataracts and also went a bit deaf in her old age but she never bumped into anything and was still confident with getting about. All the best to you both.Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03161614711537239489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7008632143615292951.post-71899000778003201582011-11-04T04:48:09.293-07:002011-11-04T04:48:09.293-07:00Absolutely nothing!
As his sight fades, his other...Absolutely nothing!<br /><br />As his sight fades, his other senses will take over. I've been taught this by a friends recently adopted dog. He is the result of a merle-to-merle mating, is completely deaf, and before adoption had one eye removed due to a burst ulcer. His remaining eye was thought to have Collie Eye Anomaly (CEA), but was recently found to be completely non-functioning. Never the less, Bear manages more than adequately to get himself around his environment, very rarely does he bump into things, and you're just as likely to find him jumping on a counter top and getting into mischief as any other dog.<br /><br />The only thing you will need to do to help Alfie, is to move furniture etc very little - he already has the knowledge he needs otherwise.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com