My 11 yr. Pomchi went blind March 2020, literally overnight. We have made the best of it. I wear jingle bells on my clothes....held on by a safety pin so she always knows where I am. Luckily I had many throw pillows. I have placed them on the floor covering sharp edges of furniture etc. I use pool noodles on chair legs. She hardly runs into them anymore. She has adapted to her bummer situation. Yes, I’m saddened daily that she can’t see me but she knows I love her and will treat her like a little queen....til the end. ❤️
I have a dog (pit bull/American Stafford who is all muscle and has crazy powerful jaws) who went from Glaucoma to having her eyes taken out in 2021. She has mapped the house and the back yard and can always find the deck stairs to get to the deck to be let inside. She knows where her water is and can go up and down a deck with 15 stairs without any issues. She knows that the words left and right mean. She knows what step up and step down mean. She knows where to be when it is time to eat and goes straight to the kitchen when I say "wanna treat? She loves going for walks and will always stay on the sidewalk except when she takes a couple of steps on to grass.. She is just like any other dog save for the fact that she cannot see and that has not slowed her down a bit
This makes me feel so much better. My doggy recently just got his eye removed, had his other eye removed last year due to glaucoma. Had his eye removed last week and he’s still adjusting. This gives me lots of hope about my baby, love my doggy so much
My dog has just gone fully blind from this also - he seems to be mapping the house and it’s so sad for us! How long did it take for your dog to fully adjust?
In my dog's case, it was due to kidney failure, resulting from prolonged daily use of prescription NSAID pain medication (Carprofin) to treat chronic pain from dual torn CCL's and shoulder injuries. About a month before I had her euthanized, I noticed a bulge in her lower spine that would make a crackling sound when I picked her up (her back end was paralyzed), which the vet instantly recognized as bone cancer, so that was surely causing her discomfort as well. She was just not able to get off of the Carprofin (NSAID)/Gabapentin pain combo that she was on, for the entire 9 months from the time of her initial injuries, to the time of her euthanasia and her kidneys suffered from that, unfortunately. This caused chronic dehydration that I had to give her several sub-q injections each day for, dark/foul smelling urine and, ultimately sudden (overnight) blindness in her right eye. I wish there were more options out there for chronic/severe pain management, other than narcotics and NSAIDs. I tried all the natural stuff, including curcumin, boswelia, fish oil, etc....but none of those things were strong enough to ease her pain and discomfort. R.I.P. Abby girl, daddy loves you!
My beautiful dog is blind she's got cataracts in one eye and glaucoma in the other and this is a picture on my icon with me and her and I love her and she's totally active she's young still she loves a set routine like in the morning I took her for a walk which is her favorite thing to do I throw her her toy down the hall she runs down the hall grabs it runs back to me loves to play that and I love her and I wouldn't have it any other way very intelligent animals
My Dog Bocephus is 20 years old (human years) he has been completely blind since January of this year 2023 about that time we moved into a new apartment it took him a few weeks to map out the new place an he does very well in finding his bed puppy pad and his food and water he is half Pomeranian and half Apple Head Chihuahua he is still playful an has a big appetite and when we are home from work he demands that I carry him around and keeping very close thank you for the video and we appreciate the tips
Thank you Dr. Alex. Our Shih Tzu is 14 years young and unfortunately after a routine teeth cleaning his eyes got infected (I guess they failed to keep his eyes lubricated during the procedure) and he developed ulcers in his eyes. Only one eye was saved. So now we have to help our dog to learn how to function with one eye. We take a lot of pride in keeping our dog healthy, so this was heartbreaking for us to see how much he’s suffered during the recovery post surgery (removal of eye) Thank you for the advice and tips you have provided. Please feel free to let me know if there is anything more we can to to try to help our little guy.
Is excessive drooling linked to SARDS? We noticed our dog was drooling out of her mouth about 2 weeks before the blindness was too much for her to cope. She also only does it when she thinks she’s about to get food. She has never done this before.
My dog does this too , happened before he was diagnosed about 2-3 months ago. Any other symptoms or signs your dog has? Mine now has kidney disease as well along with the sards ...
Mine has gotten injured and he’s went blind within days. He’s an outside dog and is so depressed and it’s breaking my heart. I dk how to help him adjust better. It’s so sad and I can’t get him to a vet to help him.
Thanks Dr Alex for your valuable videos and for taking the time to make them. So far my senior dogs Bigfoot and Arnold can still see good but I have noticed that bigfoot eyes they look a little different it's like Early cataract because the lens seems to look a little more white than before it may be all the pain meds idk. He is on 8 tramadol 50 mg a day and also now six gabapentin three hundred mg a day.. he does seem to be loopy at times and he does stagger like a drunk person but so far he still has good vision.. take care and God bless you 🙏 your biggest fans from across the pond...
A little bit of cloudiness is normal and often has little to know effect on vision thankfully. Both tramadol and gabapentin have wide dose ranges but if Bigfoot is having some side effects as you describe it really is a balance between keeping him comfortable and without these drugs from what you have described I'd worry he wouldn't be. I know he's in good hands with you and your vet
@@OurPetsHealth thanks Dr Alex for helping me out with my dogs Bigfoot and Arnold.. I went to the doctor yesterday because Bigfoot was still having pain and she upped his tramadol from 8 pills a day to 12 pills a day.. that seems risky because I think 8 is the maximum amount for human dosing.. the gabapentin is the one I believe that makes him unsteady and loopy acting because he doesn't seem to understand me at times I have to keep saying the same thing and then he gets it and he will listen. I've noticed for what ever reason now when he and Arnold go for there walks before when he was coming home he would take the short cut and just walk in the grass to get to the house quicker and now he walks down the road and then in the driveway and to the sidewalk and then on in the house idk why he doesn't take the short cut like he always has done for years he actually has a little trail cut in the yard he will cross over from the road and get on the path and then he will turn and walk to the road..idk maybe it's the medicine.. he still knows me and Arnold and he is aware of his surroundings but he does act a little different but he is still very kind and loving and gives the best kissey you ever had.lol..
My dog got a very expensive operation,after a year it just came back,my parents are thinking of putting him out,he’s very very anxious and then he get aggressive,I hope the doctors can help him,we’ll see what happens, if anyone has had the same experience please let me know💕
Do dogs go blind BEFORE they start insulin? I've never heard of any go blind until they START insulin. Do the INSULIN cause the blindness? I'm worried that's the case.
Cataracts are the result of high sugar levels that develop within the eye due to diabetes. Over time (and this can happen very quickly depending on how high the sugar levels are getting) this sugar results in processes that cause the lens to swell and go cloudy. Insulin does not cause cataracts
@@OurPetsHealth seems to me if u r on insulin your numbers shouldn’t be high therefore was it the insulin that caused the highs rollercoaster ride which causes blindness we will never know!!
My 11 yr. Pomchi went blind March 2020, literally overnight. We have made the best of it. I wear jingle bells on my clothes....held on by a safety pin so she always knows where I am. Luckily I had many throw pillows. I have placed them on the floor covering sharp edges of furniture etc. I use pool noodles on chair legs. She hardly runs into them anymore. She has adapted to her bummer situation. Yes, I’m saddened daily that she can’t see me but she knows I love her and will treat her like a little queen....til the end. ❤️
Thanks for sharing your experience. It sounds like you are doing an amazing job
Thanks for your comment.
My dog of 15y went blind in one eye overnight.
Then blind totally 2 weeks ago.
She ate dog food most of her life.
Now she gets bacon-peanut butter- carrot and chicken and cbd casserole
Thanks!
My pleasure, and thank you. I really appreciate the support!
Be patient
Thank you so much for this video!! My chihuahua has just gone blind pretty recently and it helps to have these things confirmed
I have a dog (pit bull/American Stafford who is all muscle and has crazy powerful jaws) who went from Glaucoma to having her eyes taken out in 2021. She has mapped the house and the back yard and can always find the deck stairs to get to the deck to be let inside. She knows where her water is and can go up and down a deck with 15 stairs without any issues. She knows that the words left and right mean. She knows what step up and step down mean. She knows where to be when it is time to eat and goes straight to the kitchen when I say "wanna treat? She loves going for walks and will always stay on the sidewalk except when she takes a couple of steps on to grass.. She is just like any other dog save for the fact that she cannot see and that has not slowed her down a bit
This makes me feel so much better. My doggy recently just got his eye removed, had his other eye removed last year due to glaucoma. Had his eye removed last week and he’s still adjusting. This gives me lots of hope about my baby, love my doggy so much
My dog has just gone fully blind from this also - he seems to be mapping the house and it’s so sad for us! How long did it take for your dog to fully adjust?
In my dog's case, it was due to kidney failure, resulting from prolonged daily use of prescription NSAID pain medication (Carprofin) to treat chronic pain from dual torn CCL's and shoulder injuries. About a month before I had her euthanized, I noticed a bulge in her lower spine that would make a crackling sound when I picked her up (her back end was paralyzed), which the vet instantly recognized as bone cancer, so that was surely causing her discomfort as well. She was just not able to get off of the Carprofin (NSAID)/Gabapentin pain combo that she was on, for the entire 9 months from the time of her initial injuries, to the time of her euthanasia and her kidneys suffered from that, unfortunately. This caused chronic dehydration that I had to give her several sub-q injections each day for, dark/foul smelling urine and, ultimately sudden (overnight) blindness in her right eye. I wish there were more options out there for chronic/severe pain management, other than narcotics and NSAIDs. I tried all the natural stuff, including curcumin, boswelia, fish oil, etc....but none of those things were strong enough to ease her pain and discomfort. R.I.P. Abby girl, daddy loves you!
My beautiful dog is blind she's got cataracts in one eye and glaucoma in the other and this is a picture on my icon with me and her and I love her and she's totally active she's young still she loves a set routine like in the morning I took her for a walk which is her favorite thing to do I throw her her toy down the hall she runs down the hall grabs it runs back to me loves to play that and I love her and I wouldn't have it any other way very intelligent animals
My Dog Bocephus is 20 years old (human years) he has been completely blind since January of this year 2023 about that time we moved into a new apartment it took him a few weeks to map out the new place an he does very well in finding his bed puppy pad and his food and water he is half Pomeranian and half Apple Head Chihuahua he is still playful an has a big appetite and when we are home from work he demands that I carry him around and keeping very close thank you for the video and we appreciate the tips
@@brodybreaux9379 my dog's name is bocephus 💞❤️💜
Thank you Dr. Alex. Our Shih Tzu is 14 years young and unfortunately after a routine teeth cleaning his eyes got infected (I guess they failed to keep his eyes lubricated during the procedure) and he developed ulcers in his eyes. Only one eye was saved. So now we have to help our dog to learn how to function with one eye. We take a lot of pride in keeping our dog healthy, so this was heartbreaking for us to see how much he’s suffered during the recovery post surgery (removal of eye)
Thank you for the advice and tips you have provided. Please feel free to let me know if there is anything more we can to to try to help our little guy.
My dog is 12. She had some teeth removed and went blind. No eye problems before hand.
Keep up the good work doc!
Thanks Daniel, I'll try!
Is excessive drooling linked to SARDS? We noticed our dog was drooling out of her mouth about 2 weeks before the blindness was too much for her to cope. She also only does it when she thinks she’s about to get food. She has never done this before.
My dog does this too , happened before he was diagnosed about 2-3 months ago. Any other symptoms or signs your dog has? Mine now has kidney disease as well along with the sards ...
Mine has gotten injured and he’s went blind within days. He’s an outside dog and is so depressed and it’s breaking my heart. I dk how to help him adjust better. It’s so sad and I can’t get him to a vet to help him.
One if my dog's SARDS symptoms is loss if smell...so difficult
5ks too much for a 14 year old dog. Seriously to all vets. There got to be a better price for old dogs. It's more expensive than a human surgery.
Thanks Dr Alex for your valuable videos and for taking the time to make them. So far my senior dogs Bigfoot and Arnold can still see good but I have noticed that bigfoot eyes they look a little different it's like Early cataract because the lens seems to look a little more white than before it may be all the pain meds idk. He is on 8 tramadol 50 mg a day and also now six gabapentin three hundred mg a day.. he does seem to be loopy at times and he does stagger like a drunk person but so far he still has good vision.. take care and God bless you 🙏 your biggest fans from across the pond...
A little bit of cloudiness is normal and often has little to know effect on vision thankfully. Both tramadol and gabapentin have wide dose ranges but if Bigfoot is having some side effects as you describe it really is a balance between keeping him comfortable and without these drugs from what you have described I'd worry he wouldn't be. I know he's in good hands with you and your vet
@@OurPetsHealth thanks Dr Alex for helping me out with my dogs Bigfoot and Arnold.. I went to the doctor yesterday because Bigfoot was still having pain and she upped his tramadol from 8 pills a day to 12 pills a day.. that seems risky because I think 8 is the maximum amount for human dosing.. the gabapentin is the one I believe that makes him unsteady and loopy acting because he doesn't seem to understand me at times I have to keep saying the same thing and then he gets it and he will listen. I've noticed for what ever reason now when he and Arnold go for there walks before when he was coming home he would take the short cut and just walk in the grass to get to the house quicker and now he walks down the road and then in the driveway and to the sidewalk and then on in the house idk why he doesn't take the short cut like he always has done for years he actually has a little trail cut in the yard he will cross over from the road and get on the path and then he will turn and walk to the road..idk maybe it's the medicine.. he still knows me and Arnold and he is aware of his surroundings but he does act a little different but he is still very kind and loving and gives the best kissey you ever had.lol..
My dog got a very expensive operation,after a year it just came back,my parents are thinking of putting him out,he’s very very anxious and then he get aggressive,I hope the doctors can help him,we’ll see what happens, if anyone has had the same experience please let me know💕
Who thought of Jon Jones wen the salt comment was mentioned 🤔. 😆🤣
My dog's noes is sneezing snot is it ok
I've a video about runny noses here - ua-cam.com/video/T9Xcyt6NNRU/v-deo.html
Do dogs go blind BEFORE they start insulin? I've never heard of any go blind until they START insulin. Do the INSULIN cause the blindness? I'm worried that's the case.
Cataracts are the result of high sugar levels that develop within the eye due to diabetes. Over time (and this can happen very quickly depending on how high the sugar levels are getting) this sugar results in processes that cause the lens to swell and go cloudy. Insulin does not cause cataracts
@@OurPetsHealth seems to me if u r on insulin your numbers shouldn’t be high therefore was it the insulin that caused the highs rollercoaster ride which causes blindness we will never know!!
your always to late how come?