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We have had the news that Smiffy our 2 year old (on Boxing Day) Jack Russell is going to be totally blind in a few months. It is something that he has had since birth, and there would have been nothing we could have done about it.
Ahhh I'm sorry to hear that he is so young. We have a Border Collie and I suspect she is starting to loose her sight. She was diagnosed with diabetes 4 years ago and has been insulin dependant since, so it's to be expected.
The vet tells us we will be amazed how she will adapt. I hope so as the thought of it breaks my heart.
Sorry to hear that Chas but I am sure he will adapt quite well, i've had yorkie's go blind and they manage quite well you do have to help them in and out of the van though and make sure you have something to stop them falling out also where hills are they tend to fall down them at times.
As Smiffy is quite young I would start trying to teach him sounds like clapping you hands when you want him or whistling.
As I mentioned on the thread about the deaf pup, your pet does not see blindness or deafness as a disability. An inconvenience perhaps but there is no "what if" with animals - they just get on with life and have remarkable ways to adapt without the regrets we have.
Your Smiffy looks a bundle of cheeky fun and this will not change if you learn to adapt with him.
Friends of ours had a female cat called Smiffy - lived to 24 years of age - ended up deaf and nearly blind, but loved her food and comfort (slept in the airing cupboard) until the end. Perhaps the name is a good omen
Sue
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Sorry to read about cheeky looking smiffy.
Our two 14 years old shelties are virtually deaf and blind but not so dumb. They know where all the furniture, steps in the garden are and get round fine.
Their sense of smell is 100 %. too.
best of luck with smiffy.
dave p
______________________________________________________________ I never wish anyone dead, but I do take pleasure in reading some obituaries
Our old dog (10) is blind and she is very good around the house and garden and on our local walks where she knows the area, and I talk to her all the time so she knows where I am. I have to watch out for trees, lamp posts and walls - I forget sometimes and feel very guilty when she bumps into them. But you should see her run when she hears Trevor, a fellow dog walker who always feeds her (she's a lab, say no more!!)
When we are away I keep her on the lead otherwise she finds it a bit difficult
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