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Originally Posted by Love4Bella  Is this something that is extremely serious? I will do some research on it but I hadn't heard of it before. Is this something that is going to effect her in a negative way the rest of her life? To me I can see something wrong with her eyes in these pictures especially when comparing them to my other yorkies pictures in the same pose. Is this something that a health guarantee will cover or not? |
Hydrocephalus is a condition where fluid collects around the brain. Yes it is serious and severely affected puppies usually die. The condition itself can cause damage to the brain from the pressure.
Looking at those pictures it appears puppy has strabismus. Strabismus is a condition that can affect one eye or both. Simply put..it means the eye does not focus in the correct direction. It can be congential strabismus OR the result of some other neurological condition which affects the part of the brain that coordinates the eyes. It is impossible to know which it would be without knowing any other symptom puppy may have or additional testing.
My daughter...(the non fur kind) had strabismus which was surgerically corrected by shorting the muscles in her eyes at 14 months old. Since the eyes focus in different directions...the brain is receiving two different images and eventually "turns off" the vision in one eye...meaning blind in one eye.
Saying this gently....as much as it is in us to want to rescue an animal...I would not knowingly purchase a sick puppy nor one that came from a puppymill.