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Originally Posted by Yorkie24U  Lacey is amazing !! Gosh, all that worrying on my part and Lacey is doing so well adapting to her blindness. I've calmed down and let her go ahead and learn what she has to do to adjust. We don't have any steps so thats a good thing, only a small house of which she navigates pretty well. I feel so bad tho when sometimes she goes the wrong way and walking into a door or wall. She goes about sniffing her way around and has come out of her shell of sleeping all day. She finds her food, bed and puppy pads ok, so her adjustment is slow and thats a good thing. Just wanted to update here. I'm in the process of getting her set up with an halo, which is like a white walking cane for a blind person. It will give her more confidence to move around. Thanks for your warm wishes and prayers.
Dot proud mom of
Lacey - with PRA Progressive Retina Atrophy
Lindsey-one eye removed due to Glaucoma |
They do adjust quickly! I have two pups who are losing their site. One, my George, due to inoperable cataracts....the other is my foster, Gizmo, who has PRA. His owner surrendered him and did not mention anything about his sight being impaired. He was very scared and would nip at me and the pups in my house. Now, that I know what is wrong, I say his name before approaching or touching him and he is doing so much better. Poor baby had to relearn a new environment....now I worry about what will happen if/when someone wants to adopt him.
It is heartbreaking to see them bump into things, but once they do it, they usually adjust and don't bump into the same thing. They just need to learn. The best we can do is to make sure there are no safety hazards.
I had purchased an adorable table at Pier 1 recently and did not think...it had leaves and birds on the base. When I got it home it occurred to me that a pup with no or decreased vision could hurt himself on the points of the leaves. Sort of like baby proofing the house.
I am happy to hear that your Lacey is adjusting well.
