Does anyone have a blind yorkie?
 

My poor Paris is recently dignosed as losing his vision, only being able to see shadows right now. I would like to be in contact with anyone in this same situation, to share ideas and tips.

I'm sorry to hear that. :( I have not had any experience with this myself, but I'm bumping this thread up so more people will see it. I have heard though, that yorkies adapt very well to losing their sight and hearing.

My yorkie isn't, but my golden retriever who passed away last spring was pretty much blind and could barely hear.

She was easily startled as a result but other than that she did amazing. It's amazing how well dogs adapt to their situations. :)

I have a friend who has a blind yorkie. I don't think she reads this blog but I'll forward it and see if she responds. Good luck,

My yorkie babies are not, but their elder 13 yr old pek sister is blind. Pek's eyes don't tear well, so she had problems right off the bat. At 13, she is blind, has bad allergies, heart murmer, beginning to leak a little, and very stiff back legs. They do adjust well, but this year has been difficult for her. She can no longer go out the doggie door or gage where she is. There is a one-inch step off my back porch to the pool deck. She can no longer find it and just jumps in the air and misses/falls. We have always had a pool and she has fallen in twice so far (thank goodness I was close by). I rearrange my flowers in the back yard and she tripped over the edging and fell in the dirt (had just washed her). She has gotten lost under tables (doesn't know how to find her way out). When she shakes, she falls over. Poor thing. My advice is to try everything the same. Try not to rearrange much and keep an eye on her. Good luck!

Jax is blind due to cataracts from diabetes. He does very well getting around.

My westie is missing one eye and has an inoperable cataract on the remaining eye. He can see shadows [barely] and light and dark.... I used to work with blind children and put several tactics used there in place:

Don't change perfume.... use a different smell for each room... don't move the furniture OR when you do; put him on a very short lead and walk him around the room a few times... then a looser lead progressively until he can dodge the furniture... put something across the doorway to denote the change in rooms[change from lino to carpet works well]....have two blankets that carry their smell- so when you launder their bed... it still smells like home- the same for the sofa/your bed when you clean the sofa/change bed sheets... use the same bows for feedingl[a highly reflective bowl is most useful as it picks up changes between dark and light and the sparkles are a great mind-exerciser.... ALWAYS walk on a short lead- NEVER off the lead if it's a large or un-known place.... Be wary around other dogs- they will often attack a 'weaker' dog [this is what happened to odin with his cataracts].... put a reflective collar/coat on them when out as people need to see them to dodge them as the blind dog can't dodge them.... I tend to wear a necklace with a cat bell on; so that my dog always knows where I am [unfortunately I can't sneak up on pigeons now]... and if you are going somewhere dark wear LIGHT clothes... somewhere bright wear DARK.... dogs who can see shadows/ tell dark from light are more likely to see you then... also always warn them when you are going to pet them- it can startle them... Also keep to the same food- strangely I have found my dog unwilling to eat unknown food as he can't see it- he wasn't so fussy when he could see...

Oh thank you all for responding. I am having a time adjusting but Paris seems just fine. He seems to be able to get around better in the daylight than in the dark. The vet said he can probably see shadows. He got stuck way out in the corner of the yard last night and I had to go find him. Poor thing.