What eye problems do dogs have?

Some dogs and cats may have eye misfortunes, such as congenital blindness, congenital eye disease and deformity, eye disease and trauma, or eye trauma caused by fighting, and eye aging. .

There are also some eye diseases that cannot be cured, including irreversible retinal degeneration or lesions, glaucoma, inability to undergo anesthesia and eye surgery due to physical conditions, eye tumors, inflammation, etc. Dogs and cats may suffer from these serious eye diseases. Blind due to disease.

Dogs with vision problems need to be taken more seriously

Compared with humans, normal dogs and cats have no better ability to recognize images. Instead, their sense of hearing and smell are much more sensitive than humans. Therefore, the impact of losing vision on dogs and cats is smaller than that on humans. There are many blind dogs and cats that can remember and adapt to their home environment and move freely.

However, because of the loss of vision, they will feel less safe.

At this time, we can do some things to help our pets adapt to difficulties and minimize the decline in quality of life.

How to care for dogs after their vision is weakened

1. Sudden blindness may make the animal become aggressive, frustrated, or timid in the early stages of blindness. At this time, you must approach the animal slowly and call its name softly. After animals adapt to the dark, they become less easily frightened.

2. Blindness caused by many diseases does not cause the animal to feel pain, so there is no need to force it to sleep, nor does it need to undergo euthanasia.

3. Avoid changing the furnishings of furniture and the location of food bowls and water basins. Let it move in a familiar, fixed, and safe environment.

4. Be careful not to let them get close to the stairs to avoid falling.

5. Blind pets also need to be walked for exercise, but attention should be paid to traction to ensure safety. Walk and talk to it at the same time, using your voice and the pull cord to guide it.

6. Keep away debris, shoes, toys, etc. at home. If your pet hits them, they may be injured and lose their way.

7 Blind animals need to exercise more to avoid gaining weight. They can be active in the yard or taken out for a walk. But don't leave it alone outside. And be careful not to let blind animals get caught in traffic jams on the road.

8. Prepare some toys that make sounds or are easily identifiable. Playing with these toys can stimulate the animals to use senses other than vision.

9. Prepare a "blind dog protection cover" for the dog to prevent it from hitting itself.

Causes of dog eye problems

If you have hereditary eye diseases, various eye inflammations, or older dogs and cats, you should also pay attention to eye care:

1. For dogs and cats in the above situation, if the whites of the eyes become red, the eyes become enlarged, there is a lot of secretion, and the eyes are scratched, it means that the eyes of the pet are loved.It starts to hurt and you need to seek medical treatment.

2. Prevent exposure to the sun. Ultraviolet rays will accelerate the aging of the eyes and worsen eye diseases. At the same time, pay attention to isolate sand, dust, particles and strong winds in the air, and use eye drops daily to protect your eyes, prevent eye aging, and worsen eye diseases.

3. Under the guidance of a doctor, you can supplement some vitamins and taurine health products.

Think about how much help guide dogs provide to blind people. If your dog is really visually impaired, I hope you can guide it.