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How To Care For A Blind Dog

Taking care of a blind dog may require making some changes, but is not as difficult as you may think.

Before taking on the care of a blind dog or even if your dog is gradually losing its sight, decide where you want to place your furniture. At first your dog may bump into things, but eventually it will learn the setup and walk about your house as if sighted. However, be aware if you make changes your blind dog needs time to adjust.

Try not to leave things like toys lying on the floor that will injure your dog or disrupt its pathway.

Staircases should have a barrier to prevent accidents.

If you have to go out and leave your dog alone for any length of time, it might be a good idea to put your dog in its kennel. This will give your dog a sense of security when you are not home. You’ll worry less too.

Your garden/yard must be fenced and should be kept free of obstacles as well. Any outdoor furniture should remain in place. Garden tools should be put away where your dog won’t stumble on them and injure itself.

Pools are especially dangerous places for blind dogs. Pools should be fenced in and the gate locked unless you are there to supervise. This holds true for sighted dogs too. Dogs know how to swim, but blind dogs have difficulty with direction and can panic and easily drown before finding an escape route.

Your blind dog (or any pet) should not be left outdoors without supervision for long periods of time.

You can train your blind dog using your voice and using touch methods.

Caring for a blind dog is really not difficult, especially when you add tons of love given and received.

Just a note: My mother has a 16 year old blind dog that gets around my house and fenced in garden with no problems. Visitors aren’t even aware that she is blind.

Caring for a blind cat has similar challenges.

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What can we do to help a blind dog accept a new dog in the house?

We have a blind 8 year old Cocker Spaniel mix that didn’t get along well with other dogs before he went blind. Now he does not like to be around other dogs at all. Due to an emergency we are pet sitting a very friendly 2 year old dog. She is not bothered by the older dog, but he will not accept her. We let her wander the house when he is in a bedroom or outside with the hope he will get used to her smell, but he lunges at her if we try to put them in the same room. (We always have them on leashes so we can pull him back.) It’s a lot of work to keep them seperated and we will have her for several more weeks. Any suggestions?

Keep them apart unless you are walking them. And walk them often. Keep the leashes short with the dogs right next to you. They will become use to each other as they walk. Your dog is frightened of the intruder and a bit territorial. Give him time. It is his house.

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