Blind Dog Anxiety

Clinical signs of dog anxiety and fear.

Blind dog anxiety.

Blind dogs will compensate by using other senses like hearing smell and touch. They are both survival mechanisms and don t have any reflection on a dog s intelligence or goodness. How to help your blind dog maintain composure. I would talk to a vet about what you can do for anxiety.

If you dog has been diagnosed as blind don t worry. Woofipedia recently ran an article on old dogs and some readers responded that one of the biggest age related challenges is dealing with a dog who has gone blind. Because that is the main problem he doesn t just know. Anyone that says an old dog can t learn new tricks never met our dog.

With separation anxiety a dog that s left alone for a period of time exhibits anxiety or excessive distress behaviors. Blind or not your pet picks up on your emotions. The proper place for a crate. Some dogs become fearful or aggressive while others struggle to get used to their new normal.

If your dog s capacity of vision is reduced it is better if you keep the light turned on in your dog s room as the shadows of some objects may seem spooky to your dog during the night. Teach the dog to navigate the. Get your dog used to being outside the home. Install some led night lights in your dog s room to keep them turned on the whole night.

There are many reasons why dogs. I would also look at resources on how to deal with a dog adapting to its blindness. Separation anxiety is the most common specific anxiety in companion dogs. He learned plenty of new.

If indeed a dog responds to blindness as though it was an attacker he may try to fight. It broke my heart to see our dog so down and as. Your dog will adapt to his new lifestyle. If your dog was a dominant aggressive dog before the blindness this may become more apparent now.