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My dog's eyes are cloudy, she's bumping into things. Is it cataracts?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed | Female | 6 years and 9 months old | 9.91 lbs

Is this katarata(cataract)? Is my dog gonna die? Should i buy my dog a medicine/s? If so. What medicine? Im just panicing about this all the timw because she always hit some stuff when we walk

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Answered By David Elbeze, DVM, MRCVS

Veterinarian

Published on December 22nd, 2017

This could possibly be cataract but there are many other eye diseases that could cause the eyes to look like this. she is not going to die but she needs to be seen by a vet ASAP in order to diagnose the eye condition properly and then treat it so she can see well again.

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    Answered By David Elbeze, DVM, MRCVS

    Veterinarian

    Published on April 26th, 2017

    Cloudy eyes is usually a sign of an eye condition, it could be due to an infection or degeneration of the retina. you should take them to the vet ASAP, eye conditions that are left untreated may be irreversible.

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    Answered By Jennifer Summerfield, DVM CPDT-KA

    Veterinarian, Certified Dog Trainer

    Published on October 31st, 2020

    Poor Juice! I agree that the sudden onset is definitely concerning. It's hard to see exactly what's going on from the photos (eye problems are really hard to see in pics, because a lot of times the things we're looking for are really subtle!), but I would be concerned that he may have a severe corneal ulcer or other injury to the eye, or may have something like acute onset glaucoma which can also cause cloudiness to happen quickly. Eye problems like this can be serious and are often time-sensitive as far as getting treatment started in order to try and preserve vision in the affected eye, so I would recommend taking him to see a vet today. If your regular vet doesn't have Saturday hours, then I would take him to your nearest emergency clinic to be seen.

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    Answered By Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS

    Veterinarian

    Published on November 8th, 2016

    It sounds like Liberty has an eye infection, may have suffered trauma to the eye, or she could have cataracts or glaucoma. Any eye problems should be considered an emergency, so I would take her into a vet now. Leaving eye problems untreated can lead to vision loss. The vet can determine what is causing her eye to have these symptoms, and how best to treat it.

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