Dog suddenly blind with swollen eyes? What to do next for my pet?

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My dog went blind suddenly one day while we were outside she came running at me in a panic with panting and a blank stare on her face and it’s been about a week she’s been to a vet and they gave me a pointman for eyes but I have no change her eyes still looks swollen I think it may of been here or it may have been a tick or a cat and I’m not real sure but she seems to be almost totally blind very little reaction around the sides of her vision what else can I do. Pet's info: Dog | Lhasa Apso | Female | spayed | 13 years and 7 months old | 18.5 lbs

Andrea M. Brodie, DVM · Accepted Answer

Should the eye ointment not make a difference in his loss of vision, I suggest you take Izzy back to the vet for a recheck. there are quite a few causes of blindness possible. Ask your vet about testing for tick diseases. we do sometimes see dogs with an ehrlichia canis infection that temporarily go blind. It also may be that she was slowly going blind over the past few years and now finally is totally blind and you just did not notice it before. THis is difficult, but dogs are great. They can get used to being blind easily, and have a few more senses with which they can "see".

Dog suddenly blind with swollen eyes? What to do next for my pet?

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