Dog care, symptoms, health issues, and dog health advocacy from an owner's perspective. In loving memory of Jasmine.
The most common cause of corneal ulceration is trauma. Because of their protruding eyes, Chihuahuas are one of the breeds particularly prone to eye issues and injuries. Maximus is a five-year-old Chihuahua. Because of the anatomy of his skull, his eyes were vulnerable to problems. He already lost sight in one eye, when his mom noticed a strange spot in the…
Potential causes of cloudy eyes in dogs are mostly of the scary kind. Noticing cloudy appearance in your dog’s eyes is scary. Is my dog losing their sight? Is it cataracts? I’d rather rush to a vet thinking my dog is having cataracts and find out it is nuclear sclerosis than figure it’s nuclear sclerosis and leave my dog hanging.…
Most diabetic dogs develop cataracts and go blind. Normally, the lens of the eye absorbs glucose it need from fluids in the eye. Excess glucose in the fluid is converted to other forms. With too much sugar present, these converted forms draw water into the lens, disrupting clarity. Eventually the lens become opaque. More information: Cataracts in Diabetic Dogs Thank…