My dog is a middle aged pitbull that is mostly blind. Her surgey is not affordaable what should i do?

Question

We love her very much but she bumps into everything and i dont want to let her go. Shes a really nice dog and we all love her very much and she loves us. her eyes are bad and we cant do anything but surgery but its too expensive. What should i do?

Answer 1

I would not let any of my dogs go because of failing eyes. Love her like you say you do and adapt to the problem just as she most certainly will . Why not seek out other owners and have a benefit or seek out donations. Blind Billy was a famous APBT, thank goodness he was`nt cast aside.

Answer 2

If she lives inside; my first suggestion is don't move things around and let her get used to the layout. Then she will stop bumping into things. If this is truly her only issue, blindness, I don't think I would put her down. She can get along fine, if she is a house dog.

I don't think that I would put a blind dog outdoors to live. Just too much stuff can happen to the dog. So, if she is an outside dog, I would put her down. It would just be unfair otherwise.

Answer 3

Just cause she's going blind is not a reason to put her down. We had a blind chow. It's not that hard to deal with. Yes she will run into things but she'll learn where everything is. Just don't change the furniture around or make any big changes without walking her through it. To get her attention, talk or hit your hand on the floor...she will feel the vibration of your hand hitting the floor & come to you...she's blind not deaf yet.

Answer 4

Well, at this point it is a quality of life issue. Does your dog still act happy? If she seems to still enjoy life, don't worry about surgery. It's not important. If she's not happy then you should probably consider euthanasia. It's humane and will put her out of her misery. Just remember, if she's not suffering then it's OK to hold on to her, even though she's blind.

Answer 5

If being blind is all that is wrong with her, give her some time to adjust, I've had 2 that went blind and adjusted.They died of old age later on.Help her to learn where things are, and don't move them around,the furniture for example. Place different scents in different rooms,and rugs, she can learn where she is that way... look up some websites that deal with this, they can help too.

Answer 6

I don't believe that just because a dog is blind that they are suffering. From experience, if you provide a safe environment, in your home or yard the blind dogs get used to their surroundings and do well, navigating furniture, fences etc. They even do well walking on a leash.

Answer 7

Blindness is not that big a deal to a dog. Just don't move the furniture and don't leave stuff lying around for her to bump into - she'll adapt just fine. There is no need to put her to sleep or give her away.

See these websites for help:

http://www.blinddogs.com/
http://home.gci.net/~divs/assisted/blind_dog.html
http://www.petcarebooks.com/
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0967225302/104-0801885-7973528?v=glance&n=283155

Answer 8

if you love her that much get the surgery!! Try the human society for help they might be able to shoulder some of the cost if you plead your case. But if is to exspensive to help her I say put her down rather than leave her in misery the human society can help with that too.

Answer 9

You could do a local fundraiser, with leftover benefits going towards your local animal shelter... getting students in a high/middle school would make raising money a lot easier and would be done quicker... you could also ask the vet if they could take the pay in installments.

Answer 10

You'll know when you have to make the decision. You will only be able to watch her suffering for so long-then you'll know. It took me 3 months with my dog, till I realized I was keeping her alive and in pain and suffering because I was too selfish to let her go. You'll do the right thing.