My Shih Tzu is almost 3 months and he has crystal blue eyes. Is this normal or very rare? Everyone keeps telling me how unique he is when i take him out. Other Shih Tzu owners, Pet store employers, Groomers and the Vet all said that they have never seen a Shih Tzu with blue eyes before.Will his eye color change or will it stay the same.
2007-03-05 12:05:13 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous 2 in Pets ➔ Dogs
I got my Shih Tzu when she was 3 months old, and her eyes were dark brown. She is now 15, and started to get cataracts this year, which is a blue haze covering the brown.
She can see fine some days, and sometimes can't hardly see a thing and runs into stuff.
But I wouldn't go by the eye color as others have replied stating that he will go blind. Some dogs go blind, some don't. Depends on their hereditary also.
Just like humans, some get cataracts, some don't. I don't believe that the eye color has anything to do with it.
2007-03-05 21:50:25 · answer #1 · answered by upland1969 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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My Shih Tzu is almost 3 months and he has crystal blue eyes. Is this normal or very rare? Everyone keeps telling me how unique he is when i take him out. Other Shih Tzu owners, Pet store employers, Groomers and the Vet all said that they have never seen a Shih Tzu with blue eyes before.Will his eye...
2015-08-06 04:39:45 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They do sometimes have a sort of blue glaze on there eyes as puppies which does go as they get older, but i have never seen a shih-tzu with crystal blue eyes?????
If you look at the breed standard they are to be dark brown.
Maybe it is mixed with another breed?
2007-03-05 19:55:01 · answer #3 · answered by sassym 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not so sure about puppies but just rescued a 1 yr old ShihTzu. She is blind in 1 eye (eye has turned white) and the other eye is a beautiful blue but also turning white. Her vision is impaired in this eye too. However, I don't know if this is the same with all blue eyes. Ask your vet to check the pup out.
BTW my other Shih Tzu has brown eyes.
2007-03-05 17:34:56 · answer #4 · answered by Catherine P 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i have a shih tzu and their eyes are suppose to be dark but you r dog might become blind I think you should go to the vet and ask if it is normal for him to have the crystal blue eyes
2007-03-05 12:27:44 · answer #5 · answered by *jenny! 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my Shih Tzus eyes in certain lights look like crystals, beautiful but only in certain lights. They have been like that since they were puppies.
2014-04-12 14:37:08 · answer #6 · answered by pam 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
From what I know, like cats and horses, animals with blue eyes usually become blind later in life. I think the normal eye color is brown. And, this may not be any help at all, it may or may not change color. I'm leaning towards 'no' though.
Sorry for my uncertainty
2007-03-05 12:13:47 · answer #7 · answered by Ziggy Stardust 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
shih tzu are suppose to have dark eyes so I would go ask your vet??? go to akc.com and look about shih tzu and it will tell ya
2007-03-05 12:11:12 · answer #8 · answered by Melissa H 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
blue eyes in shih tzus are not abnormal, but it is considered a fault, which means its not unique but its not supposed to be that way, im a dog groomer, and i have seen them with one blue eye, marbled eyes (part brown part blue) and two blue eyes
so i wouldnt worry and i doubt highly that he will go blind but they will not change to brown
2007-03-05 14:46:17 · answer #9 · answered by drezdogge 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes that's normal, just like a birth mark. But could cause some earlier ageing signs of blindness.
2007-03-05 12:08:02 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋