Is my puppy going blind?

by George
(Maryland)

My puppy is almost 3 months, his right eyes is glazed over and seems to have a blue coloring at the bottom of the pupil.

I noticed it today but my mother had said she thought something wasn't right a couple days ago. I thought he was just tired or had allergies.

The eye also looks like its going crossed. The soonest I could get him an appointment is next friday. Today is Saturday. What could this be and should I be highly alarmed?




Hi George
It sounds as though your puppy may have damaged his eye. This can happen fairly easily, if for example he get's poked in the eye by stick while nosing around, or gets dirt/grit in his eye which scratches the surface.

The blue color you notice may be damage to the cornea. I'm not sure about the 'crossing' of his eye though, that could be something different, or maybe just an illusion due to the different 'look' of this eye.

This kind of damage can set up infection, which left untreated could lead to blindness. I would strongly suggest that you try to get an appointment as soon as possible, rather than wait a week, it's much better to get things treated early as that gives the best chance for a full recovery.

Best of luck, hope he's doing better soon.