I dont know what to do? 
Life or death here :/?
My dog is a toy poodle, around 7 years old. Most poodles are born with hereditary diseases, and they dont show until 5-7 years of age.
Well my dog has just started experiencing them. He had a seizure, and he has pretty much gone blind. He was in the post-ictal stage. But at the moment he is just really exhausted from pacing and being very restless yesterday.
Im not sure if he is really in pain, and if he lives he probably wont get his sight back, and he will probably have seizures here and there.
Should we let him live? What would you do? Its not deadly so I dont know :/
Are you kidding? We took him to like 5 different vets.
And yes, it is actually true that most poodles, are born with hereditary diseases. And they have a later onset, between 5-7. Something many books and vets have told us.
Anyways. All Im asking is. Would you let your dog live if he had become blind and you would know that sometime in the future he will without a doubt have another seizure.
Have you had him to the vet? Many dogs can live very well with epilepsy if they are given the correct medication,and the blindness may be a temporary thing.Even if it isn’t,dogs adjust to blindness much better than us humans do. I had a dog who had epilepsy from the age of 12 weeks and she lived to be nearly 14.The seizures could be really bad at times,but in between,she was one of the happiest dogs I’ve ever had,and I wouldn’t have dreamt of putting her down.She took phenobarbital and potassium bromide,and I had injectable Valium for when she would have a really bad one.You should have the dog evaluated and try medication first IMO.Your dog is still relatively young,and medication could give him another 7 years of quality life.
Edit: I also had a blind beagle mix when I was a kid,and he got away from us and was lost for three days and yet he found his way home – with his nose! Dogs are marvels and do quite well when they lose their sight,as their wonderful sense of smell makes up for it.
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