suzibunbun
Mama Doe
Can you tell by just looking at their eyes?? I was told my Charlie bun was blind but now I don't think he is as he hurtles round the garden fearlessly =anyone know??
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What Does A Blind Rabbits Eyes Look Like??
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Jack's-Jane
Wise Old Thumper
Depends what the cause of the blindness is. Cataracts, for example, are obvious but something like a retinopathy may not be without the use of an opthalmoscope.
Sorry I can't answer your question.... but just wanted to say that being blind doesn't seem to stop some buns racing fearlessly ... my housebun is like a rocket
loppiesdelight
New Kit
Don't know about bunnies, but I have a few very old piggies that have cataract and the eyes are dull with a blue veil over it.
You can easily see that they don't see anything anymore when you pick them up.
You can easily see that they don't see anything anymore when you pick them up.
MichG
Mama Doe
Blind eyes can look completely normal if the problem is with the retina at the back of the inside of the eye.
The milky/white/blue veil described above is caused by cataracts which cover the lense and cause the animal to go blind, but this is usually very obvious so if you can't see anything then the problem is most likely inside the actual eye so you won't see any difference.
The milky/white/blue veil described above is caused by cataracts which cover the lense and cause the animal to go blind, but this is usually very obvious so if you can't see anything then the problem is most likely inside the actual eye so you won't see any difference.
suzibunbun
Mama Doe
Thanks all - so would a vet have the equipment to check this in a routine check up - is it a straightforward thing for a vet to check (if you know what i mean?)
*lily*
Wise Old Thumper
Yes, Louie had a test when he went for his vaccination. There are, of course, many different reasons for blindness. Neither of Louie's eyes react to light/movement at all and he would have been blind from birth.
