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Blindness

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Groovychick1804

Warren Scout
I know this sounds stupid, but how do you know when a rabbit is going blind.

My Netherland dwarf Poppy is now 5 and he is running into stupid things. He has free run of the garden and today he ran into my leg, so I have a feeling he is going blind!!!

He has a slight discolourment in his red eyes when the sun shines on them.

Do you have any advice?
 
If you shine a light on the eye and he is blind it usually goes an opaque bluey coloue you could pop him to the vet and have them check
 
hi

You might be right as I've heard red eyed animals aren't so good with their eyesight - it could just have been too sunny for him to see properly?
What's he like in the house or wherever he normally lives?


Edana and the boys :love:
 
Yeh elve my angora Lavender has red eyes and when it's sunny she can;t see well at all
 
Jack is often running into things too, pretty much always straight in front of him. Rabbits see out to the side rather than the way we do, I think this is why :?: :D.

He always seems aware of things to his sides but never to his front. I've seen him run into my legs, and often the door of his cage. I'm surprised he hasn't injured himself, he runs into things very fast!!

This site is very good, it has information about looking after a blind rabbit and more about signs of blindness, but I think you'd have to get his eyes checked out by a vet to know for sure: http://homepage.mac.com/mattocks/morfz/rabrefs.html#blind

Good luck! :D
 
Hiya,

The best thing is to pop him to the vets as they can have a proper look with a scope. Its worth getting it checked as there are other things rather than just old age that can effect eye sight, for example a side effect of EC can be cateracts forming on the eyes. Five isn't that old for a rabbit, especially a Netherland Dwarf as they are quite long lived breed.

Tam
 
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