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Replied
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mist42
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05-Nov-2009
08:07
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Hi
Legs
-
yep
its
sad
watching
as
our
pets
grow
old.......my
little
dog
is nearly
11 and
already
showing
signs
of
deafness.
He
is
starting
to
wander
further
away
when
I
let
him
off
his
lead
so
I
have
to
be
extra
vigilant
watching
him
-
as
he
cannot
hear
me
call
him
very
well.
I'm
starting
to
use
a
hand
signal
-
actually
more
a
wave
my
arms
in
the
air
type
of
thing
lol
-
which
he
can
see
and
he'll
respond
to
that
and
come
back
to
me.
Maybe
you
could
try
something
like
that......or
maybe
a
whistle
if
she
is
also
starting
to
wander
off
..
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Replied
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legsinau
on
05-Nov-2009
08:26
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Hi
Mist,
I
noticed
a
few
subtle
changes
in
behaviour
last
week.
I
thought
she
may
be
a
bit
off
colour.
This
girl
is
highly
motivated
by
food
and
normally
the
first
to
greet
me
at
the
back
door
when
she
knows
it's
dinner
time.
Last
few
days
I
have
got
the
bowls
from
outside
taken
them
inside prepared
the
meals put
them
back
outside
waiting
for
her
to
come
and
nothing. I've
had
to
go
looking
for
her.
Very
unusual
and
out
of
character
for
her.
Yesterday
doing
obedience
in
the
back
yard
like
normal,
(I
use
hand
signals
for
the
most
part
anyway)
she
did
everything
perfect
but
when
I
used
voice
commands
she
stood
their
looking
at
me,
while
her
sister
sat
and
dropped.
That's
really
how
I
found
out.
I
suppose
that's
one
good
thing
that
she
does
know
hand
signals
but
no
good
if
she's
not
looking
at
me
LOL
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Replied
by
jesse-grub
on
05-Nov-2009
08:31
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1973367)
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We
had
a
golden
retreiver
who
went
blind.
It
was
a
gradual
thing
but
very
distressing
for
both
the
dog
and
us.
We
had
to
fence
off
certain
parts
of
the
back
yard
and
had
to
be
extra
vigilant
about
closing
the
gates.
She
learnt
by
new
voice
commands
when
she
was
in
danger
or
going
the
wrong
way
etc.
Although
she
became
very
dependant
on
us
for
a
lot
of
things, her
senses
of
smell
and
hearing
became
very
acute
and
was
the
most
excellent
watchdog
out.
We
had
her
for
17
years
before
died
of
old
age.
Start
teaching
her
new
things
to
cope
with
her
deafness.
You
will
find
that
they
will
adapt.
Start
putting
in
a
few
restrictions
as
to
where
she
can
go
and
cannot
go,
fencing
off
the
driveway
so
she
does
not
accidently
get
hit
by
the
care
etc.
This
is
for
her
safety
as
she
wont
be
able
to
hear
noises
she
wont
know
it
could
be
dangerous
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Replied
by
mist42
on
05-Nov-2009
09:56
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1973416)
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Hi
again
-
you
may
be
right
-
maybe
she
is
a
bit
off
colour
Legs
because
her
habit
of
greeting
you
at
the
back
door
isn't
happening
so
much
?
When
you
say
it
is
very
unusual
and
out
of
character
for
her
tends
to
make
me
think
she
could
have
a
different
health
issue
-
being
deaf
wouldn't
change
her
old
habits
(
unless
she
didn't
see
you
).
Maybe
a
simple
vet
check
is
needed
to
rule
out
anything
else...least
it
would
put
your
mind
at
rest......good
luck
with
it
all
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Replied
by
legsinau
on
05-Nov-2009
10:14
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Hi
Mist,
I
have
her
booked
in
for
Tuesday
just
to
check.
She
didn't
see
me
and
I
tried
calling
her
and
she
never
came.
She
was
around
on
the
side
verandah
in
her
bed
but
and
soon
as
she
saw
me
she
came
flying
out
the
back
and
dropped
at
her
bowl
like
normal.
I
just
went
out
the
back
door she
was
lying
in
the
shade
with
her
back
toward
me
only
about
2-3
meters
away,
I
called
her
and
she
didn't
respond.
 So
it's
not
looking
good.
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Replied
by
mist42
on
05-Nov-2009
10:44
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Hi
again
-
great
that
she
is
being
seen
by
a
vet.
Stay
hopeful
because
it
may
just
be
a
simple
case
of
wax
build
up
or
an
inflamed
ear
that
are
easily
treated
Blocked
ear
canals
will
cause
hearing
loss....so
will
middle
or
inner
ear
infections
so
hopefully
it'll
turn
out
to
be
just
that.......
in
the
meantime
give
her
an
extra
hug
from
me
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Replied
by
bulkbabe
on
05-Nov-2009
11:06
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1973510)
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no
need
supposing
get
official
vet
diagnosis
might
be
ear
infection
or
anything
fixable
c&d
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Replied
by
chloecat
on
05-Nov-2009
11:34
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It's
sad
when
they
get
old.
Our
old
dog
-
back
in
SA,
didn't
bring
him
to
Victoria
with
us
as
he
is
my
son's
dog
and
he
was
already
blind
from
a
snake
bite,
He
is
going
deaf
too
:(
Not
totally
at
the
moment
-
it's
more
domestic
deafness
-
hears
what
he
wants
to
hear
lol.
I
worry
about
him
and
get
him
checked
every
time
I
go
home,
but
then
he
is
15
and
like
I
said
survived
a
snake
bite
about
8
years
ago
(bank
account
nearly
didn't
survive
though
lol)
But
apart
from
that
he
is
happy
and
healthy,
nothing
at
all
else
wrong
with
him
:)
Hopefully
it
is
just
a
temporary
loss.
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Replied
by
treasuresforyou
on
05-Nov-2009
11:47
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My
old
girl
now
deceased
was
totally
deaf
and
semi
blind
by
the
time
she
died.
She
coped
very
well
because
she
compensated
with
her
other
senses.
We
never
had
any
issues,
we
just
had
to
be
aware
that
we
couldnt
call
her
-
she'd
respond
better
to
vibrations.
She
knew
the
back
yard
well
and
so
found
her
way
around
easily,
and
we
started
putting
her
on
the
leash
at
the
park
wheras
before
she
could
run
free.
As
they
get
older
they
tend
to
slow
down
so
the
deafness
probably
wont
affect
them
so
much.
The
classic
was
when
she
chased
away
a
robber
-
the
guy
had
taken
the
whole
flyscreen
off
with
his
tools
and
then
we
think
he
must
have
either
made
a
big
vibration
or
stepped
on
the
dog
(she
slept
right
near
that
window
sometimes)
and
suddenly
the
dog
was
up
and
barking
madly...
this
woke
us
all
up
and
we
turned
the
lights
on.
The
robber
must
have
been
terrified,
as
he
would
have
had
no
idea
there
was
a
dog
lol...
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Replied
by
scottygirl
on
05-Nov-2009
12:10
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Our
girl
Ebony
is
14
and
very
deaf,
but
she
still
knows
when
it
is
dinner
time
and
eagerly
hangs
around
the
back
door
for
her
dinner.
One
advantage
for
me
is
I
can
sneak
out
and
do
something
without
her
hearing
me
and
sooking
up
for
a
biscuit.
About
the
only
problem
we
have
had
so
far
is
if
I
walk
up
to
her
and
she
doesn't
see
me,
she
can
get
quite
a
start.
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