Senior Pet Tip #3 Dealing With Sight and Hearing Loss

Senior Pet Tip On Dealing With Sight and Hearing Loss

Listen to this senior pet tip

"Be aware of sight and hearing loss. Don’t drastically rearrange rooms and furniture. Your pet has probably learned to navigate his/her environment quite well and sudden changes can lead to fear and confusion. When approaching your older pet make sure they can see or hear you coming. A pet with sight or hearing loss can become very startled by an unexpected touch. Clapping your hands or making some other loud noise will alert pets of your approach. The vibrations from walking heavy-footed can also help alert them that someone is coming."

Even clapping our hands seems to have lost its effectiveness with our dog Doodle. She still sees ok for now, so we use hand gestures to signal her to follow us on walks... One thing we noticed is her sensitivity to bright sunlight. I think her glaucoma is making things a bit too bright for her when in full sun. Could be time to try out doggie sunglasses. Although she hates having her face touched...

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