I've posted in the past about my border terrier, 10yrs, who had appeared to have one eye bigger than the other. She's been to vet several times who have said there is nothing wrong and her eyes are fine.
Over the past weeks I have known she has lost the sight in that eye and I suspect the other eye is affected. She still seems to have restricted sight in that eye.
I had her at the vet again yesterday and after extensive examination the vet agreed  Millie only had about 10-15 % vision but in no pain, pressures are normal, and there are no cataracts. Scans were normal.
The vet, who I must say is a good one in my opinion,  is willing to refer but as she said it won't get Millie s sight back, and all I should get out of it is a diagnosis and a very big bill. That sounds awful I know but my last dog had GME and after a £10.000 bill the dog died anyway. I swore then I would never go down the referral route again.
I'm heartbroken. I just can't decide the best course of action. I don t have unlimited funds, i wish i did. Ifeel so,so sorry for her.
Sorry for the ,long rant.

i am so sorry . thats a horrible situation.   I fully understand about the referral too- it won't bring back her sight.    as long as she is comfortable and happy thats all that matters

Don't be heartbroken!  I owned a Toy Poodle who lost his sight, many years ago.  I started his training in fields where he could come to no harm.  He could hear me running, he knew where I was.  Dogs don't resent the loss of sight like we would.  They get on with it.

I eventually had my boy trained so well that I could walk round town with him.  I always used the term care - ful when we came to a step.  I lived in town at the time and eventually bought the house I'd always wanted with huge outside space for my dogs.  A neighbour told me that I was cruel to move a blind dog.  On the very first day he went to the fence.  Used that to guide himself round the whole perimeter.  He didn't take long before he was racing round the place, and he was a pretty old dog by then, so did well.

Please don't pass on your anxiety to your precious dog.

As said, the first sense of the dog is smell - from the moment of birth to their last breath.   So if by chance they lose sight at some point, it's not a total disaster, as it might be for us.  Provided you make allowances for them being unsighted it's amazing how well they do usually manage even if the loss is sudden.   It's being pain-free that matters.

Sorry to hear about your dog. Do not be disheartened. You will be amazed at how well dogs deal with sight loss. In the mean time, there is a lot of help and advice out there. Check this out: Caring for a blind dog.

I'm so sorry for you but please don't be too disheartened, our last hound lost his sight due to ulcers & most of his hearing for some years.
It was the lack of hearing that caused most problems if any, I'd always imagined (stupidly) that it was like turning the volume down but no it was certain pitches, so sudden sharp sounds came as a surprise & he'd react. He adapted so well & those who didn't know him didn't even realise, dogs cope much better than we would do.
There was little we could do, lubricating drops kept him comfortable, we didn't move any furniture & life when on much as normal.

When I was a child in the seventies there was a woman my mother told me about, that she was a farmer's daughter and wife and when a young dog went blind(God only knows with what the era of the dog is blind but we don't try to find out why) she had another of similar age and size that when they left the farm yard she used a hound couple on both dogs wearing flat buckled leather collars basically making a guide dog of the other one. On home ground he was fine outside he needed help

Hi All,
I would just like to thank those that replied.  Your comments have made me feel more positive.
My girl has seen me through serious health problems and relevant treatment when there have been days I felt like giving up, but because of her I keep going , and I think this is the reason we've formed a rather special bond, and why she means so very much to me.
Again my thanks. x