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deaf and blind boy

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Jaysmumagain:
Having worked with people who have through illness suddenly lost there senses ie speech mainly...we looked to use the other sense to communicate.

I wonder if with time Murray stress with lessen as he adapts.  With cockers it is there sense of smell which is major hence there use as drug dogs so maybe involving more use of his senses may help.  Maybe getting him to sniff you hand more often then a gentle pat on the head, or a small treat in your hand or lowering your hand to his nose more as you walk him or around the house.

My boy is 15 next month and his sight is not good and he is partially deaf  and certainly not as agile, but you would be amazed how his sense of smell is -plus his timing too, if the oven door open when cooking the sleeping dog is up and sniffing, he never misses a trick.

I do hope Murray stress lessens and I hope you find some way to reassure your boy.

bizzylizzy:

--- Quote from: Jaysmumagain on October 08, 2022, 09:27:37 AM ---Having worked with people who have through illness suddenly lost there senses ie speech mainly...we looked to use the other sense to communicate.

I wonder if with time Murray stress with lessen as he adapts.  With cockers it is there sense of smell which is major hence there use as drug dogs so maybe involving more use of his senses may help.  Maybe getting him to sniff you hand more often then a gentle pat on the head, or a small treat in your hand or lowering your hand to his nose more as you walk him or around the house.

My boy is 15 next month and his sight is not good and he is partially deaf  and certainly not as agile, but you would be amazed how his sense of smell is -plus his timing too, if the oven door open when cooking the sleeping dog is up and sniffing, he never misses a trick.

I do hope Murray stress lessens and I hope you find some way to reassure your boy.

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That sounds like an excellent idea! I do a lot of nose work with Humphrey since his back op as an alternative to long walks and it never fails to amaze me how reliable their sense of smell is.
Certainly worth a try I would think. :luv:

revis:
Thank you again for the suggestion about sense of smell.His sense of smell is v good he sniffs a treat from a distance and was excited tonight with his dinner coming he normally goes wild with it so it was good to see that tonight.I just keep hoping that some sight will return when the ulcer goes.He is such a dear boy who has had such a hard time before I got him.

ejp:
This is probably a bit of a stupid idea, but could you use mats at doorways so he has something to help him identify where he is?  Hope he gets some sight back, poor lad.

ollie nathan's mum:
I joined a Facebook page a few years ago when my Ollie went blind, it was called something like “ living with a blind dog” there was lots of great advice on there and yes people had deaf and blind dogs.

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