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Why would a puppy be blind?

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Throw a cotton ball in front of his face, if he looks at it then he has vision, if he does not look at it, then he is blind.

Use a cotton ball because he will not be able to hear it hit the ground.

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There are many reasons that can cause blindness in puppies. Puppies can have a genetic disposition to being blind or they could have occurred an injury that damaged the eye and caused blindness. There could have been problems with the mother that did not allow the puppy to develop properly in the womb as well.

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yes some pups are born with poor eye site bathe there eyes daily in clean cold water not hot because if there is an inffection it could spread use cold and a cotton wool bud hope i helped

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Is your pup bumping into things, or otherwise giving you concern about its eyesight? If so, you really need to see a vet.

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yuup...puppies are born blind and deaf =)

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