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The muscles around the eye that cause the eyelids to close require instruction from the brain to contract and close the eyelids. After a dog is euthanized, the brain no longer sends those instructions to the muscles so they no longer contract and the eyelids fall open. It is normal, and a lack of ability to blink when the eyelids are touched is one good indication that the dog is no longer capable of feeling anything.

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