Blind dog "looking" up?
My beautiful 4 year old boston terrier/pug mix was born blind and we were happy to adopt her as such. We have not had to bring her to a specialist, but her Vet is very impressed she has been able to keep her eyes intact these past few years. She has a condition that causes the internal area of her eyes to swell--causing redness and bulging. She has some eye drops that I believe are an anti-inflammatory that we use from time to time.
We've been noticing lately that in certain scenarios she points her nose and eyes up in the air--Like when she smells something yummy. Lately I've noticed her doing it when she is being spoken to or she is alerted by a noise.
I had the theory that she does this to spark up her nose smelling capabilities and "open" her ears to listen intently. Any other thought on this?
PS - I don't think she has regained sight in the bottom of her eyes. I am able to sneak up on her with my hand from all directions still.
- Angie