Is my 7-week-old Husky puppy blind? He keeps bumping into things.

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The cloudiness may be indicative of inflammation or infection. Have Sophie examined by your veterinarian or a veterinary opthalmologist to diagnose the cause. If she is rubbing or pawing at it, place an e-collar (cone) on her until she is examined.

It can be tricky to determine if newborn pup is [blind](https://www.petcoach.co/dog/condition/blindness/) since puppies don't [develop full eyesight](https://www.petcoach.co/article/sight-development-in-the-dog-puppy) until around 8 weeks of age. Vision will gradually improve to adult capacity over the next several weeks. You can gauge your puppy's vision by throwing a cotton ball into the air and watching his/her response. A puppy with normal sight will watch the hand motion, then the cotton ball as it falls to the floor. Do this silently as sound may distract the puppy. If your pup fails to spot or follow the cotton ball, see your veterinarian or a [veterinary ophthalmologist](https://www.acvo.org/) for a complete eye exam.

Sadly, many of the ailments of human senior citizens can also occur in our canine companions. Impaired vision or blindness can occur in dogs and can be due to things like cataracts, glaucoma, etc. The good news is that these diseases, if caught early enough, can be treated and sometimes even reversed or cured! My best advice is to take Baby to your local veterinarian as soon as possible to have a complete ophthalmic examination performed. Some of the tests you should ask for are as follows: a menace test, intraocular tonopen test, schirmer tear test, and fundic exam. I hope this helps. Have a great day.

Based on what you have done so far, I would say that it certainly is likely that Willow is visually impaired. If you have a veterinary ophthalmologist in your area, I would take her there to be examined so that other tests can be recommended to help confirm this. I hope this helps! Please let me know if you have any other questions or concerns and I would be more than happy to help you further.

I recommend to have Chips examined by his veterinarian. Here is a article about normal development and eye sight: https://www.petcoach.co/article/sight-development-in-the-dog-puppy/ I hope this helps.

Thank you for submitting your question regarding Tedddy. No, this is not common in young puppies. He will need to see his veterinarian to have his eyes evaluated. He could have an infection, a scratch across the surface of the eye or even a congenital problem since he is so young. Do not allow him to paw at his eyes as this could make it worse. Good luck!