My dog recently lost her hearing. Can you help me?

I am very sorry about your special pet. I am sorry I do not know of clinics in your area, but I do know about having your animal lose one of their senses. We have a 13 year old blue heeler named Shiloh. She lost her first eye to glaucoma 7 years ago and her second one 6 years ago. It was a very very hard time. For 2 years, we tried everything. We drove her to specialists 7 hrs away. In the end, she lost her eyes. We did not know what to expect. She is amazing. She adjusted very quickly. She still has a very full life. She can still follow behind the truck as we drive down dirt rodes. She can still round up a few cows now and then. We moved and she learned every inch of this home in no time. We take her out of town with us alot and she always adjusts to new places very quickly.

What I am trying to say is, Dont ever give up on doing what you can for your baby. I am just trying to reassure you that if she does lose her hearing, she will still be a happy dog with a very full life.

Good Luck and I wish you the very best.

I am not in your area and cannot refer you. But I would definitely find a certified trainer experienced in training deaf dogs.

I had a deaf dalmatian for almost 17 years that was better trained, deaf from birth, that almost any dog you have ever seen. i also have deaf rescue dogs and they are quite trainable under the hand of a good, experienced trainer.

I know it is hard, and i know you want the best for your chin. Just take a breath and know that things will work out if you do proper training.

I wish you the best.

I can't help you with a clinic but I can tell you that I had a dog that lost her hearing permanently around age 10. We taught her hand signals and were careful not to take her outside on leash when not in an enclosed area and she did absolutely fine and was very happy for the remainder of her life. Dogs don't react to deafness like humans do and they cope very well. If you have trouble teaching hand signals yourself, ask your vet for the name of a trainer to help you. The key is teaching your dog when you are trying to get his attention. Flipping on and off a light works well.

You could try Unniversity of Pennsylvania, but honestly he will adjust, I have a 9 year old springer who is revently deaf and we took her through basic obedience again using hand signals, so she could be more confident about what we want from her. Good luck

They can't cure human deafness. There isn't a miracle available for canines. Though your pet can still have a happy existence.

My dog was deaf for years and we got along just fine. Hand signals work good. Don't underestimate your dog....it knows everthing you are going to do . Mine did.

why not just train your dog to hand signals....research it....we have gun dogs who lose their hearing in old age so we train them to hand signals and as a result of working with the old dog the younger ones pick it up. there is a lot of info out there for you...we use dolphin signals(large arm movements) because the really old dogs have vision troubles as well.