Bacteria in the uterus can cause this...Mary Cummings had a blind beagle pup when the others had died. Atleast thats my guess. Rebecca Little Peakes Brook German Shepherds www.peakesbrookshepherds.net ----- Original Message ----- From: <leashlady1@xxxxxxx> To: <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, October 24, 2011 8:26 AM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] blind GSD puppy > has anyone ever had a blind GSD puppy? any idea why one would be blind? > mine is five weeks old, bottle baby, only survivor in the litter of two > other was DOA.. taken away for Mom completely after about five days Mom > would carry her around if she cried never settling Mom also never had > enough milk, this was the mom's first litter (and last) .... pup is > healthy in all other ways happy, playful, outgoing, confident > any ideas? this is the first blind GSD pup I have heard of .... > > Emily the Leashlady > BrownhillshepHERDS.com > > > > ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2011. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================