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So today has been a horrible day...  My poor Garu Garu has SARDS.  He's been off a bit the past week and at playgroup on Wednesday Emily was worried because he wasn't himself.  She called me later that day to relay her concern, which confirmed my suspicions since I wasn't the only one now noticing that something was wrong with him.  He was having difficulty with the stairs and seemed lost.  I got an appointment with his vet who told me she didn't know what was wrong, but his vision was definitely being affected somehow.  She told me to go see an ophthalmologist.  I took him today to see the ophthalmologist and she suggested we do an ERG to see what is going on.  He was admitted to the hospital and was sedated to run various tests.  He was there all afternoon and the result of his tests were grim.  He failed all of his tests and I was told he has SARDS.  My heart sank and I was speechless when I heard the results.  I can't believe a syndrome such as this even exists!  I just don't understand.  I feel like there might have been something I could have done, but apparently there is no known cause for this.  I feel so helpless for him...  However, I was told dogs are resilient and deal with blindness much different than humans.  Apparently their sense of hearing and smell come before sight.  He is supposed to be able to lead a full life once he adjusts to his new situation... He came home today and was bumping into everything and was so lost.  It was heartbreaking to watch.  He finally settled down on the couch and fell asleep.  He woke up hours later and I helped him to the water bowl and his food.  We are snapping our fingers to guide him to places.  He seems to be finding his litter box still so that's a good sign.  It will all be a work in progress, but I'm praying that he adjusts well to his new life.  He still has a lot of life left in him and I hope to see him back to his crazy happy self again!