Is my mouse blind?

[Gaby]

Hi, I have a pet mouse. I've had her for about 4 months now, and last week she started jerking her head around rapidly and circling herself. She is still eating and drinking normally, and running in her wheel, etc. The only difference is this head shaking and I get the sense that she is often disoriented. I am afraid I may have blinded her by taking photos with a flash. However, she does not seem to be running into things. Does anyone know what this could be?

[teresa]

Nah, I don't think so that you didn't do anything wrong with her from taking a picture. I've taken pics of my mice million times. Nothing affects them. I think it just happens and you think it's your fault. Nope. Some of my mice had similiar like yours with the head shaking or in a "waltzing" position even in non-stopping. It's from a genetic. No cure to it. How can you tell if it's blind by white or cloudy eye(s) then it is blind due to from genetic or from old age. Mice don't suffer that way when being blind. They usually have a leader to help it around the "house." Or if a mouse is alone, then it is best not to change the mouse "furniture" around so it knows its way around and be happy. A few of my mice were like that. And they do lived a long time with proper care.

[Caiti]

My mouse just went blind as well, she lives in a huge 4-level cage. What I'd suggest is if the cage has more than one big level is to put food and water on all the levels. Other than that, mice don't seem to miss their eyesight, probably because they don't have good eyesight in the first place :)
But, headshaking mice sometimes have an inner ear infection, it's best to take them to a vet if you can afford it.

[Please help]

My mouse is at least 2 years old and I think she has gone blind. All of a sudden her eyes have a grey cover on them and she doesn't eat her treats unless I put them right in front of her but her body is also shaking all the time even when she sleeps. She seems fine except she seems like she may have gone blind. I don't know what the shaking means though. Do you think she is blind? Do you know what the shaking could mean? She seems fine but I don't know what the shaking means. Shaking as in it looks like she is breathing heavily in and out like she is scared all the time but she isn't.

[Please help]

My mouse seems like she has gone blind. Her eyes have a grey cover on them. She doesn't know where her treats are unless I put them in front of her. For a few weeks before that her eyes looked bulgy like they were slighty popping out but she was fine. Is she blind from old age? She is 2 years old. Also she shakes like she is breathing in and out really hard and scared but that's not what it is. She "shakes" like that all the time even when she is sleeping. It has started today with the blindness......Can someone tell me what they think it is?