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Old age or blindness?

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I've been noticing Kevin has recently been less aware of his surroundings. He gets very scared by any noise apart from my voice, I'm worried that he may have gone blind or his eyesight has deteriorated quite significantly. I can't give any specific symptoms really but I just notice how unaware he is of everything. Could this be due to old age? I got him only a few months ago however all we knew was that he and Richie were 'adult'. Richie has since passed away from a possible stroke and I'm starting to wonder whether they were a lot older than originally suspected. Is there any way I can test his sight? I can take him to the vets next week, he's eating and drinking fine so I'm wondering if it's just partial opposed to complete blindness, or alternatively he may still be shaken from losing his friend, I've definitely noticed a massive difference.
 
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