Thank you all for your kind words.
My JRT is only 4 1/2 years old. The vet eye specialist said glaucoma is inherited and quite a few terriers of all types have it.
We were considering putting him down anyway if he didn’t adapt to his blindness and so far he is not.
The stroke symptoms seem to have subsided this afternoon, but he stays in his bed sleeping 24 hours a day unless I get him out to potty or eat.
I am having to give him canned food mixed with his dry food to even get him to eat a single bite. He drinks very little water. He is not adjusting (yet) to the new reality.
I’ve had a bunch of cats - ferals that were thrown out in the neighborhood and two batches of kittens that happened before we could catch and neuter them all.
Now what with deaths and giving away, we’re down to three, and two are mostly blind. At least one other who died (the grandsire) became totally blind. Vet said it’s a sort of blindness (can’t remember the name) that is rare and genetic, both parents have to have the gene.
All of them were scared and nervous when the blindness first started, but they gradually got used to it. We have to keep surroundings the same as much as we can, protect them from bumping into things in various ways, help them out when needed. We take them for walks (we have 5 fenced acres) so they don’t get scared and they enjoy life. It took a while for each to get used to not seeing very well, I think they see in the distance a bit, or sometimes movements. I think gradually going blind is easier, but I bet that your dog will be able to adjust, if you can adjust. Your acceptance and love will do wonders for him, I am sure.