Recently, a friend in an online community adopted a three-year-old Jack Russell Terrier named Biggles. She is his third owner! Like many JRTs, Biggles is feisty and active; he’s also nearly blind from cataracts. Eye disorders, especially cataracts, are common to the Jack Russell Terrier. A cataract is the loss of normal transparency of the eye lens. Any spot on the eye that is not clear can be considered a cataract; some are too small to see with the naked eye but others are quite visible and appear as milky or white spots. Cataracts in Jack Russell Terriers seem to … Continue reading →