Thank you for this article. I will follow up on this.. My friend in Calif who is married to a vet wants him.. They feel they can help him and I would love to get him to her but I will not fly him alone. I will spend the money on the eye doc up here for the first exam (it is cheaper then the plane ride.) . Once we know what we have then Melinda and Dick can tell me if they can help.. The only problem is if I let them then he becomes their dog and that is only fair.. My little Cadbury came to me from a breeder in Calif and later I found she had over 40 dogs and the 9 week old pup had 3 bladder stones. I paid for the first vet appointment.. The pup was peeing blood all over my floor.
The vet said it was 800.00 to fix her and no promises. Well Dick and Melinda took her and I accepted the loss of my money from the breeder because she wanted me to put her down and send the papers back.. So I sent her to my friend and they did the
surgery and monitor her.. Come to find out it was lack of good diet that caused a 9 week old pup to have this problem.. Cadbury left me after being with me for several weeks. I tried to help her.
Anyway, I went home to San Diego ( I am from there,but have been in Alaska for 26 years.) to see my sister and Melinda brought Cadbury down to see me.. We went to a fast food place and sat by the bay.. Cadbury remembered me.. Melinda called her a little stinker.. Cadbury goes to nobody but Melinda but remembered me. It was such a wonderful feeling..I held her and was sooooo happy for my decision to give life to this little girl I owned for a short time..
So Joseph has been a topic of conversation for myself and Dick and Melinda.. They also want to help him but either they have to fly here ( her health isn't the best ) or I need to go there.. This might be something we look at
,but after the first contact with the vet up here.. We first need to know what we are dealing with, and then can Dick fix the problem?.. Anyway, I am looking at every angle.. Even the painful ones of letting him go to Dick and Melinda. But I will always have contact and can fly down anytime and spend a week or two with Cadbury or now my Jerome who is there as Cadburys boyfriend.. They are very nice people.. Cindy
Ronnie Kidder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Ronnie Kidder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Thanks so did I.
Kay Lewis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:Wow, I just learned a lot of new stuff about Cataracts.
so I stand corrected on what I said about Joseph's eye problems.
Kay
http://www.petnews.com/clinicroom2.html
Cataracts
Q: My 10-year-old dog's eyes have started looking cloudy, and I don't think she sees as well as she used to. Could she be getting cataracts?A: All dogs over the age of about 8 years develop a hazy appearance to the lenses of their eyes. This normal change is called sclerosis, and your pet's vision will not be affected. Sclerosis results when the lens adds onion-like layers and becomes more dense as the dog ages.Cataracts, on the other hand, are the clouding of the normally clear lens of the eye which keeps light from passing through. Cataracts can be small or completely cover the lens, and vision may be lost in varying degrees.Dogs can be born with cataracts or develop them as puppies or adults. Cataracts either can be inherited or caused by lack of proper nutrition, diseases such as diabetes or even drugs such as cortisone.Dogs with diabetes develop cataracts because the high buildup of sugar causes a chemical reaction which eventually clouds lens tissue in the eye.Some cataracts develop quite rapidly, while others grow very, very slowly. Regular examinations by a veterinarian are important to keep track of the rate of cataract development.Cataract surgery is more difficult in dogs than humans because the lens in the eye of a dog is much larger and very sensitive. As a result, it can become inflamed, resulting in scarring and even blindness.Surgery is not recommended to remove small cataracts. Usually surgery is performed only on dogs with severely affected vision or blindness in both eyes.It is critical to consult a veterinary ophthalmologist to determine if the retina and optic nerve are functioning properly.
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