Re: Has anyone taken their dog to an eye specialis... - Page 2

Another new name Sue · ‎03-11-2010

This is good Bestdressed, and I'm so glad he's getting meds and probably some pain meds too. Lucky pup to have such a loving caregiver. I hope today went well. Poor little guy. Thanks for letting everyone know how it went. I suppose once he's up speed again there will be some adapting to sight in only one eye. He won't have much peripheral vision on one side.

Lynnj · ‎03-21-2010

I don't have a dog, but my cat needed an eye specialist. I adopted this little guy and his brother from a rescue shelter. They both came home with some sort of eye infection. Took them to the vet the day after I got them for their first checkup, and they provided some eye drop stuff and other medicine to help cure this. One cats eyes healed,,while the other never completely healed. This went on for about a month. The eye seemed to be getting worse. Was directed to the animal eye dr, who recommended the eye be removed. Said it wasn't healthy, amd either remove it or put him down. I talked it over with my regular vet and a about a week later did the surgery with the vet. They did a great job. When he came home a few days later, he needed almost no recovery time. It was quite amazing. I think he really didn't feel well with that eye, amd omce removed was all healed. I don't think he could ever see out of that eye, he had no problems adjusting. Actually has better eye hand coordination than his brother with two eyes. I am glad I went to the eye vet, and did the surgery for him. 11 years later he's still going strong.

lilypadfrog · ‎03-25-2010

I had a cocker spaniel many years ago. She had glaucoma. Twenty five years ago they simply removed the diseased eye. She was fine, lived many years very healthy. They just sewed the skin shut so she always looked like she was blinking. Never bothered her a bit

Fressa · ‎03-20-2012

I had a Shepherd/Husky with one blue eye and one brown eye. He started to form a cataract in the blue eye. Our vet recommended an eye specialist. The main thing I was concerned about was if there was pain. I didn't want him to be in pain. This vet was very good. His loss of sight was slow and we had drops to put in his eyes to ease any discomfort. He learned to compensate for not seeing out of that eye, He lived many years with just one eye.

Good Luck!

mousiegirl · ‎03-09-2010

Yes, years ago. I was told that down the line he would need surgery. He was an older dog. One day, I noticed him acting very anxious, and decided he was in great pain so rushed him to the vet, and let him go, as I knew that surgery would leave him totally blind, and given his age, it was the best action to take. My DD, who was three at the time, and I cried all the way home. I told her that he went to Heaven, and she asked, "is this Heaven?" meaning the Vet's office, boy, that did it, and I am getting the chills as I type this.

Bestdressed · ‎04-18-2010

It is nice to hear everyone's ( LynnJ, lilypadfrog, DeePa, luvteddy and everyone) experience from their visits to the Vet Specialists. My dog is doing quite good since the surgery. I think I am more traumatized the he is. I am barely sleeping trying to make sure he doesn't get caught anywhere with that darn collar. I do take it off at meal time and sometimes when I take him outside on a leash.

Kachina... I am glad you still have your dog and were able to get help from the rescue group to help with the expenses. You are right the the specialists are very expensive but they are truly godsend when it come to helping our furbabys.

mousiegirl..I am sorry your dog had to experience that painful condition. I completely understand, as I was ready to put my dog out his misery. He does still have vision out of the other eye, so I was lucky to have an option. Does your daughter remember that experience? I do believe our pets go to heaven.

My dad was hallucinating a few days before he died. He was leaning over, petting the air beside the bed. I asked him.... what he was doing? He replied "I am petting Poochie." She was my 1st childhood dog. Now...that gave me goosebumps too. I am a true believer that they are waiting for us at Heavens gate.

mousiegirl · ‎03-09-2010

On 3/21/2015 Bestdressed said:
It is nice to hear everyone's ( LynnJ, lilypadfrog, DeePa, luvteddy and everyone) experience from their visits to the Vet Specialists. My dog is doing quite good since the surgery. I think I am more traumatized the he is. I am barely sleeping trying to make sure he doesn't get caught anywhere with that darn collar. I do take it off at meal time and sometimes when I take him outside on a leash.

Kachina... I am glad you still have your dog and were able to get help from the rescue group to help with the expenses. You are right the the specialists are very expensive but they are truly godsend when it come to helping our furbabys.

mousiegirl..I am sorry your dog had to experience that painful condition. I completely understand, as I was ready to put my dog out his misery. He does still have vision out of the other eye, so I was lucky to have an option. Does your daughter remember that experience? I do believe our pets go to heaven.

My dad was hallucinating a few days before he died. He was leaning over, petting the air beside the bed. I asked him.... what he was doing? He replied "I am petting Poochie." She was my 1st childhood dog. Now...that gave me goosebumps too. I am a true believer that they are waiting for us at Heavens gate.

Bestdressed, I am glad your outcome has been good. My dog's condition affected both eyes, so different from yours. I just asked DD if she remembered, and she said no, thankfully.

pistolino · ‎07-04-2011

I'm glad to hear your dog is doing well. I'm coming really late to this, but I had a dog with a similar problem and he wasn't having pain, but at the point it became painful my plan was exactly what you did, have the eye removed. I never ended up having to do it, but I was nodding my head when reading your posts about what the game plan was going to be.

Bestdressed · ‎04-18-2010

Thank you Pistolino...He really is doing much better and feeling pretty good. He is adjusting to the collar, but we will both be much happier on 4/2 when the stitches come out & he can have complete freedom.

Lynnj · ‎03-21-2010

On 3/21/2015 Bestdressed said:
It is nice to hear everyone's ( LynnJ, lilypadfrog, DeePa, luvteddy and everyone) experience from their visits to the Vet Specialists. My dog is doing quite good since the surgery. I think I am more traumatized the he is. I am barely sleeping trying to make sure he doesn't get caught anywhere with that darn collar. I do take it off at meal time and sometimes when I take him outside on a leash.

Kachina... I am glad you still have your dog and were able to get help from the rescue group to help with the expenses. You are right the the specialists are very expensive but they are truly godsend when it come to helping our furbabys.

mousiegirl..I am sorry your dog had to experience that painful condition. I completely understand, as I was ready to put my dog out his misery. He does still have vision out of the other eye, so I was lucky to have an option. Does your daughter remember that experience? I do believe our pets go to heaven.

My dad was hallucinating a few days before he died. He was leaning over, petting the air beside the bed. I asked him.... what he was doing? He replied "I am petting Poochie." She was my 1st childhood dog. Now...that gave me goosebumps too. I am a true believer that they are waiting for us at Heavens gate.

Good to hear your little guy did well with surgery. Animals are amazing in recovering from things, much better than humans. I was like you with my cat when he got home from the surgery, slept very little because I was so concerned for his comfort. I felt horrible about that cone he had to wear. It's much more important for cats to wear those, because a cats nature is to clean themselves by licking. Luckily dogs don't know how to do that. While my fat was wearing the cone I would take it off when he ate, because it seemed to me he had trouble getting his mouth down into the dish because the cone was hitting the floor. Plus I know I wouldmt want to eat wearing something like that around my neck, lol. I also took it off at night, after we were in bed for a while and I could see he was just about to fall asleep long enough to make it through the night. Again, that was all me feeling like it would be very uncomfortable to sleep with that on, he never complained or acted like he was uncomfortable. And remember, in my case, this was a kitten who was only 10 weeks or so old. The cone was much bigger than he was. The vet didn't even have a standard cone on hand to fit a small kitten like that, and we made a makeshift one by cutting one of the bigger ones. Please keep us posted on how your dog is doing and adjusting to life after surgery.