I got this email from a friend today. She is interested in any advice and/or experience that anyone can give her. Please give "permission to forward" in your reply so that I can pass along the info to her. If you don't feel this information would be interesting to the list, please email me privately at [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thank you. Her email follows: > Can anyone give me their personal experience with canine glaucoma? I've read > the papers on glaucoma in Kirk's Current Veterinary Therapy XII and XIII, so > I know the facts and treatment options, but I'd like to hear about actual > cases. My impression is that you spend a zillion dollars and still > eventually end up with a blind dog who needs removal of the eye/s because > of the pain. Cavalier is being treated by a "cutting edge" board certified > ophthalmologist. Diagnosed at a routine follow up visit so condition was > caught early. Dog is an 8 1/2 year old with juvenile cataracts, chronic > uveitis and only limited vision in one eye. You guessed it, that is the eye > that now has glaucoma. Sadly, he also seems to be losing his hearing, not > uncommon in Cavaliers of that age. Anyone had experience with a blind and > deaf dog? I've dealt with both but not in the same dog. If you've had a > dog with glaucoma - how long were you able to maintain sight before > medications stopped working? What medications did you use? Oral CAI's? > Topical drugs? Did your dog have surgery - what type (there are several > procedures)? When blindness was total, which salvage method did you use? > Injections? Removal of eye? Did you have a prosthetic eye installed? > Thank you very much for any information. > > Carol Richards [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.geocities.com/carolscavaliers/ <A HREF="http://www.geocities.com/carolscavaliers/";>Carol's Cavaliers</A> "My little dog, a heartbeat at my feet." Edith Wharton ========================================================= "Magic Commands": to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL to start it up gain click here: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 1999 by its original author.
