Please advise me what medicine drops your vet prescribed for your dog. It don't think any vets in the Philippines can provide surgery to remove a caterack if thats the problem, but with one good eye left, knowing the generic and brand name I can look up on the web what it is and find a vet or doctor who can prescribe it. Many medicines in the Philippines are not prescription to the degree they are in the states. So I do apprecaite your answer. We are now leaving to the vets and it is 12 hours ahead of Central Standard Time in the U.S. So, its 826am Friday here and 826pm in U.S. Central zone. Thank you.
--- In [email protected], [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > I have a dog now, Sampson, who was totally blind, and it happened very very > quickly with juvinille cateracts...he went blind at 5 years of age...he had the > tell tale white spot, and had started to run into things...not often, but > enough to be noticed..and usually when he was in a hurry and not paying attention > to what he was doing. He started to pay attention though, as he noticed he > couldn't see either...so he started taking his time, listening to my voice > commands when we played 'catch' with toys, he managed to even time when I threw a > toy with voice command and was able to trap it and sometimes catch the toy in > his mouth...we did finally have surgery done on one eye to give him some of > his site back...we couldn't afford to have both eyes done...he did great! He > recovered quickly, took to the eye drops etc...He has adjusted to not being able > to see at all on the right side...even when he was bind and went for walks > etc, he really did well adjusting...I also have a kitty, Sabastian, who is blind. > He is an older cat, not really a candidate for the surgery because of his > age...he had a lot more trouble adjusting to the blindness as he has been king of > the household for years...he moves cautiously around the perimeter of the > house...leaving lights on for him esp around his food and litter area has > helped...he's adjusted some, but not as well as Sampson...I guess my point is, that > animals, like people all react to things like going blind differently...Sampson > who has always been a spunky little thing, loves the outdoors, loves his > walks, loves playing and just enjoying life adjusted well...Sabastian on the other > hand was not happy at all about this not being able to see thing...is > cautious,mostly goes around the outline of the house following the furniture, steps > I've added to help him get up on his food table so he won't have to estimate > the leap etc...but to put either one to sleep just is not an option...the doc I > took Sampson too specializes in the eyes, so maybe you can find one over there > that specializes in cateract surgery? In the meantime try not to move the > furniture, or move things around...keep things well lit...they can see light and > dark, and some outline of objects, but usually it's when they are practically > right on top of the object that they can sorta see it...I don't know how many > times when Sampson was on his walk...a blade of very tall grass would statle > him cos he wouldn't see it til he was right on top, and to him it just popped > up in front of him suddenly, startling him...in the pohoto'[s section, you can > see Sampson's cateract in his left eye...click on the "Sampson and Delilah" > folder, then on the Sampson, What a face photo and Brite Eyes Sampson photo to > see what a cateract looks like.. > > Val > Sampson and Delilah > Jax, FL > > > In a message dated 8/2/2006 12:10:45 PM Eastern Standard Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > I have a 11 to 12 year old cockapoo that was the runt and it was > > given to > > my 15 year old son when he was about 3 or 4 years old. > > The dog seems to run into object on its right side, but can see > > with the other eye. I don't know if it has cateracks or not. > > We flew the dog to the Philippines less than two years ago. > > The veternarians here don't seem as advanced at the veteranians in > > Omaha where we came from. Looking into the dogs eyes it seems > > the dog eyes have developed a large white spot. I don't know > > what this is. It seems the other eye may be getting the same way > > and it has developed over just a few months. I've been told dogs get > > cateracts and I know cateracks can lead to blindness. > > > > Also am curious how long an average cockapoo lives. I have read > > where they can live up to 18 years or so, but I don't know what the > > average life span is. I read where some people keep a blind dog, > > but when I was a child and the dog was totally bling it would run > > into everything and my dad put it to sleep. > > Then we had a neighbors dog that was continually chasing its tail and > > my son tells me it was going bind and didn't live to much longer. > > > > > > I appreciate any comments. > > Because the posts are not always timely, appreciate a note to > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] if you reply to clue me you've replied. > > Thank you > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cockapoo/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
