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Texasgal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-10-08 09:06 PM Original message |
My baby is going blind... |
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Pierre.Suave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-10-08 09:08 PM Response to Original message |
1. Oh god, such a hard decision |
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Texasgal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-10-08 09:18 PM Response to Reply #1 |
9. Awww! |
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littlebit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-10-08 09:10 PM Response to Original message |
2. I am going through the same thing |
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LeftyFingerPop (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-10-08 09:10 PM Response to Original message |
3. Would the surgery still have a chance of restoring her sight... |
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Texasgal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-10-08 09:17 PM Response to Reply #3 |
8. The more the cataracts grow the worse the |
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LeftyFingerPop (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-10-08 09:22 PM Response to Reply #8 |
13. Animals adapt quite well, surprisingly so.... |
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Whoa_Nelly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-10-08 09:12 PM Response to Original message |
4. That is a really tough decision! |
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Texasgal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-10-08 09:23 PM Response to Reply #4 |
14. 2 k is alot of money... |
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lukasahero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-10-08 09:15 PM Response to Original message |
5. My dog went deaf |
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Texasgal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-10-08 09:22 PM Response to Reply #5 |
11. She has lived her entire life in this house |
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lukasahero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-10-08 09:28 PM Response to Reply #11 |
15. Oh no, no, no - don't feel that way |
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Roon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-10-08 09:57 PM Response to Reply #5 |
22. My Grandparents' schnauzer went deaf late in life |
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lukasahero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-11-08 07:54 AM Response to Reply #22 |
38. Interesting |
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Roon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-11-08 03:45 PM Response to Reply #38 |
52. My Grandparents lost friends because of this dog |
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fizzgig (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-10-08 09:15 PM Response to Original message |
6. here is my take |
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Prisoner_Number_Six (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-10-08 09:17 PM Response to Original message |
7. They DO adapt well. |
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Flaxbee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-10-08 09:21 PM Response to Original message |
10. Our neighbors had an old, blind dog who would make the rounds |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-10-08 09:22 PM Response to Original message |
12. Dogs rely so little on their sight. |
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Texasgal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-10-08 09:30 PM Response to Reply #12 |
16. I would literally sell my left arm |
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DS1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-10-08 10:00 PM Response to Reply #12 |
24. If this guy says it |
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ThomCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-10-08 09:34 PM Response to Original message |
17. If I was still working and could afford to go that much further into debt |
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Texasgal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-10-08 09:35 PM Response to Original message |
18. here is a pic of who we are discussing: |
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lukasahero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-10-08 09:37 PM Response to Reply #18 |
19. What a sweetie |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-10-08 09:54 PM Response to Reply #18 |
21. Ah, what a sweetiepotamus!! |
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La Lioness Priyanka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-10-08 09:49 PM Response to Original message |
20. i would listen to your vets advice. |
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Arkansas Granny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-10-08 09:57 PM Response to Original message |
23. I can't really give you any advice, but I can tell you my experience |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-10-08 10:07 PM Response to Original message |
25. I've had dogs go blind before |
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GreenPartyVoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-10-08 10:11 PM Response to Reply #25 |
27. There's a blind lab here in town that still goes out wandering and everything. Seems to do fine |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-10-08 10:09 PM Response to Original message |
26. I'm not sure how old 12 years is for a Boston Terrier, but I think you should balance |
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China_cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-10-08 11:39 PM Response to Original message |
28. We had a Bouvier that went blind from cataracts. |
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datasuspect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-10-08 11:44 PM Response to Original message |
29. if i had the money i would spend it |
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evlbstrd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-10-08 11:46 PM Response to Original message |
30. My dog is 14 and starting the same thing. |
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Kali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-10-08 11:46 PM Response to Original message |
31. i'd let her go blind |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-11-08 12:20 AM Response to Original message |
32. a dog who relies mostly on smell anyway? (and a friend's experience) |
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CreekDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-11-08 03:57 AM Response to Original message |
33. i think surgery is pretty hard on an older dog |
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Lil Missy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-11-08 05:10 AM Response to Original message |
34. That's a very difficult decision. |
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av8rdave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-11-08 05:50 AM Response to Original message |
35. A good friend of mine has a mixed breed that went totally blind at about age 8 |
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GCP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-11-08 07:29 AM Response to Original message |
36. With her being Boston Terrier, if you don't get the surgery |
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malta blue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-11-08 07:45 AM Response to Original message |
37. I let my dog Luna go blind. She was 15 when |
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easttexaslefty (740 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-11-08 08:38 AM Response to Original message |
39. I have a blind dog |
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ThatsMyBarack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-11-08 08:53 AM Response to Original message |
40. My sister has a cat that went blind. |
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bif (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-11-08 09:09 AM Response to Original message |
41. If she was younger, i'd do it |
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Maine-ah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-11-08 10:55 AM Response to Original message |
42. we've let our dog go with it |
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noonwitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-11-08 11:06 AM Response to Original message |
43. My old dog had them-get her a kitten |
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SacredCow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-11-08 11:16 AM Response to Original message |
44. They can adapt.... |
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NewEnglandGirl (602 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-11-08 11:22 AM Response to Original message |
45. I know that whatever you decide |
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femmocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-11-08 12:02 PM Response to Original message |
46. At her age, I would forego the surgery. |
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undeterred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-11-08 12:17 PM Response to Original message |
47. My last dog had an eye removed because there was a tumor |
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LynneSin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-11-08 12:24 PM Response to Original message |
48. Suzie-Q does not need her sight to know how you love her |
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SeaLyons (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-11-08 12:52 PM Response to Original message |
49. My "Brandy" was blind the last 4 of her |
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LisaM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-11-08 01:02 PM Response to Original message |
50. I'd get the surgery |
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Wcross (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-11-08 01:10 PM Response to Original message |
51. My guy Buddy is also going blind, he will not be getting surgery. |
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stuntcat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-11-08 03:49 PM Response to Original message |
53. oh that's a hard thing to have to decide for her |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-11-08 03:51 PM Response to Original message |
54. Let her go blind - dogs would rather have their sense of smell than sight |
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Lady Freedom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-11-08 04:18 PM Response to Original message |
55. I had a pug that was blind. |
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A HERETIC I AM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-11-08 07:21 PM Response to Original message |
56. 1st of all, if you aren't married, will you marry me? |
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Mutley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-11-08 07:25 PM Response to Original message |
57. I would probably let her go blind. |
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NMDemDist2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-11-08 07:43 PM Response to Original message |
58. my old girl is almost blind from the same situation. she does fine BUT |
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