Our Diabetes is still not controled. What is the best food for her to eat? I am going to have cataract surgery. Any advice is appreciated. [Non-text portions...
Hi Wanda Our vet recommends a prescription diet in a can. However when our dog was first diagnossed with diabetes she would not eat it (tried for 2 weeks)...
Hi Linda Thanks for your news and good wishes. Glad to report that Keke is better than ever, wagging her tail all the time and greeting us. Still has some...
There's an arthritis supplement that's made from blue-lipped (green-lipped?) mussels. It smells gawdawful, which of course makes it an ultra wonderful...
My 14 year old deaf & blind white Sheltie "Vixen" was just diagnosed with "dry eye" (she's not producing enough tears anymore), and has to be on a couple of...
Hi everyone, My name is Lorayn Walser and I am a volunteer with Dog Town Canine Rescue in Carson City, NV. I joined this group because tomorrow we are getting...
Hi Nancy Thanks for the tip, I will try holding Keke's eye shut as you describe. We usually give them before her meal, so she should stay still for a few...
Hi Lorayn, I'm certainly not an expert on the LW's but, got thrown into it just like you. First, prepare yourself for an emotional roller coaster ride. I...
Welcome, Lorayn! Others with more experience may be able to advise you on the testing and how useful it might be. Best of luck with your new pup. Diana ... ...
You can get CERF and BAER testing done to determine the amount of loss of vision and hearing respectively. I would suggest crate training him...feed him in...
Hi Michelle, That is great advice! I have been doing some research online, too and what you're suggesting is right on the money. Our dogs are never under any...
The CERF will have to be done at an opthomologist. You can check out the CERF website to find someone in your area, many times there is clinics at shows for...
It's also worth thinking about whether the tests will have a definite value to you and your dog, particularly if they (or the trip to get them) will be...
Point well taken. I guess it really does not matter to him how blind or deaf he is, I just wanted to see if there was anything we could do to help him, or how...
... dog was first diagnossed with diabetes she would not eat it (tried for 2 weeks) and not eating was not an option. Our vet has let us keep her old food...
Lorayn, I hope that your experience with this dog is a positive one. Remember that a blind and deaf dog is a dog first and secondly is blind and deaf. The dog ...
If he is only 5 months old...that is great! Get him out and about now! He needs socialized and exposed to everything you can possibly expose him to. Now do...
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Thanks for the sage advice! We got Virgil this afternoon and found out that he is completely deaf, but has some vision. He saw me from about 20 feet away and...
If he has not been CERF'd then no one can say if the eye sight will get worse. Normally, unless the dog has PRA or has a large coloboma, then the vision is...
As usual, I think everyone else's advice has been great and don't have much to add. I also have a D/B foster (double merle Aussie/Border mix) that was a...
Thank you so much. We are going to have his eyes checked next Friday at a specialist in Reno to find out how much vision he has. I think we can conclude that...
Lorayn, I'm really happy to hear your news. Virgil is adorable. I thought Michelle's email advice to you was awesome! She's correct that a special needs dog...
Belle is supposed to have catarac surgery if her diabetes gets under controll. We are only 3 weeks into the process. She is 12 years old. Anyone have a baby...
She would do just fine with one eye. It's not being cheap to do the eye that has the better prognosis. ...or you could do one eye now and the other one...
I would be very nervous about putting a senior dog under general anaesthesia myself but might consider it if the dog needed the surgery to enjoy life. Diana ...
What breed is she? Personally, with a medium or large breed, I would not consider surgery unless it was something that would A. be a matter of life and death...
Wanda, hello! I have no experience myself with cataract surgery, athough I have inquired about it for my young visually impaired Aussie. However, she is not...
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