The news she may not be so good.
The vet says that there is a blood build up in the eyes, so much so that she's concerned he has detached the retina. She cannot get a read on it with the instruments she has here, and there is no opthamologist in our province. She was going to run basic labs on him this afternoon and then call over to the university in a neighbouring province, where there is a specialist, to discuss treatment options.
She thinks it may have been caused by high blood pressure. When she described the signals, I recognized them as recent behaviours. Increased panting...restlessness at night....we wrote them off to his ears bugging him. He's had goop in his ears that bad that we've had to clean them out almost every night. Damn! I should have taken him in to have her do them weeks ago! Perhaps she would have caught this.
Part of our issue here is that we don't even truly know how old he is. He was a rescue from the SPCA shelter in December 2000, at which time they said he was about two and a half years old. My vet, however, placed him at maybe just a year old. Either way, he's in getting up there for a giant breed.
So now we wait.
5 comments:
Ohhh no Sandy. I am so sorry.
Hey Sandy - give your dawg a big hug from me (gently of course). I love his picture.
And.. do not beat yourself up for not going to the vet sooner. I have done the same thing with my son sometimes (um that would be delaying taking him to the doctor, not the vet). I have gone way too many times when it was just a simple virus - it's so hard to know when it is warranted.
I really hope you get good news with the lab results and that there are some good treatment options for your dawg.
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you mentioned on my blog that things were looking up for your dawg and I hope so. He is so sweet looking, it breaks my heart to think of him blind.
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I'm so sorry Sandy. I know how hard it is to have a sick pet. Hope the big guy feels better soon.
There must be something in the water.
Hoss has had knee issues for the last couple of years. We haven't had an injury since Sept, though. This morning he can't walk on his right rear - he's holding it up. It's strange to say thankfully he's gotten good at the 3-legged-hobble, but it's true.
Don't feel too bady about your pup. I know it's hard - Hoss is my child ... he just walks on 4 legs and talks funny. But there's no way you can know everything that's going on with an animal that can't speak english.
Just know that blind dogs can live happy lives, too.
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