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Today we discovered that Whisper has an advanced cataract in his left eye. He has already lost his right eye to glaucoma. Since he is already 12 years old and because of the osteosarcoma diagnosis and subsequent right rear leg amputation just over 3 months ago he is not a candidate for surgery to repair it.
Since this is the only eye he has I need to know just how exactly this affects his vision. Does his vision just gradually darken overall as the cataract progresses. or is it more like a dark spot that gradually obscures more and more of his vision as the cataract progresses.
We adopted a chihuahua about a month or so ago and he's missing his right eye. His left eye also has cataracts. We were told that it's like looking through frosted glass. I also have a friend who only has one eye and he told me that when you only have one, depth perception is a whole lot different. He said that if a bee or a leaf pop up in his peripheral vision it's like a B-52 bomber getting ready to attack him. I'm not sure how fast they get worse, I think it depends on the dog. I have read that a good diet can help.
If you are on Facebook there is a group for blind dogs (not all the dogs are blind, some are just like ours). I'm very new to this also, but they might be helpful.
Mom to Tripawd Angels Jake (2001-2014) and Rosco (2012-2015) and Tripawd Tanner. “Whatever happens tomorrow, we had today; and I'll always remember it”
While it's GREAT to hear from Whisper, sorry it's because of a other eye challenge. Ugh!!
Don't have any tips. Elizabeth has given you some good j nput and I'm sure Dr. Pam will chime in.
Update his blog..WITH PICTURES...when you can! How is he doing oversll??
Hugs to all the pack!
Sally and Alumni Happy Hannah and Merry Myrtle too!
Happy Hannah had a glorious additional bonus time of over one yr & two months after amp for osteo! She made me laugh everyday! Joined April's Angels after send off meal of steak, ice cream, M&Ms & deer poop!
Elizabeth, thanks for that description of what it's like with no depth perception. It helps to explain why it is so easy to startle him.
Sally, I just added a new post in his blog describing in more detail his first rehab visit . I had trouble uploading pictures, it said to try again later. so I will try later.
Anita, Whisper, K & J
Typically the cataract acts like a spot that the dog has to see around. So a small cataract causes minimal vision loss while a mature or large cataract can block the entire pupil and cause blindness. Not all cataracts progress to blindness (some stay small for a long time).
Pam
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