Sunny enjoyed 4 full months of Tripawd hoppiness!  We really enjoyed every moment we could!  He was fast and had adapted wonderfully.

Then...he went suddenly, totally blind.  And now he is having breathing issues.

Sunny was suspected to have the dreaded "Golden Retriever eye disease" Uveitis/Glaucoma, and for about 5 years the vet was watching a spot in his right eye that never changed. 

Prior to his leg amputation, he had a red dot in the pupil of his left eye.  It seemed to disappear, however, 2 weeks ago, his right eye developed Uveitis very rapidly and within 24 hours Glaucoma had taken his vision.  His left eye had ultra low pressure but iris was turning red(blood filled?) so we tried to reduce inflammation with some eye drops but that eye blew up with pressure and now he's blind in BOTH eyes.  So Sunny is now a blind Tripawd.  

This was very challenging at first, as he learned to trust my guidance that his ONE front foot would land somewhere safe.  He is able to get up and down the 3 steps to go potty, with assistance.  He insisted on going out to the park with us, and would even "jump" up on the truck bumper to be boosted.  He even trusted me when he had to jump out to the ground...with assistance of course. 

He was adapting to blindness....THEN in the past few days his breathing has become labored...he has that HACKy cough that I hear described as a symptom of METS from the previous Osteosarcoma.  Last night, it sounded like he was drowning in lung fluid as he waled with each inhale.  I gave him some CBD oil (1000mg) and he settled.  I was sure he would pass away in the night.  Today...he seems somewhat normal.  Breathing is a little labored but no more fluid filled breaths, no more waling.    We are going to try some homeopathic cough remedies recommended here (HomeoPet cough), as well as some lung tumor and eye issue remedies from Dr. Reckeweg (UnitedRemedies.com).

I trust it will be clear when its time for Sunny to transition with or without assistance, in the meantime, he happily goes down the steps, potties and loves to go to my detached office, to continue his job on the "security team".... WE won't give up!  Please pray for Sunshine, he really is a gift to the residents at the nursing home he visits. We hope he will be able to go visit his friends there soon.