Tue, 16 May
2000 00:52:12 EDT - from Cheryl
Hi, Mag, Here's
Angel, who is blind and diabetic. Isn't she beautiful? It is hard to
believe she was a stray, on her own for a long time. Anyone see a
little black and rust guardian angel looking over her shoulder?
Cheryl
IMPS Cleveland
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Sat, 29 Jul
2000 01:59:44 EDT - from Cheryl
I took Angel
into the eye vet today. She was a little lady and even I was
impressed! she is usually so wiggly when she doesn't want to be
looked at, but was oh-so-good today. Doctor even commented on her
superb behavior. This is what I found out today:
Angel used to
be a regular little girl, she had big, brown,beautiful eyes. She had
either a really bad eye infection or injuries to both eyes. Her
cornea's have big huge scars on them, so the eyes either were
impaled, or so badly infected. Either way, she was not attended to
and her eyes died. They were not always so small, they are just
atrophied. Her eye sockets are usually very red and that is from the
tissues stretching to accomodate the shrinking eyes. It is obvious
that this injury isn't new. The vet did say she has a wonderful
disposition, not all dogs will be so nice after what she has been
through. He also recommends adopting her to a home with 1 sighted
dog, as they should bond and the sighted dog should help her. His
theory on Woody is that she tried to be friends, he shunned her and
she wants to show him a thing or two. I don't know! He has left the
decision to take the eyes to me, he thinks with proper management we
can avoid the infections which have plaged her. It seems the constant
use of the antibiotics are killing off the good bacteria in her eye
sockets and leaving her open to more infections, and she is also
becoming immune to the antibiotics. We are going to use sterile
eyewash 5 times a day or more, a good throuough flooding followed by
lubricating drops. The only advantage to the eye removal is easier
management for me. The eyes are dead and she is in no pain. I am
pretty angry at this person, who ever he is, who did this to her,
then left her to fend for herself!
Cheryl &
Angel, double trauma (?)
IMPS Cleveland,Ohio |