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04-05-2011, 09:54 AM | #1 |
Donating YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: A little town south of Chicago
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| Poor Poor Cassie I took our sweetie little, Cassie, to the vet last night. Her left eye is all bloodshot. She also has cataracts but they haven't been bothering her as far as I could tell. Cassie turns 12 next month so I figure I'm going to have to deal with age-related issues from now on but WOW. She has glaucoma in her left eye and the cataract in her right eye is so bad she probably can't see out of it. If we can't manage the glaucoma (so far only in that one eye) then we will have to have the cataract removed. I don't have a problem with that other than I'm not keen on putting her through surgery. Poor little girl. I had to get her eye drops and pills at Walgreens Are you ready for this? $156.00. The vet visit was ony $22.00! And before anyone asks: No I wasn't smart enough to get insurance for her. Sigh |
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04-05-2011, 10:34 AM | #2 |
Donating YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: New York
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| It's hard when our babies get older and we have to face age related things with them. Sending hugs to you and Cassie! |
04-05-2011, 08:16 PM | #3 |
Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: FtWorth,TX,USA
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| We have 3 dogs at age 10yrs and a 14yrold. I so understand! I purchased meds for the old man of the bunch yesterday two perscriptions, $85.00 then picked up monthly meds for me and the hubby four perscriptions, $40.00. We have insurance,he does not. |
04-05-2011, 09:48 PM | #4 |
YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Idaho
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| Poor Cassie, glaucoma is very painful. Sometimes the meds work but they did not for my old girl & she lost that eye but boy when she woke up from surgery she was like a puppy again. That just proved to me how painful it was for her as she had not acted like that since she woke up one morning with her eye all bloodshot & swollen & we were at the vet when they opened the door that same morning. We tried a couple of diff meds but they did not work & even with pain meds she was still shaking so I had get rid of that pain & I was very happy to see my little Gracie back to her happy little self again. She never acted like she even missed that mean ol eye after it was removed. |
04-07-2011, 03:56 AM | #5 |
Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: With my yorkies
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| I'm sorry. The senior years can be so hard on them and us. Little Cassie is a lucky girl to have you loving her and looking out for her. Please give her a huggin from me.
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04-07-2011, 05:26 AM | #6 |
♥ Love My Tibbe! ♥ Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: D/FW, Texas
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| I just hate to see a dog have to get older and start to have age-related problems! Bless her heart. I hope she comes through the surgery just fine and feels better. I'll keep you both in my prayers.
__________________ Jeanie and Tibbe One must do the best one can. You may get some marks for a very imperfect answer: you will certainly get none for leaving the question alone. C. S. Lewis |
04-07-2011, 06:06 AM | #7 |
Donating YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: A little town south of Chicago
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| It is so nice of all of you to show concern. Thank you. Sometimes I wonder if my non-pet loving friends really understand what I feel about my little furry kids. Cassie Report: After only two days of treatment I can see a marked improvement in her behavior. Her "happy dog" seems to have kicked back on. I never realized how differently she was behaving. She is such a shy and quiet little one most of the time. Both dh and I agree that the redness has decreased and last night I noticed she was looking at me with that eye. (It points outward and she has always had to use one eye or the other to look at things up close.) So, hopefully no surgery in the future. Since this is a life-long illness I know I may still have to face it but for now the situation is looking better. Keep praying thinking good thoughts for her. She deserves it for all the happiness she has given me. We say she is the heart of the household. Cassie was a puppy mill rescue and I got her when she was only 6 weeks old. I think the quiet shy side of her is a result of that but I don't think she remembers much from those days so long ago. It took me most of her life to bring her up to 13lbs. She has always been a picky eater and small. somewhere around her 8th birthday she started eating like a normal dog. (I think Adie coming to live with us might have had something to do with it.) Anyway, if things change I'll post it but suffice it to say we are doing great! |
04-07-2011, 06:39 AM | #8 |
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| Glad to hear of this rapid improvement! I'll be keeping your little Cassie in my prayers.
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04-07-2011, 06:42 AM | #9 |
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| I'm so happy she's doing better!
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04-07-2011, 06:55 AM | #10 |
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| I'm glad to hear she's doing better
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04-07-2011, 07:19 AM | #11 |
Donating YT 30K Club Member | I am so glad she is doing better. It is so hard to see them age.
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04-09-2011, 10:46 AM | #12 |
♥ Love My Tibbe! ♥ Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: D/FW, Texas
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| Thanks for the great update. Happy dance for Cassie!!!
__________________ Jeanie and Tibbe One must do the best one can. You may get some marks for a very imperfect answer: you will certainly get none for leaving the question alone. C. S. Lewis |
04-09-2011, 02:50 PM | #13 |
Crazy about Kacee! Donating Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Kansas
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| I'm just catching up with your post. I'm glad Cassie is doing better on the medicine. I hope she continues to do well. I know it's hard to see them get older and start having problems. It is heartbreaking. Sending prayers for sweet Cassie.
__________________ Karen Kacee Muffin 1991-2005 Rest in Peace My Little Angel |
04-09-2011, 03:02 PM | #14 |
Donating YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: A little town south of Chicago
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| Cassie is about the same. She is so good about taking her pill and getting her eye drops! It may be my imagination but I think that eye has actually come in a little. When we first got her it pointed outward just a tiny little bit and as she grew older it pointed out more. I just wonder if the pressure from the glacoma is what made it point out more like that. I guess I will never know. She is 12 at the end of next month. Does anyone know the life expectancy for shih tzus? I so want to keep her around for a lot longer. It nearly killed me when we had to put Ivan down and he was dh's dog. Cassie is mine and I don't think I can remember sleeping without her in her lttle bed next to mine. As shy as she is with people you'd think she would be that way with dogs too but she is a little alpha around here and the yorkies tow the line. Heck the big ol 120lb Ivan was afraid to anger her. LOL He bugged her a bit too much when he first came to live with us and she clamped on to his lip and he carried her half way across the room before she let him go! She has been mamma to the puppies too and every face in the house stays clean under her rule. They love it. Skeeter will come and sit down in front of her and beg her to wash his face. |
04-09-2011, 03:28 PM | #15 | |
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