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Originally Posted by smitette  Sadness has fallen on all of us...We went to petfinder.com and found Duncan, the Yorkshire Terrier...It was stated that he was under 3 years old and I went through the adoption process and we were approved. We went to pick him up and Cookie seemed to like him so we took him home and we had our Vet check him out to see if there was anything that we needed to be aware of and come to find out that he had a condition called nuclear sclerosis, it is a condition that only occurs in dogs over 7 years old. We were heart broken because we were not looking for a baby that old and so we took him back to her. We did not ask for any money back. I am soooo sad...I was sure that we had found Cookie a little buddy....Just needed to get it off my chest...
Here is the link to see the little fellow...
Adopt a Yorkshire Terrier Yorkie: Duncan: Petfinder
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I am sorry that you had to return Duncan. I had no idea what the condition that you said that he had was and thought it was something fatal
I just got done looking it up on line and was surprised to learn that it was:
Nuclear sclerosis is an age-related change in the density of the crystalline lens nucleus that occurs in all older animals.[1] It is caused by compression of older lens fibers in the nucleus by new fiber formation. The denser construction of the nucleus causes it to scatter light. Although nuclear sclerosis may describe a type of early cataract in human medicine[2], in veterinary medicine the term is also known as lenticular sclerosis and describes a bluish-grey haziness at the nucleus that usually does not affect vision, except for unusually dense cases.[3]
Veterinary medicine
In veterinary practice, nuclear sclerosis is a consistent finding in dogs greater than seven years old.[4] Nuclear sclerosis appears as a bilateral bluish-grey haziness at the nucleus, or center of the lens, caused by an increase in the refractive index of that part of the lens due to its increased density. It is often confused with cataracts. The condition is differentiated from a cataract by its appearance and by shining a penlight into the eye. With nuclear sclerosis, a reflection from the tapetum will be seen, while a cataract will block reflection.[5]
I'm not sure why the rescue did not tell you about his condition but they should have explained the above to you. The way that it is explained it sounds like it does not cause blindness or effect the quality of life of a dog. Too bad that you felt this was something that warranted returning him to the rescue.
He sure is beautiful!