 Sophie going blind
My little Sophie, a 5 year old puppy mill rescue has a bad cataract in the right eye. We were treating her with prednisone eye drops for inflammation. The opthamologist was concerned because the retina didn't respond well to light. Finally we had the ultrasound and ERG done. Bad news. The retinas haven't detached but the right eye reading was 18.5 and the left eye was 63.7. She also has 3 opaque areas on the left. I ask about glaucoma but she wasn't concerned because her pressures were low just 2weeks previously. She checked just to make sure everything was unchanged. Her pressure in the right eye was 67. So now she has cataracts, PRA and glaucoma. No surgery will help. I don't see her getting adopted so. need to prepare to take care of her. I've read a lot about safety but don't know time frames to get her used to everything. She still runs in the back yard but won't go out at night or go into dark rooms so I assume she has at least some night blindness in her one eye. I understand it progresses fairly fast in some breeds but can't find info on yorkies specifically. We started her on supplements for vision but her vet doesn't think they'll help too much but certainly can't hurt. She's also on drops for her glaucoma and prednisone. Any other advise, and prayers appreciated. |