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Originally Posted by dottiesyrky  Hello.
I am sorry your baby is not feeling so good and hope she feels better soon.
I am also sorry that she has cataracts, and I hope that the drops suggested by Ann above and your vet will help her and prevent the painful Glaucoma. That should be possible.
I would avoid the surgery if at all possible, as like MissSuni described, it can be traumatic and hard on the dog and us! My boy had juvenile cataracts at just over a year old and as he was so young the specialist eye vet suggested we get the surgery. The main fear was pain due to Glaucoma. (But it seems drops can control that) The surgery went well technically and now he has perfect sight  However he had acid reflux during/after the surgery (he was fasted but the time between his last meal and surgery was long), and had GI issues afterwards that needed lengthy treatment. The GI issue was not caught early as it was thought to be due to the meds! My poor baby had to endure many eye and oral meds and the hard cone for nearly 2 months! The follow up visits were many and the whole experience was not one I would ever care to do again. I guess we were unlucky as some here have had the survey with no issues. The GI issue only made the eye post-op recovery more difficult!
For an older dog I would not wish to put her through the risk of a tedious and uncomfortable outcome. The only reason I would do it would be Glaucoma and pain if it could not be controlled.
So praying that drops can control the cataract problem and that your baby will not be too badly affected by the eye issues. |
Thanks very much for sharing your experience....Will stick with drops for now...over the last year, we have grown more closer to our baby and in the process learnt some things about how human kidneys work also...