Need Opinions Please

[Lou]

Originally Posted by lillymae

Aww, what a good Daddy she has too. Even though she has some surgery pain , I bet it's nothing compared to the extreme pain & pressure the eye was causing her. My vet insisted she wear the collar , not because he was afraid she would paw at it but because they are not used to the eye being gone even when they were blind before surgery as they are still a bit confused & will run into things & the surgery site is going to most of the time be the 1st thing to hit what ever they run into. OUCH ! So whenever Gracie was not in her bed, she had the collar on.
However my Gracie was a little hyper spazzzzzz & I didn't want to take any chances that she would hit it.

Fortunately Cassie has been walking slowly for the past couple of years so she doesn't build up a lot of speed. LOL. The way she seems to be getting around is by smell and I think maybe memory. She keeps her head down to the floor as she is walking. Because she has a flat little nose her eyes are pointed straight down. If she ran into anything it would be with the top of her head. That is what happened last night with the door frame and garbage can. Of course she can still see shadows and changes in lighting with her other eye. Bless you for all of your input. It is so appreciated.
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[Lou]

This is my all-time favorite photograph of Cassie. She was a young lady at the time. If you look close you can see that the right eye points out a little more that the left one. I wonder if that is a factor. Maybe muscle weakness? I again say "Damned puppy mills."

http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/alb...pictureid=2391

[ladyjane]

Originally Posted by Lou

This is my all-time favorite photograph of Cassie. She was a young lady at the time. If you look close you can see that the right eye points out a little more that the left one. I wonder if that is a factor. Maybe muscle weakness? I again say "Damned puppy mills."

http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/alb...pictureid=2391

She is a little doll!

[MaddiesMommie]

Originally Posted by Lou

This is my all-time favorite photograph of Cassie. She was a young lady at the time. If you look close you can see that the right eye points out a little more that the left one. I wonder if that is a factor. Maybe muscle weakness? I again say "Damned puppy mills."

http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/alb...pictureid=2391

What a doll!!! I was glad to see she did so well through her surgery. I think her post op pics look great. Cassie is so lucky to have such a wonderful mommy taking care of her. Praying she continues to heal and gets to feeling better.

[katy-yorkie]

Lou, I'm just seeing this. Cassie is beautiful just the way she is. You are both in my thoughts and prayers. Wishing her a speedy recovery, we all know how much our babies mean to us.

[lisaly]

You have such a precious little girl, and I am hoping that, once Cassie is free of her pain, she is feeling much better.

[143julz]

Awwww, she is a cutie pie, that is a good pic of her

She still just as cute now. Glad that surgery was a sucess, may she have a speedy recovery and hope she gets used to navigating around

[lillymae]

Lou, I Love that picture. I have a little male ShihTzu & he has the SAME eyes & look that Cassie has in that pic. They are very sweet little dogs & very faithful too. My Taylor is only 9 lbs & he's a black & white but those eyes, shih's have the most endearing eyes. I'm so glad she is doing well & look forward to hear the end result report. Keep up the good work, Cassie knows she is Loved.

[lillymae]

Originally Posted by Wylie's Mom

I am so sorry for all that you and Cassie are going through, Lou . My heart is with you both, and I know how much you love her.

Can I ask you a question...did you already say why the eye needed to removed? In other words, was the eye getting inflamed from the cataract and too painful (and unable to heal, obviously)? I was hoping to know this bc Wylie has one cataract, and I know his Ophthalmologist said how vulnerable cataracts are to inflammation...and we have to give eyedrops every other day to prevent inflammation. His cataract is now at 90% . I can't recall what his Ophth said about if the eye should eventually be removed...or, when?

If Wylie is a candidate for surgery I would have the cataracts removed as it can lead to glaucoma, but if the cataract is left to grow there will come a point that it can't be removed so the sooner you can get it checked out the better.

[ladyjane]

I did not know that cataracts lead to glaucoma. My George has cataracts in both eyes. I had taken him to an opthamologist some time ago to inquire about removing them. The surgery could not be done because the opthamologist told me that often cataract surgery will lead to glaucoma. The surgery can increase the pressure in the eye. Since my George already had some issues with pressure (he does not have glaucoma), the opthamologist said he was at high risk if the surgery was done. His cataracts are heavy now and he cannot see. Thankfully, he has not developed glaucoma.

[AbbysMom08]

I am just seeing this.
Your little Cassie is a real cutie pie!
I am so sorry she has had to go through all of this.
Am glad to hear that the surgery went well.
I'll keep her (and you) in my prayers.
Please keep us posted.

[lillymae]

After I took Gracie out of the shelter & discovered that she had cataracts my vet in Ca. suggested I look into an opto as Gracie was so hyper that it would benefit her to have them removed if it werent too late & too far progressed. Gracie had severe eye infections & her eyes were completely covered in thick green gook so badly that you could not see any part of her eyes, I did not discover that she was blind till after I got her home & bathed her & cleaned her eyes. We went to see an opto but she was not a candidate for surgery as the cataracts had done too much damage to the blood vessels in the eyes. The cataract can get so thick that it will choke off the blood vessels & this will cause glaucoma to happen almost over night. I was also told that in these cases that Most of the time Glaucoma meds will not work & they did not work in Gracies case. I have been trying to find it & can't but I think it was around a year ago or so that someone here on YT has a Papillon who had cataract surgery & was successful.

[Lou]

I'm so glad this thread is providing some information for all of us. I will be watching Cassie's other eye very closely. My advice is to just check the eyes every day and watch for redness. Don't hesitate to get them to the doctor. Cassie looked like she might have gotten soap in her eye from the groomers when I first noticed it and I let it go because it cleared up a bit for a while. I didn't notice at first but the eye was also buldging. (Go figure on a shih tzu! LOL)

Guess who was right in with the pack to greet me at the door last night!!!!! Her tail was wagging and she acted like she couldn't wait to be picked up and hugged. I stil had to carry her out to go potty but she found her way back in without too much trouble every time. That is one step up to go into the utility room and THREE steps up to go into the kitchen! She did great. No bumping into things. Adie is a little rough with her when she thinks Cassie is heading the wrong direction but thankfully she listens when I tell her to stop. Dh said Cassie went to the food bowl at least three times yesterday and last night she was sitting up begging for bites from my steak. And YES she got them. I think she still hurts but she is so much better! Yeah!

[ladyjane]

Great news that Gracie is on the mend!

[gidget529]

Wonderful to hear she is getting around well. I agree, she does deserve some steak!