Cataracts, detached lens ?
 

I have a new foster, Toby. Poor baby...his family called Animal Control to come pick him up because they did not want him anymore. He is 13 and they have two new pups. :( The shelter was sending out pleas and one of our foster homes agreed to take him in after I get him vetted and cared for.

They had his vet records that ended in 2008...he has not been to a vet since. :( He cannot see or hear. :(

His teeth are dreadful looking .. but the eyes are what stunned me. The shelter said that their vet told them the left eye has a detached lens. I have never seen this before and the things I am reading on the internet concern me. I will of course be calling the vet tomorrow...but I did call them on Sat and make an appointment for Tuesday morning. He is not blinking or acting like the eyes are bothering him, so I think it is probably ok to wait but I will speak with them and send them a photo.
Just wondering if anyone has experience with a detached lens? In his photos you can see it is a round thing in the left eye and discolored. :(

He was an angel while I groomed him ... and he ate well this afternoon! :) He is so sweet...sniffing all of my pups and they have all been great with him. :)

The last photo is after his hair cut. He is a little doll baby.

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Nancy I agree those eyes look very distressed. Cataracts yes I have experience with but detached retina no - although with Zoey they were worried about this with her Lymphoma diagnosis.


The blueing over the right eye might be just age related sclerosis(?) and maybe as well a cataract too. But it is the bulging of the left eye for me that is a concern. Gluacoma? maybe.


I am so very glad YHR has taken him in and has the funds to care for his needs. But I am so very sorry to hear that a family got two new pups when they had one senior that obviously needed medical attention. I shake my head and bemoan some members of the humankind

I am so grateful you have him . That poor sweet baby!

Wow, what kind of people dump a little senior Yorkie when he needs his family the most. No doubt, he gave these people years of companionship, cute little Yorkie antics, laughter, happiness, sweet Yorkie kisses and tail wags. Now he needs medical attention and his family dumps him. He sounds like such a sweet little guy. Can he see at all?

OMG ! What is wrong with people ??? Thank God you have him now & he will get all that he needs. I will be praying for this poor baby.

I read somewhere that a tumor can be involved. Gosh, I hope not. Poor boy.

I don't get it either.....when they told me the AC actually went and picked the pup up I was shocked. I would have lost my job.

I know..he is a sweetie. Thank you! I am happy we were able to save him.

No, he cannot see or hear. :( He gets around well...knows to use his nose and has examined my whole house. I had him in the master bath for a while, but he was getting around so well and I could tell he wanted out...so he is out and about with the others! :) He finds a bed, lays down...then gets up and goes to find another. Found the water bowls too! Super cute!

I best never know who the people were...thankfully it is a town about 2 hours south of me.

Thank you :)

OMG so sad. Hate his prior people, glad you have him.

Yes, they totally suck. thank you! :)

Omg, this poor little man...being dumped at this sensitive and vulnerable age like this, ugh!!

I'm SO glad he is with you now. Wylie does have cataracts, but not the detached lens...

I read somewhere that tumors can cause it. :( I surely hope it's not something like that.

Yeah, humans are so disappointing, Ann.

This is the link to Toby's bio and Paypal button should anyone want to follow him and/or donate towards his care.

Adoptable Pups

Linda, thank you for picking up this senior boy and getting him the medical care he needs. I'm so glad he is being doted on too as he deserves. How cute that he is checking out all of the doggy beds (sounds like my Teddy, going from bed to bed), and that he found his way to water bowls.

I pray his eye problems are not caused by a tumor. When I researched eye information for Max, I came across several causes for detached retinas. I have forgotten a lot of it because it was too scary to think of, but if I recall correctly it can happen for unknown reasons, or something small like an infection or a "melting corneal ulcer." Very sad to think that this poor boy received no treatment.

Thank you, Kristin. I will know more tomorrow....it really is scary stuff.

I confused detached lens with detached retina, but the causes can be the same.

Looking forward to hearing the report from Toby's appointment with the doc.

That poor little guy. This is one of those days I hate people! So we got two new dogs, let's throw the old one way! They should be banned from ever having animals much less children.

I'm so glad Toby found you. What a little sweetheart... I cannot fathom how or why people can do such a thing. But I think Toby was meant to find you and I'm so happy he will get the love and care he deserves.

:thumbup::thumbup::thumbup: Feel the exact same way. Pets are not disposable, ugh!

Hugs to the little feller...hope his appt goes really well.

OK...pretty good news for Toby! My vet thinks the eyes are chronic and there is really nothing that needs to be done; but he did refer him to GCVS Ophthalmology for a thorough exam and opinion. He has that appointment on August 31.

His dental is scheduled for next Friday, August 28th.

He is heartworm negative!!! I was SO relieved to hear that. His blood work had some mild elevations, but nothing really alarming. We will be doing a urinalysis on him. My vet's diagnosis was "old blind dog". We can live with that! Oh....and his knees are fine!

He is eating and sleeping well...no major issues with Toby at all!

Great news! Give Toby a hug from all of us!

Wonderful news that Toby's heartworm test is negative and that he is adjusting to the good life well. Sending best wishes for him for his dental to go smoothly, and his appt with the ophthalmologist.

Linda that sounds like great news for Toby indeed very happy for you both.

Thanks so much !! I am very excited about this. He is really good shape for a 13 year old. He turns 13 on Sept 2. I actually have his DOB. :) I am looking forward to his appointment with the opthalmologist. Interested in what she thinks about his eyes.

Glad it see he has some good results.

Thank you Joan...I was very relieved. He will probably lose all of his teeth, but I think at this point it would make him feel better.

Good news ! Hopefully his blood work will look better after he gets those nasty infected teeth out.

I am sure it will!

I'm excited to hear that little Toby is a youthful and pretty healthy older gentleman. I hate when people cast aside the older ones -- they're really depriving themselves of some pretty special moments of love. These last few months with my elderly dogs are as precious to me as any other day ever was, including the day when they came home as little puppies. I wish everyone shared that opinion of their pets, and didn't just replace them for new pups or throw them out when they're useful breeding life ended or they became ill or whatever the reason. I'm just glad Toby is going to live out the rest of his days happy. I hope someone adopts him too!