Has this happened to anyone else's pet before? How serious are cataracts?

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Im sure Ive seen that somewhere...

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My dog had cataracts, then got glaucoma, he eye was going to explode from the pressure if we didn't remove it. So we had her eye removed, 3 years later her other eye got the same way, we couldn't afford to remove her other eye, and it isn't a good idea to have an eyeless dog, so we had to put her down last month.

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Do they have surgery for that like they do for humans?
Poor doggie.
-hugs-

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Can you get a guide dog for your dog... ?

Im sure Ive seen that somewhere...

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That wouldn't make a whole lot of sense. Get a second dog to guide your dog that happens to be going blind.

To OP: This hasn't happen to my puppy, thank god. (He's only 5 months old.)
Also, there is a surgery to fix cataracts, if you so decide to fix his eye sight.

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well i think our dog who is like very old for her breed and i think she must have some cataracts as she finds it hard to see stuff like if we give her food she is hunting around for it even if its right in front of her nose.. :(

and like i think shes quiet death as well..

hmm

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Cara, how old is your doggie and what kind is it?

Post edited at 7:34 am on Dec. 3, 2008 by RachLeigh13

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My dog is starting to get cataracts. She is a 10 year old lab. Cataracts happen with most animals, and come with age. You can help treat them with special medications.

 
Cara, how old is your doggie and what kind is it?

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He's 14 and he's a Jack Russell, so he's quite old anyway.

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Week in and week out,
Your lucky charms will always let you down,
Maybe next week we'll see,
Maybe

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Quote: from RachLeigh13 at 3:32 pm on Dec. 3, 2008

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My dog is starting to get cataracts. She is a 10 year old lab.  Cataracts happen with most animals, and come with age. You can help treat them with special medications.    

   
 Cara, how old is your doggie and what kind is it?

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He's 14 and he's a Jack Russell, so he's quite old anyway.

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That was here around the time we put her down. :(  She was a good ol' girl. You can see how cloudy her eyes are.


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