My Mother has glaucoma, and macular degeneration. Her world began going dim when I was 16, that was when she hung up her keys and I became her driver. I am not sure, but I think Victor's world is going dim as well. Mom has said repeatedly she could see if she could just get enough light on it. Victor and I just got back from a short dark walk that included steps that he has gone up for 3 years, but tonight, he seemed unsure of where they were. He ran into the tomato plant. I have wondered but decided it was my imagination that he was running into things more. Tonight showed me it is not. I think we better be getting an eye pressure check. His eyes are so freaking big to begin with, it's hard to imagine them like i know Mom's would get without the drops. I have never been with a dog that has gone through this. But I have seen and heard my Mother struggle. I don't have the night vision I use to have, that's for sure and maybe that is all it is. I just hope it isn't what my MOm has. If it is, I will be his seeing eye person, But i sure hope I am wrong. Anyone? Have you gone through something like this? IT's slow, but its defiantly changing. He is 10 years old.
Not sure but I think Victor's world is going dim
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I am already his seeing bee person,, I can be his seeing eye person. IT's a shame, because he looked so surprised, and then unsure. He is an ultra highly sensitive kind of guy. A fly can make him just about jump out of his skin. I don't want to see him become skittish. WE worked hard when he was little to teach him to feel secure. A rattly plastic bag in you leash hand would have made him jump out of his skin. WE really had to practice not flipping out over every little thing. Once he learned that he really was ok, life got a lot better for him. He got a gold star once during a Pet for Life test when he got a double whammy by accident. A large dog barked at him from an out of sight, close area and he walked by on leash without starting. YOu know it's going to come at some point of the test, but you never know exactly where. This time, another dog that wasn't suppose to be ther barked from the other side of him. THe tester came out and told him she was sorry, that wasn't suppose to happen, but they couldnt' have asked for a better response because he looked to me to know what he should do. Victor has always been a very public dog. I do not want that part of his life to changed because he enjoys it so. I need to make sure he suffering from eye pressure, if that is the case, we need to be finding out. His eyes are huge, they have always been huge. IN the beginning I thought he looked a little like an alien. It took me a while to get use to them, he is also very intense in his expression.
Bless his heart, Aiden being here and my telling him, Your so awesome, I like what yoru doing, hurray for you. Has Victor needing reassurance that he is still "MY little boy". Aiden was in the tub and laughing, and we were singing silly songs. Victor came in and got right in the tub with Aiden and even let him pour cups of water over him, tho you could tell he didn't really want him to. His behavior with my older grandson touches my heart strings for lack of better words. I am glad for them, and I am glad for him. I think he is such an important part of our family. He has a special relationship with each of the children. HE very carefully curled by Baylee while she slept on the sofa. THe dog that came unglued at the sight of a toddler when he came, and wasnt' thrilled about them until these children came. I do not let them treat him with anything but respect and then I tell him Victor loves you, . Baylee has a very natural gentle touch. I saw her put her tiny one year old fingers on his toes, and touched the toenail, and a little above, and then lightly on the back of his foot, soft as butterfly wings. Victor has been a mush around her ever since. NOt enough to let her crawl near him if he is trying to sleep, but on his own terms, he is following her around.
Baylee also likes to lean in toward Pepper just slightly out of flappy tongue reach, and she giggles. It's their game and they play it a lot. SHe likes dogs and they like her. If one pic can say it all, it isnt' the baby toys she wants, she wants the collars and the leashes. I love that Victor is smitten with her.
Bless his heart, Aiden being here and my telling him, Your so awesome, I like what yoru doing, hurray for you. Has Victor needing reassurance that he is still "MY little boy". Aiden was in the tub and laughing, and we were singing silly songs. Victor came in and got right in the tub with Aiden and even let him pour cups of water over him, tho you could tell he didn't really want him to. His behavior with my older grandson touches my heart strings for lack of better words. I am glad for them, and I am glad for him. I think he is such an important part of our family. He has a special relationship with each of the children. HE very carefully curled by Baylee while she slept on the sofa. THe dog that came unglued at the sight of a toddler when he came, and wasnt' thrilled about them until these children came. I do not let them treat him with anything but respect and then I tell him Victor loves you, . Baylee has a very natural gentle touch. I saw her put her tiny one year old fingers on his toes, and touched the toenail, and a little above, and then lightly on the back of his foot, soft as butterfly wings. Victor has been a mush around her ever since. NOt enough to let her crawl near him if he is trying to sleep, but on his own terms, he is following her around.
Baylee also likes to lean in toward Pepper just slightly out of flappy tongue reach, and she giggles. It's their game and they play it a lot. SHe likes dogs and they like her. If one pic can say it all, it isnt' the baby toys she wants, she wants the collars and the leashes. I love that Victor is smitten with her.
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sorry the pics so big, i have some virus it's about an inch on my screen. My son will fix this for me soon.
I got that turtle video of her trying to put his collar on him, i think is just too sweet.
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sorry the pics so big, i have some virus it's about an inch on my screen. My son will fix this for me soon.
I got that turtle video of her trying to put his collar on him, i think is just too sweet.
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Aiden is improving, but he still hs a way to go. He just full of energy and can be a stinker. He's learning tho. Just seems like with some people it comes naturally and with some it needs to be taught.
Pepper is walking better, day three. The first two I was just as worried about "take it off" advice on the splint and was praying he was right. I will be glad when she can be her old self again. SHe is super duper with all the children, and targets Mr. Aiden when he is upset with her flippy flappy tongue like she did patrick. I normally consistant in what is ok and not ok, and flippy flappy with force is usually a nono. but I have to admit, for a tantrum, it does seem to put an end to it fast and I kind of like that.
Today is back to our old selves with no little people and I have some dogs that need some serious spoiling. This is a small space and they didn't get what they normally get, and I am grateful behaved as they did.
Pepper is walking better, day three. The first two I was just as worried about "take it off" advice on the splint and was praying he was right. I will be glad when she can be her old self again. SHe is super duper with all the children, and targets Mr. Aiden when he is upset with her flippy flappy tongue like she did patrick. I normally consistant in what is ok and not ok, and flippy flappy with force is usually a nono. but I have to admit, for a tantrum, it does seem to put an end to it fast and I kind of like that.
Today is back to our old selves with no little people and I have some dogs that need some serious spoiling. This is a small space and they didn't get what they normally get, and I am grateful behaved as they did.
THank you for your imput
. I hope it does get easier for him. I haven't seen him look unsure about his surroundings in a long long time, and it was a sad thing. because he is white, he doesn't show the age as easily as Mary, Pepper or Neccy are doing. So I have been able to live in the land of denial. I am going ot take him out now, in the bright sunshine and drink it all up. We are tired tired tired of rain which is hysterical to say after last year.
. I hope it does get easier for him. I haven't seen him look unsure about his surroundings in a long long time, and it was a sad thing. because he is white, he doesn't show the age as easily as Mary, Pepper or Neccy are doing. So I have been able to live in the land of denial. I am going ot take him out now, in the bright sunshine and drink it all up. We are tired tired tired of rain which is hysterical to say after last year.Well that didn't take long to find. sighs
Progressive Retinal Atrophy (PRA): PRA is a family of eye diseases that involves the gradual deterioration of the retina. Early in the disease, dogs become night-blind. As the disease progresses, they lose their daytime vision as well. Many dogs adapt to limited or complete vision loss very well, as long as their surroundings remain the same. Reputable breeders have their dogs' eyes certified annually by a veterinary ophthalmologist and do not breed dogs with this disease.
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This isn't going to be easy, I already have to watch two babies like a hawk to make sure not one crumb of anything grain gets dropped around NEccy. WE have the cleanest high chair in the world and there is no running around with snacks. I don't feel bad about that either My Mom was a licensed day care and a good one. Kids ate at the high chairs and the little table period. She had parquet wood floors that she put down and were cared for with paste wax. So yeah, we can be careful there. But it's a small space here, essentially two rooms with 3 dogs and 2 babies, and one teen. A lot of toys. Ah well, we will work it out. I will be praying it slowly progresses.
Progressive Retinal Atrophy (PRA): PRA is a family of eye diseases that involves the gradual deterioration of the retina. Early in the disease, dogs become night-blind. As the disease progresses, they lose their daytime vision as well. Many dogs adapt to limited or complete vision loss very well, as long as their surroundings remain the same. Reputable breeders have their dogs' eyes certified annually by a veterinary ophthalmologist and do not breed dogs with this disease.
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This isn't going to be easy, I already have to watch two babies like a hawk to make sure not one crumb of anything grain gets dropped around NEccy. WE have the cleanest high chair in the world and there is no running around with snacks. I don't feel bad about that either My Mom was a licensed day care and a good one. Kids ate at the high chairs and the little table period. She had parquet wood floors that she put down and were cared for with paste wax. So yeah, we can be careful there. But it's a small space here, essentially two rooms with 3 dogs and 2 babies, and one teen. A lot of toys. Ah well, we will work it out. I will be praying it slowly progresses.
I'm sorry . Romeo has PRA as well. I thought he wasn't as good at seeing in the dark as the other dogs many years ago. He turns seven this month. The last maybe two years or so he started walking into things at night, having trouble navigating. It's gotten worse, he can't see even in dim light that I can see in. But I must say the progression to daytime blindness has been a LOT slower than I anticipated, and I'm thankful for that. They say once you notice them not seeing at night, it's about a year until full blindness, but this hasn't been so with Romeo.
. Romeo has PRA as well. I thought he wasn't as good at seeing in the dark as the other dogs many years ago. He turns seven this month. The last maybe two years or so he started walking into things at night, having trouble navigating. It's gotten worse, he can't see even in dim light that I can see in. But I must say the progression to daytime blindness has been a LOT slower than I anticipated, and I'm thankful for that. They say once you notice them not seeing at night, it's about a year until full blindness, but this hasn't been so with Romeo.