18 month woke up blind Sunday! 360 rheg retinal detachment
Our regular vet saw her Monday and sent us to the emergency vet- Blood work came back fine but the diagnosis didn't She has Cataracts & complete 360 rhegmatogenous retinal detachment on both eyes rt. eye has lens subluxation left eye posterior lens luxation. We are waiting to hear from a specialist. Has anyone dealt with this and what has been the outcome? |
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Never been through this, but hoping this can be fixed!  |
 poor baby!!! and you! I too hope this is a fixable problem. Please keep us posted on what the tests/specialist say. Prayers going out to you!! |
| Oh bless how scarey...please let us know how you get on...hugs xx |
| Poor baby And you of course! Can't imagine how it is to have a blind dog. And that it gets blind this way Hope everything turns out OK  |
| something can be done. Poor baby! |
Oh, poor baby  I think this is what one of my former foster dogs had...not sure but, I know he had surgery for juvenile cataracts. If you email me, I can send her your email address, I am sure she would be happy to talk to you. |
| Oh how frightening for everyone. Keeping you in my thoughts and prayers. Please keep us updated. |
| oh how scary for all. hope and pray for you |
| No experience to share on the condition. I'm sorry. But I hope surgery will be an option to restore her vision. The following may not be needed but I'll share it any way. With your help, she would adapt. There is a good book called, "Living With Blind Dogs" By Caroline D. Levin RN. For now, if activity isn't restricted, I'd put her on a leash and help her to learn the layout of the house. Start at the water dish. Do it several times a day to build her confidence. Open or close all doors completely so she won't run into them... keep all basement and stairway doors closed so she won't fall down the steps. Push all chairs up to the table if not in use. Select one word to tell her there is danger. We use "careful!!". Feed her in the same place. She's going to bump into things... its how she'll map out her surroundings in her head. Pick up, remove, trim anything pointed or sharp that could harm her if she runs into it. Again, hoping her blindness will be just temporary.  |
| Holy moly! I had no idea such a thing could happen to a young dog! What a horrible shock! Your poor baby must be so confused. I really hope there is something that can be done for her. . . but I am hoping those with blind dogs will weigh in to say they can still have full, loving, playful lives. Wow. I am so sorry to read your news. I was hoping that despite the subject title, that somehow this was a temporary thing. Ugghh! Hugs to your sweet girl! Edited to add link to some info I've only briefly scanned but looks relevant: http://www.furrycritter.com/health/dogs ... chment.htm |
| I am so impressed by this web site! We have been an OES family for over 30 years and I never knew about the site. My groomer suggested to me. Abbie our 6th OES is the one that woke up blind last week . My local emergency vet ( met the day Abbie went blind) recommended an out of state Ophthalmologist to do surgery ..... you can only imagine the questions running though our heads. For the people who responded and put me in touch with other families who have gone through this Thank you! We are now able to make a confident decision of how to proceed. I was able to speak with the Dr. and have an appointment scheduled later this week. The success is directly related to how fast you act. I will keep you updated on this and am willing to help others as I have been helped! |
| please keep us all posted .. hugs to you and your sweet abbie |
 Glad that the forum family could help! Good Luck and let us know how it goes! |
| Hello, I am so sorry for your baby. But let me assure you dogs do very well blind. My Old English Sheepdog Dougal (who passed away recently) had very limited vision his first year and was blind probably by 7 mths old. He had progressive retinal atrophy, slipped lenses and eventually his retina detatched. I too was completely heart broken. But he proved me wrong...He ran around at the park with other dogs, he played ball (it had a bell in it), he memorized how many steps to the office from the car...people over and over would tell me "he's not blind"...because honestly you couldn't tell unless I took him somewhere that was new. Even then he would sniff around and map out a grid pattern, and sure enough if we ever went back there, he had memorized it. He was the happiest dog you ever saw. You do have to be extra sure that he doesn't poke himself in the eye, or incur trauma to the eye as he could develop glaucoma. That was the main problem. He lived to be 10 1/2 and in the end his eyes lasted longer than his back and hips... There is a very good book about how to live with a blind dog on Amazon...I have forgotten now the name...but I am sure if you do a search you will find it. Let us know how hes doing. |
| I've got my fingers and toes crossed! |
| So sorry to hear that this has happened but there are worse things than being blind. I know some humans with very impressive jobs that are blind. It really hasn't slowed them down at all. Since Abbie is still a pup it won't be that difficult to adapt, it's harder for us as seeing humans to accept. I have friends whose dogs have been through the surgeries, a couple were successful and others not. Hope their input was helpful to you. Blindness certainly doesn't affect the way they feel about their dogs and the dogs seem to take it all in stride. Dogs are so much more adaptable than people and it's especially helpful that she'll have another dog to help her around. And a seeing-eye person! Wishing the best for you and Abbie and hope you will come back to tell us how things are going. Your vet referred you to the best eye surgeon in the country so go combine his advice with what you know in your heart is right for Abbie and your family. We're here to listen and would be very interested in how you are all coping with the situation. |
| Special thoughts for you and Abbie as you face this difficult time. Please update on the outcome--keeping fingers and paws crossed that Abbie's surgery is successful. |
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