Rapid Alternator
Lucy and Merlin had vision testing performed yesterday. There was a fleeting Heather sighting at Argus! What they found was of no surprise, Lucy has binocular vision problems. She has exotropia in the left eye and difficulty with tracking, which I already knew. There are some exercises which we do with pediatric patients for what is called convergence insufficiency, or when the kids need to learn how to focus on objects at different focal lengths. I'm scheming up a way to modify these for Lucy, will give us something to do this winter during our annual agility break. In order to compensate for the inability to focus, Dr. Day could see that Lucy is a rapid alternator, so she'll switch over to her dominant eye when given a visual challenge. I also have a plan for this, it'll be interesting to see if it helps or not. Merlin has mild astigmatism in one eye, not surprising for a growing puppy. He did much better than I thought he would and they were actually able to do the exam on him. He did get the crazy eye comment and his merle eyes made the exam more difficult.
Who you calling rapid alternator? Dr. Day told me to look at pictures of Lucy and indeed her pupils are never really in alignment:
I didn't have Kona tested, but it's pretty clear that she is unaffected:
The plumbing saga continues, and I had to take out a loan to pay for all of the work that is being done. My back deck has been torn up to hook up the hot water line. The cold water line has been located but will require tearing up the front deck. A brand new line was drilled to the well hole and a hot water leak to one of the bathrooms has been repaired. I just leave a key out for the plumber and carpenter so they can just let themselves in during the day, and leave the dogs in crates and ex pens. When I get home Lucy is always out wandering around the house. She's been declared favorite dog so they let her out when they are working, just because everybody loves Lucy despite her being a rapid alternator.
Who you calling rapid alternator? Dr. Day told me to look at pictures of Lucy and indeed her pupils are never really in alignment:
I didn't have Kona tested, but it's pretty clear that she is unaffected:
The plumbing saga continues, and I had to take out a loan to pay for all of the work that is being done. My back deck has been torn up to hook up the hot water line. The cold water line has been located but will require tearing up the front deck. A brand new line was drilled to the well hole and a hot water leak to one of the bathrooms has been repaired. I just leave a key out for the plumber and carpenter so they can just let themselves in during the day, and leave the dogs in crates and ex pens. When I get home Lucy is always out wandering around the house. She's been declared favorite dog so they let her out when they are working, just because everybody loves Lucy despite her being a rapid alternator.