Oh, wow. You're lucky you caught that. And I can completely understand not putting her down because of her age & being nearly blind. Like you said, so long as she's happy & enjoying life, why deprive her of it? Would you put your aunt down, for instance, if she got cataracts? No. So why put down a dog? The primary sense isn't sight, anyway.
SO lucky. It still turns my stomach. Her blood pressure went up in the vets office and she started bleeding a bit more heavily. All I could think was that she was going to stroke out from the stress before we got the transfusion in her.
It's interesting to see how she adapts. That she knows the house so well definitely helps. And she'll do things like lie in doorways or on your feet so she knows if you move. But she really takes a lot of cues from the other dog. Sadie will chase Breena's ball when it's thrown, so Breena knows to follow her when she's playing fetch. When Sadie starts barking, Breena knows something's up and pays more attention. People seem to think of how they would feel in that situation - what if they went blind. They'd focus on what they've lost and yeah, that would suck. But animals don't work that way, I don't think. It's not a loss so much as just how it is. No regret
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aaaaannnnd /long-winded rant. :PPreaching to the choir, dear. Our last dog, Bonnie (female black lab) was diabetic & the vet we had at the time was useless, so she developed cataracts before we could pry insulin out of him
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oh gosh, my heart goes out to you. We went through so many health problems with my dog until one day she got really sick and found out her whole body was covered with tumors. Absolutely one of the worst days of my life.
That's why I'm sooo glad your dog is okay. Dogs are definitely my weak spot and I hate when people put their animals down because they can't be bothered with medical expenses. I spent thousands on my dog and I would do it over and over because they are your family.
She can still play fetch - she just sniffs around for the ball until she's close enough to see it.
Seriously, there are tears in my eyes. That is just so sweet. *pets your dog*
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It's interesting to see how she adapts. That she knows the house so well definitely helps. And she'll do things like lie in doorways or on your feet so she knows if you move. But she really takes a lot of cues from the other dog. Sadie will chase Breena's ball when it's thrown, so Breena knows to follow her when she's playing fetch. When Sadie starts barking, Breena knows something's up and pays more attention. People seem to think of how they would feel in that situation - what if they went blind. They'd focus on what they've lost and yeah, that would suck. But animals don't work that way, I don't think. It's not a loss so much as just how it is. No regret ( ... )
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That's why I'm sooo glad your dog is okay. Dogs are definitely my weak spot and I hate when people put their animals down because they can't be bothered with medical expenses. I spent thousands on my dog and I would do it over and over because they are your family.
She can still play fetch - she just sniffs around for the ball until she's close enough to see it.
Seriously, there are tears in my eyes. That is just so sweet. *pets your dog*
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