My 11 year old dog, Ted E. Bear, has been blind for 2 years. He has diabetes and developed cataracts. Not being educated about cataracts, I let them go while I got him regulated with his insulin. When I finally took him to an opthamologist, it was too late to have his cataracts removed and his sight restored.
This past two weeks his right eye has been inflamed. The opthamologist changed his eye drops to see if that would help. It only got worse.
Today I took Bear to his regular vet. His eye has an ulcer on the cornea. It's very difficult to clear up these ulcers, especially as large and deep as Bear's.
Since he will never be able to see, the vet and I have decided to have his eyes both removed. No more pain, no more drops twice a day, no more worry that he'll bump into something with his eye.
When I questioned the opthamologist about the cost of eye removal, he said he didn't think it would ever come to that, but it would cost about $900 for one and $1200 for two.
My regular vet will take both eyes out this afternoon for under $300. ($108.60 for one).
He might look funny for a while, but we'll both be relieved in the end.
Mary
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I hope the surgery goes well and he recovers quickly. Prayers and possitive thoughts on their way to you both.
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