My dog is going into surgery tommorow =[

[Bojangles69]

Ever since I got my min pin 6 years ago I ALWAYS told people something was not right with her left eye.
It would change colors sometimes (blue to green leaving her right eye blue and her left eye green) and the inside of her eye often had what literally looked like a diamond in it.




My friends would look at it and be like "NO WAY, that is so fvcking cool, I've never seen anything like it before blah blah".

And over the years I noticed sometimes at night, she'd walk into things like a dope, and rub her left eye, but it was never so much where I did anything but make fun of her.

Well recently she’s been pooping blood, vomiting, just not acting like her usual self. Everyone is saying she might have swallowed a bone that’s in her system, maybe a bird, maybe cancer, EVERYTHING but the one thing I have been saying for years and joking about.

We EVEN took her to the vet 4 years ago and I told the fvcking vet "look at her left eye". She thought it was odd, put some fluorescing dye in it and said it might be PRA, but I don’t think it is, (progressive retinal atrophy) try this steroid cream and see if she stops rubbing it.
Well she did stop rubbing it. And the vet later said is was most likely nothing.

Today years later, I tell the doctor again while my families telling her "maybe you check her stools, check her temp, do a blood test etc".
And I say “HER EYEE! LOOK AT HER EYEEEE!!!”

Doctor finally takes her in the back and runs some proper tests.
Comes out and says “It really is reading bad on the pressure test”
Long story short:

We take her to a doggy optometrist at the emergency room in another hospital at this doctors recommendation. I’m thinking ok, we just need to get it treated with some cream again so it goes away.

30mins pass and doc comes out.
“Your dog has been blind since she was born in that eye, she has a 103 degree fever, is prob suffering from immense pain and has been for a while, meds won’t help, and the eye needs to be removed immediately” (to keep it short)

That’s why shes pooping blood and vomiting. It has also led to secondary glaucoma but was originally a genetic thing.
The crazy part, this dog has ALWAYS been the happiest high spirited dog I ever had. My favorite pet in the world. I take her running and she’s in excellent shape, muscles on her legs, always were people complimenting her.

And it sucks now, tomorrow she’s going in to get her eye enucleated and sewn shut. As long as doctors say she was in pain and there’s no other choice I’m fine with it. Its crazy when the doctor was saying the retinal pressure is 60, then 18 in her good eye, and once you get around 40 or 50 its a SERIOUS problem. That the amount of pain her reading was would basically feel to a human like your eyes about to pop.
But she hasn’t even been rubbing it lately, and it didn’t really look like anything serious at all.

That’s what really made me feel bad. Like WOW, out of everything I did for this dog, all my attempts to give her a great doggy life (her names Happy lol) I can’t believe no one could tell she was in so much pain.

She never acted like it, but the doctor said animals have a weird way of learning to tolerate things. I’m not sad about the eye coming out, it sucks. Its just crazy that out of all the trips to the vet, not one doctor had really looked at the eye like it should have till today. I would find ticks on my dog 10 seconds after they were on her because I was always paying attention to her and worried something could happen.

Really just shocking.
Anyone else have any dogs who went though anything like this? How are they now? Thanks - Bo


This is what it looked like when it was good.
Couldn't even tell she was blind.

[Kale]

I feel for you bro, I have two dogs of my own and they are like my kids. Be strong tomorrow I am sure she will be fine

[Bojangles69]

Thanks man! Will do.

[Rugger02]

Cool lookin dog bro, best wishes

[DSM4Life]

Just because the doc says she was in the pain the entire time doesn't mean she really was. If the dog wasn't rubbing it or crying at all i doubt she was in pain 100% of the time.

Anyhow its really sucks that even though you were persistent nothing got taken care of sooner.

Good luck and let us know what happens.

Ill hold off on posting any pictures on this one.

[ghettoboyd]

sorry about your dog bro. i hope all goes well. i have a cat with full blown cataracts. his eyes both look like your dogs bad eye. he is a very happy cat and runs around the house like he can see. im sure all will go well and you will have your buddy back to himself in no time. good luck

[Gears]

Thats a good looking dog bro, I hope it all works out for you.

[gixxerboy1]

good luck to you and your pup

[kman]

Best of luck.. Keep us posted, I'm sure everything will be ok.

[a lifeless plague]

nice to see a dude caring openly about his pets. shes very cute. ive always had dogs growing up. i currently have two boxers, alex and brutus, love them to death. i put them before most of my legitamite blood family. and i meen that. all dogs are gonna have problems here or there. but im sure that honestly the removal of her blind eye will relieve her. you said she would scratch it and what not and the pressure tests showed issues. anyway, whatever doctor actual realised the problem, stick with that doctor. there are so many shady and sh@tty doctors its DISGUSTING. my favorite is how when your dog has worms or an upset stomach (and everyone has been there at least once), you take her/him to the vet and they give you canned food. and its always eukenuba(iams). garbage, equivalent to feeding your dog mcdonalds. and why? because they make money doing that. its a shame. well good for you for finally finding the problem. your dog will be out of there and running around in no time. alex just had an operation two days ago. just a small lump tumor lookin thing on his lip. hes young only a little over 2 years. and before that he had his ears cropped. i felt bad but the day after he acted totally fine and normal. the anestesia just makes them a little groggy. but good luck post some pics once shes done and stitched up.

[DSM4Life]

It could be worse, least he has all his legs

[pump.joe]

How did the surgery go?

[J-Dogg]

My puppy went to the vet today and your story is about to make tears come out of my face

I wish her a speedy recovery.

[Bojangles69]

Surgery went well but the doctors are still holding her to make sure no complications result post-surgery.
It was sad cause I called my mom today and she was crying hysterically feeling guilty, like she made the wrong choice, wasn't sure if we did the right thing and if we should have waited and went the med route.
I kept telling her the meds were only if she still had sight, otherwise we'll spend thousand on meds ($200 a month just for the drops) rather then dish out the 2,500 for the surgery now that we'll wind up needing to get anyway.

I feel guilty too, like I'm part of the reason my dog who I love to death now has no eye. But I just keep asking myself what my pet would have done for me if the tables were turned, and I'm not sure she'd gamble knowing her owner was in pain or that things could possibly get worse.

Thanks though for all the comments, noone has to be overly sensitive, the pirate pick was cute, I'm thinking about getting a nice patch for my dog now. Shes mostly black so maybe I'll draw an eye on the patch and she'll look normal again lol.

Well when she comes home tommorow I'll post pics!

[BIG-N-Brazil]

Glad to hear everything went good.