Monday, November 9, 2009
Poor Neptune!
It was bound to happen. Neptune, the Boston terrier, loves to chase Sazoo, the 25 pound cat. Usually Sazoo runs from him and goes through the kitty door into the garage, but about two years ago, Neptune cornered him, and Sazoo swiped him, tearing his left eye. Surgery followed that, and Tune has since had limited vision in that eye. Well, the Tunester is a slow learner and has continued to torment the big fat cat. Saturday night I got home and noticed his OTHER eye was squinty. Upon closer inspection, I saw it was very red, but he seemed to be doing ok- until Aden threw a ball to me, Neptune got in the way, and the ball hit him in the eye. Needless to say, there was a trip to the vet today, and it looks like his eye will be saved but most likely his sight will not. Dr. Hill says the other eye is developing a cataract and that he will soon be blind in both eyes, but that blind dogs do very well since they don't have the psychological issues we people have. Now, how can anyone know that? Maybe at this very moment, Neptune is sitting in his kennel at the vet's office saying, "Damn- I can't see a thing, and this really sucks." I felt terrible leaving him because he hates to stay at the vet's, but there was no choice. I'll pick him up tomorrow to the "tune" of $450.00. Sazoo, in the meantime, is walking around like he owns the place. I wonder how he'll feel about his new job as a seeing eye cat.
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Oh, no! "Poor Neptune" is right. Hope that kitty does like his new responsibilities as a seeing eye cat. It's only fitting!
I am sorry to hear about Neptune. If it is any consolation, our dog Trina did great blind (she had cataracts) and we never noticed any difference in her due to that. She continued to find her way around the house and yard with no difficulty. Maybe it is because they use their sense of smell so much anyway? Yeah, it still sucks, but he has a caring seeing eye person so he is lucky.
Thanks Jane and Susan! It's been pretty pitiful watching him crash around the house with the cone on his head. We realized half way through the day that he couldn't get to the water because the bowl is deep, so I put out a shallow dish for him. The other dogs have treated him well- I was afraid they might take advantage because he certainly has taken advantage of Angus when Angus was hurt. I wonder if dogs learn humility...off to give him his meds...
Sorry to hear of Neptune's misfortune. Interesting that I just read a book with a blind dog in it and his name was "Blind Dog" who seemed to have the capabilities of a seeing dog. It seems they recognize people by smell. Well, you'll soon find out, I guess.
Sorry to hear of Neptune's misfortune. Interesting that I just read a book with a blind dog in it and his name was "Blind Dog" who seemed to have the capabilities of a seeing dog. It seems they recognize people by smell. Well, you'll soon find out, I guess.
Haha! How did I ever do that?
haha, Mom! Yeah, that's what the vet said- that their sense of smell is so much more important...we shall see (but he probably won't- see- that is...) He's doing very well though he does bump into things every now and then.
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