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 11-16-2005, 14:07 Post: 119414
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 My Lab just went blind

My long time buddy, has suddenly gone blind and is drinking unusal amounts of water. He is 12 and from what I have read it seems he has diabetes, I am out of town or I would have him at the vets already.

Has anyone had a dog with diabetes, how is it giving them insulin shots and monitoring their blood sugar? Costs? How much does cataract surgery cost?

Both my wife and I work so I don't know how we will be able to do this, unless it is simpler than it sounds. My wife loves the dog (it would seem more than me Smile ) however she is even afraid to put a bandaid on a little cut let alone giving injections. I assume if the dog does not get his shots and have his blood sugar tested he gets pretty bad, coma?

Seems there are two ways to test the sugar level, one urine, the other a blood sample from a needle. How does one get a dogs urine sample? Unless it is just a litmus test that you touch against where he went.

Any experience appreciated.

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 11-18-2005, 14:14 Post: 119513
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 My Lab just went blind

Here is the news from the vet, first the good news: He does not have Diabetes! Ken thanks for the tip on the urine sample technique, it got me thinking and I enhanced it a little bit took one of my fiberglass driveway markers, duck taped a 1 pint chinese restaurant plastic container to it, slipped that quickly under him, wallah! Put the lid back on, done! Much easier than I thought.

Vet thinks he may have Lyme, he has cataracts in both eyes so he is pretty blind, might see some fuzzy light.

We are putting him on antibotics for week to see if he improves, if so he will continue meds for another 2 weeks.

Koko is pretty much in a deep depression, can't blame him, ironically he showed the most energy at the vets, kind of like a dementia patient who comes to life in new surroundings.






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