She is so good letting the vets sort her out, my lot have a dicky fit if I'm not there with them.

Hope her eye soon settles down and she can start enjoying herself again.

"In the land of the dim (Parker) the one-eyed dog is Queen"!
Think this would look brill for your signature BTW
xx

Sorry to hear the news, but very pleased to see it seems to have gone well!

Isla is due her yearly eye test in May for her cataracts and I know her left eye is much worse now. She can no longer see the ball unless it's bounced directly in front of her right side and she can't see me in the bathroom when I'm sat on the loo anymore!

I'm thinking she may need surgery sooner rather than later, how did you find post op care? I'm slightly concerned as I'm sure I've read the dog needs to be kept calm?

Hope she's had no further setbacks and you've had no more frights!!

You will be suprised how well dogs manage with only one eye, have had to have the same op done on one of ours some years ago. Generally its more upsetting for the owner than the dog and getting used to a one eyed dog takes time. In our boarding kennels we have had totally blind dogs stay with us but the must go into a certain kennel as they remember the way to the exercise field. Its is quite amazing to watch and its just like the dog being able to see.
With a dog that goes totally blind it is imperative that everything stays in exactly the same position and the feeding regime is exactly the same. As long as a dog knows where everything is they manage remarkable well.

Yes you will be upset naturally and understandably but given a short period of time things will seem normal again.

Tumbleweed

Back from the vets again today and Cherry was put on some anti-biotics as wound still bleeding slightly and nurse said pressure behind it.

It was funny as at one point there were six terriers in the reception area (including my 2) and not one wuff between them-all being very sociable! Amazing!

When Cherry came out of the consulting room she suddenly jumped on the seating bench and put her paws up on the reception desk and stuck her nose on the jar of dog biscuits there! This made me laugh as even with poor sight in one eye she still managed to find the cookies bless her!

Met a man today on our walk who commented on Cherry's wound and I explained what had happened. What a nice man as he looked at her and said "She's still lovely" (aah!)
I said she'll always be beautiful to us.

So lovely to hear this! Well done Cherry! xx

Ah, Cherry, cookie hunter extreme!!! Good girl

Yeah=good idea re signature!

It was a problem keeping Cherry calm as they said no toys and she lives for her Kong tennis balls. I made sure ALL toys were put away in the house but I forgot to check the garden and she had been home 5 minutes and suddenly appeared with a ball in her mouth!
I kept Cherry in a large crate when I couldn't be with her. To be honest the main issue was the huge number of different eye drops and creams to apply. I worked out a colour coded system and did a chart (Newmarket thought this was really clever and I think they've pinched my idea!) but you have to be very methodical and organised and we were able to cope because I work part-time and my husband works shifts. Hope Isla gets on well.

She seems quite happy now but I have thrown a couple of "wobblies" today!

Thanks for your advice-it is nice to hear from someone who has had the same experience with their dog too. The nurse was telling me about not moving things etc today. To b e honest I don't really move furniture round much anyway but my Mum is now under strict orders not to as she tends to move things around every few weeks in her bungalow!

So pleased she is back home and is on the road to recovery. It sounds like you are the one suffering from the effects of the op. not Cherry! I would be the same.
She sounds like a super star bless her, sending hugs to you all. Gillx