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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Please, my parents don't know I broke my leg, so
please dont tell them. I'm fine and they don't need this added stress,
ok?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Fankyouse</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Virginia Oliveira</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Hi my drooler friends,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>First I'd like to thank all of you who
wrote us giving support, sharing knowledge about glaucoma and blindness in
dogs and sending buckets and even barrels of drool.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>It is very hard to see your furbaby go through
glaucoma. Mostly because we tend to think she is suffering the same way we would
be if we were the ones going through this. And we don't want her in
pain.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>As most of you probably know, we caught the
glaucoma in the right eye too late, mostly due to our complete
ignorance about this awful disease, so she lost the sight in this eye and
we continued to treat it with drops.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>The disease in the second eye came less than 2
months after the first. But according to Dr Christmas, the dadperson caught it
on the very first day what gives us hope of her seeing at least a little with
that eye.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>In the morning when dadperson left to work she was
fine, the same Violeta as always. When he got home by lunchtime, she was blind.
He caught her and run to the vetspital. Dr Christmas showed up an hour after and
after measuring the pressure, treated her with drops. She stayed in the
vetspital overnight under observation and measuring the pressure. It was low the
whole night, and when the morning came she was seeing again. I can't describe
how happy we were.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>She was discharged and went home. The next day she
woke up blind again. The dadperson did again the same thing, grabed her and
rushed to the vetspital.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Dr Christmas was there 1 hour later, examined her
and said we would better have the laser surgery. So it was done and since she
would be under anesthesia, we agreed to do the the "injection"(that's
what I think it was, tomorow I'll be there and see what is written on the
bill) in the other eye (the blind one). She went well in the surgery
and the pressure was low in both eyes.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>She spent the night there and the next day, early,
Doc Christmas was there and said she was well and seeing a little as if
she was seeing through a straw, only far, not close.He added that only after the
inflamation in this eye is gone, we will be able to know how much she will see.
<FONT color=#800000>Do you guys agree with it or he is only trying to make us
feel better?</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><FONT color=#800000> </FONT><FONT
color=#000000>At home she acts as if she is totally blind and changed some
habits like she prefers the big bean bag thanto jump to the couch. She
still cannot find her food bowl by herself, still touch the wall as she walks,
etc...Outside is diferent. She goes down/up the deck stairs to the backyard as
if she could see, fast and safely. In her walks is the same. We believe Doc
Christmas was right when he said she can see far. </FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>We would like to know if any of you went through
this and if the inflamation after the laser surgery is normal and for how long.
And do you think her vision can improve?Did any of you went through
this?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Sorry for the long mail but only now I could write
it clearly, without crying and fall apart.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>To add, on the day of her surgery I broke my leg
(tibia, I believe is the name of the bone). But it is ok. </FONT><FONT
size=2 face=Arial>Drool and prayers are very welcome, but Vio needs way more
than I do.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Doc Christmas gave dadperson the book "Living with
blind dogs", something like that, the one many droolers recomended. It was good,
because I coudn't find it to sell. He said he hopes we don't need
it.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Dadperson is falling apart to see his baby like
this. He cried so much I thought he would be dehydrated (just a little joke). I
cried a lot too but now I decided to be strong for her and for the
dadperson. They need it. Tomorow we will spend the day toghether. Ans
Monday we will be together for thanksgiving.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Love you all my friends and furends,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Virginia, Dadperson, Violeta and Xaxa</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Happy thanksgiving to all Canadian
droolers.</FONT></DIV>
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