Whippet With Cataracts

[Whippets Rule]

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Ok, this evening we took Badger to the vets for his booster and i mentioned to the vet that Badger stopped jumping into the back of the car this week.

When he goes to jump in her keeps turning his head as though he can't judge the distance.

Anyway the vet turned out the lights and examined Badgers eyes and he said he has five cataracts developing,two in his left eye and three in his right.

Badger is ten years old and acts like he's two most of the time.

Anyone here have any experience of cataracts in their whippet and if so how well do they cope?

Badger on the right.

 

[fallenangel]

3 of my greyhound have caratacts to verying degress and 2 of them were getting irrated by the other dogs as they could see them and got supprises and spooked by them the easy soliion was to put bells on all the dogs collers indoors and out and when the older dogs carnt see they can here the othes coming. We have differnt sounding bells on the pup so they know its trouble coming and its been fine since.

on walks we have 2 way leads and put one with cataracts in between us and a fully sighted dog and now they go out happy and feeling safe again its like haveing greyhound guyed dogs for greyhounds lol but it works.

The bigest thing is dont leave bags and things they can fall over and dont move furtantuer around and you will fined that badger will still run and play in areas he knows.

 

[Whippets Rule]

thanks for that it really helps.

what i meant to say was he has three areas of opacity in one eye and two in the other and the vet said they will merge eventually but he said he already won't be able to see very much.

 

[fallenangel]

I wouldnt worry to much bout it his site will go slowly so he will adapet to it its not a suden shock and as long as he knows his way about he will be happy my old poodle was 16 had cataracts from being 11 and even uesd to go running about off lead and allway found us it took us a while to realies she would listen for my mums charm bracelt gingaling then we all took a chain to rattle and she was fine just a bit of loic looking about places and things caryy on as normal

 

[jools]

Whiz, my 14 year old foster whippie has been with me almost 5 weeks now, his eyes are really opaque. he has cataracts and the vet said his sight is very limited - but you wouldn't know it now!! He knows the house inside out and never bumps into anything.

It comes on so gradually that the dog just accepts it, I know they can be operated on, but it will be very expensive and I don't know what the success rate is.

I agree with Fallen Angel, she has a very sensible attitude to it all!!

 

[Whippets Rule]

thanks very much for the help.

the vet said surgery is an option but not yet as they need to get worse for it to be worth it.He said surgery is very expensive and would have to be done by a specialist. Apparently the surgery involves removung the lens from the eys completely eek!

i guess i just have to wait and see and weigh up the options when the time comes....to be honest if i can afford it i would def have surgery done if his quality of life would be better and he still has a good few years left in him at the time.

 

[Juley]

I'm sure I read somewhere ( DW?) that Bright eyes is meant to help.