Molly, 13 yr, shih tzu - lhasa aspo - Molly has passed

Hi Sharlene....

I just caught up to date with Molly and I am sorry to hear your news. I truly understand your frustration at no diagnosis and at having to consider lots and lots of potential issues as problems. That really got to me when we were treating Palmer. I just didn't get why someone could not offer something specific. This was after I switched vets. I'd been asking about cushings for 1.5 years and kept getting told "No." The pot belly was our main indicator. It seems to be ridiculous that "we" are the ones who spend so much time and effort in figuring out all of the Cushings issues and trying so hard to find the correct treatment. Starting Vetoryl is nothing to be taken lightly, as I am sure you know.

I don't have any helpful advice. I can only offer my support to you and say that I agree with the "consult the eye doc for an exam" before making other changes. Peaches, our first dog, had eye sight problems in her later years. I had to tell her "it's just me" before I would pick her up....and she had to be carried up and down stairs at that time. We went away for Thanksgiving one year to spend it with one of Bob's cousins. They left the door to the basement open and Peaches took a bad tumble down the stairs, because she did not know they were there, since it was a strange house to her. (I still think it's a strange house......:rolleyes::rolleyes::D)

I guess I do have one piece of advice. Bob's Dad was blind, when Bob and I started dating. I learned from being around him that it was important to kind of announce who you were and what you were doing so you didn't startle him. You might want to keep that in mind when you are moving around with Molly around. When your husband comes home, maybe you could say "Dad's home!" to announce his arrival. I also wonder if it could be that her eyes are sensitive to light now and that is contributing to her not being in the window as much. The brightness may cause her discomfort.

Your response to this news is pure loving Mom behavior. It's so frustrating, I think, when things go wrong and our little ones just adapt and we don't know that there are problems until later. I so wish they could talk....:(

Huge hug coming your way and please give Molly a kiss for me.

-Susan

Hi Sharlene,

Just stopping by to give you and Molly girl hugs:):):):):):)

Thanks gals.

We'll figure this out, hopefully because if nothing else we have dogged stubbornness on our side. :)

I didn't really notice that the eyes where cloudy. I don't know how I missed it, I mean, I guess because I look at them every day. Now I can say, they probably have a bit of cloudiness towards the back, but it doesn't look as bad as some I've seen.
I've noticed that I do have to tell her daddy's home, or that she will jump like she is startled but I thought that was hearing not eyesight. *sigh*

On Wed I hope to get over to the vets to pick up the copies of her lab reports. So I can add them into her test history and then call the IMS to get the appointment. I need to give work my time off schedule for the rest of the year, so I want to get that in. I am holding an ace in my hand of some banked time that I can use without notice if need be. :) (always have that ace up your sleeve) Today was too busy I didn't get out of the office till after 5pm, just nonstop.

On Wednesday night our oldest and grandson get into town for the long weekend, so it will be very busy from that point on, and I would love to have things taken care of by then, a date for ultrasound and eyes.

We had our youngest daughters engagement dinner last night. That was fun. My god, where did these two organized young people come from!!! They just got back from Portugal and getting engaged and they have already decided on the date, the reception venue, the wedding location. She has an appt to try on wedding gowns tomorrow night, knows the dresses she wants for her bridesmaids, how many and who they will be. Has settled the menu (my god I'll have to diet for a year just to be able to deal with all the food they are having). Except I don't have a year, I have about 7 months. They also have their guest list and plan on keeping the numbers down which is nice. Wow, like I said, who ARE they??!@!!!

Molly got lots of belly rubs, she had seen the kids for 3 whole weeks after all and she was grooving to it.

I am talking to her, trying not to startle her too much and we'll just take it day by day. I thought her eyes looked a bit more sparkly today. I'm not doing the melatonin and lignans until I know more. If there is even a chance, then I won't take it. I am doing the sam-e as I think that helps the liver numbers. We'll just see what happens. Not much else I can do till we know more.

hugs all,
Sharlene and molly muffin

Hi Sharlene, Poor Molly and you! I am sorry to hear about this new development with sweet Molly's eyes. I hope you find the cause quickly and it is reversible. Keeping Molly in my thoughts and prayers. HUGS! to you both.

Finally able to corral Molly long enough to clip her bangs and hair around her nose so eyes can be seen really well. Definitely both are a bit cloudy compared to what they were. She hates hair trims and being brushed. Every cut tickles her nose and we have to wait for her to rub her paws over the area then do the next bit. Then she rubs again. If she doesn't rub the tickle away she will sneeze. It is quite the production.

Too bad she can't take the eye test like we do. Do you see better on 1 or 2. Again. Then. I am sorry to say you are going to need glasses miss Molly. Guess they don't of that for dogs though

Don't worry. I have all our steps blocked off with gates. She hates to be carried down steps though and will try to evade you to go down on her own. Very independent unless she doesn't feel good is our little muffin. A contest of wills around here


Hugs all
Sharlene and Molly muffin

Sharlene,
could it be cataracts?

I thought that cataracts were slow to progress. They don't come on suddenly, from what I've read. Molly's cloudiness in her eyes happened very quickly. I could be wrong though. :confused:

No it isn't cataracts. They checked that as soon as they noticed it.

It came over a 2 month period at least. Not really sure if quicker than that.

Sharlene.

Well it isn't optimal, but trying to schedule a date for both the eye specialist and the IMS to be there and me to take off, turned out to be a doozy. Turns out recheck ultrasounds are on Wed, Fridays and the eye specialist is only there, mon, tues, wed, thurs, so had to be a Wednesday for her to get into both. Then there was the IMS away on one of the Wed, booked up on the next Wed and I couldn't get off till Sept 8 due to conflicting schedules at work. So...long story, long :) 24 September at 9:15 she has her ultrasound recheck and 10am an consult with the dog ophthalmologist. So, we'll be there early.

I'm just going to hope nothing gets worse between now and then, it's a month away after all. :(

On another note, I will be in and out till after labor day, due to family being here, namely a grandson to be played with and who wants to go to the museum to see real dinosaur bones.

hugs
Sharlene and molly muffin

I was hoping it would be sooner than that. :o

Now to burst your bubble Sharlene :D You are probably one of the coolest grandma's on earth, but you will never be as cool as a T Rex or an allosaurus. I know this sounds sexist, but it truly isn't.There is something about little boys and dinosaurs that is almost hormonal. I'm not talking about the wussy, boring plant eaters either. Everyone knows that their only purpose was to feed the bad (meaning cool) dinosaurs. Those were the most ferocious carnivores that can easily tear your head off with one bite. We know that there were no people when dinosaurs roamed the earth. However that fact gets lost in the minds of little boys. To them the more ferocious the better. So naturally, you would be going to look at the REAL dinosaur bones! lol :D