Salt Peanuts Posted July 30, 2010 Report Posted July 30, 2010 Just finished scheduling 18 separate meetings at work. It was entirely too difficult and time consuming what with all the scheduling conflicts. I hate scheduling meetings.
Craig Sawyers Posted July 30, 2010 Report Posted July 30, 2010 (edited) which do you hate more, scheduling meetings or attending meetings? Aah - meetings. I remember meetings. When I was a lad we used to 'ave meetings that went on for days. Or years. In the gutter. Eating gravel. And you say this to lads these days and they don't believe you...... Edited July 30, 2010 by EdipisReks sneakily fixing my typo
swt61 Posted July 30, 2010 Report Posted July 30, 2010 Today I watched my dog go completely blind. It happened in the span of three days, and this afternoon he has no vision left at all. He is only Six years old, so it has to be disease, especially with the suddeness of it. He has also been drinking large sums of water for about a week now, and he's losing weight pretty quickly. I can't get him into the Vet until Monday, but from what I've read on the web today I'm guessing it's Canine Diabetes. It's really hard to watch, because it's happened so fast he has no way to adjust yet. Poor guy is running into everything, and I can tell he's quite confused about the whole thing. He's been getting lots of special attention from me in the last few days, and he seems to be lapping that up. He still seems pretty cheerful, though I'm kind of a wreck about it.
Salt Peanuts Posted July 30, 2010 Report Posted July 30, 2010 Sorry to hear about your dog, Steve, that sucks.
Absorbine_Sr Posted July 30, 2010 Report Posted July 30, 2010 Sorry to hear that Steve, but get to the vet and get it confirmed. And dogs do adapt to blindness. Hang in there.
Voltron Posted July 30, 2010 Report Posted July 30, 2010 That's awful news, Steve, but I hope you and your pup can adjust and adapt and keep being happy together.
Aimless1 Posted July 30, 2010 Report Posted July 30, 2010 That sucks Steve! Good news...dogs can find their way around extremely well due to their enhanced sense of smell even without sight. He needs time and your loving patience. Sent from my Droid using Tapatalk
The Monkey Posted July 30, 2010 Report Posted July 30, 2010 Sorry to hear about your dog, Steve. The thing that I always found heartbreaking when my parents dogs have been ill is a dog's ability to still be cheerful. But that's also the quality that sometimes helps them (and us) through. Best of luck.
swt61 Posted July 30, 2010 Report Posted July 30, 2010 Thanks guys. I'm sure he'll adjust. He's my buddy, and he's not going anywhere as long as that tail still wags. I'll do everything I possibly can for him, he's always done his best for me. He already trust me without doubt it seems, as he'll go whereever I tell him is OK. He follows my voice and seems to be doing pretty good all things considered. This weekend will see a visit to the beach, as that's his favorite thing to do.
Duggeh Posted July 30, 2010 Report Posted July 30, 2010 I hope that your dog can make a full recovery Steve.
jvlgato Posted July 30, 2010 Report Posted July 30, 2010 Sorry about your dog, man, that's really sad. FWIW, I have a dog that is about 80% blind (and likely to progress) due to pigmentary keratitis in one eye and an unknown trauma to the other eye from before we adopted him. He can only see out of the upper quarter of his right eye. My vet said this is WAY better than if he lost his sense of smell, since they rely on smell so much more. Your dog will memorize a map of your entire house and property in his head and somehow navigate from memory. He won't recognize you by sight, but as soon as he smells you, he'll immediately wag his tail like crazy in recognition. We hardly notice he's mostly blind now unless we move furniture, then he crashes into it, and after a few days, he's fine again. I've read that there are many dog owners whose dog had gone blind for who knows how long, and they didn't know it until they rearranged their house, and all of a sudden the dog crashed into everything. So, take heart, he's still the same happy dog. And as you've noticed, he probably doesn't miss his vision nearly as much as you would if you went blind. Just don't move the furniture often or leave things laying around too much, help him early on by guiding him around the stairs, make sure he knows where you are by sound and smell, approach him at his nose first (so he can smell you), make a sound before you pet him to avoid startling him, and make sure other people know to do the same. Good luck! We love our almost blind dog, and he leads a very full doggy life!
Craig Sawyers Posted July 30, 2010 Report Posted July 30, 2010 Today I watched my dog go completely blind. That is a real bugger - sorry to hear that. When you share your life with an animal it is really bad when something goes wrong. On the upside, higher pets like cats and dogs don't philosophise about illness or worry about the future - they are much better at coping and just getting on with life than we are.
manaox2 Posted July 30, 2010 Report Posted July 30, 2010 Wish you and your Dog the best of luck Steve at the Vets office.
GPH Posted July 30, 2010 Report Posted July 30, 2010 Sorry about your dog Steve, that really sucks. Keep us updated when he comes back from the vet.
Dusty Chalk Posted July 30, 2010 Report Posted July 30, 2010 (edited) That sucks, Steve. I sure hope that there aren't any other complications, if it is canine diabetes. Is there no such thing as emergency animal care? I've never needed it myself, so I honestly don't know. Edited July 30, 2010 by Dusty Chalk left out a comma
boomana Posted July 30, 2010 Report Posted July 30, 2010 Worked. Worked. Worked. Worked. Worked. Worked. Still at work.
n_maher Posted July 31, 2010 Report Posted July 31, 2010 Worked. Worked. Worked. Worked. Worked. Worked. Still at work. I feel your pain boo, somehow despite being technically unemployed right now I have to work tomorrow.
Dusty Chalk Posted July 31, 2010 Report Posted July 31, 2010 Worked. Worked. Worked. Worked. Worked. Worked. Still at work. Hey, it's better than the alternative.I feel your pain boo, somehow despite being technically unemployed right now I have to work tomorrow.Oh...uh...(begins whistling, wanders off)
mypasswordis Posted July 31, 2010 Report Posted July 31, 2010 Sorry to hear about your dog, Steve. Let us know what the vet says.
mrarroyo Posted July 31, 2010 Report Posted July 31, 2010 Sorry about your dog Steve, hope the veterinarian can do something to reverse the condition.
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