Cocker Spanial Dx 2 months ago. Already blind. Feel Desperate
Hi, I hope I am posting in the correct place. I am new here. I am looking for help for my Otis and hoping to learn how to not feel so sad.Otis is 10 years old. His birthday is Sept. 2nd. Was very...
View ArticleRe: Cocker Spanial Dx 2 months ago. Already blind. Feel Desperate
Hello and welcome.I'm so sorry to hear of the rough road you and Otis have been down...Hopefully we here at the Canine Support Group can help make life easier and healthier for both of you.Before we...
View ArticleRe: Cocker Spanial Dx 2 months ago. Already blind. Feel Desperate
Hi loridenise - I remember you from the other diabetes board. Glad you found your way here. Yes - your vet was extremely uninformed (I'm trying to be nice here) and a lot of things happened to your...
View ArticleRe: Cocker Spanial Dx 2 months ago. Already blind. Feel Desperate
Hello and Welcome.Please don't beat your self up about what has happened. Many vets don't know much about diabetes. Before Brandy I didn't even know a dog could be diabetic. Brandy went blind fast...
View ArticleRe: Cocker Spanial Dx 2 months ago. Already blind. Feel Desperate
Hi Lori, I'm Cindy, and I had Nash who was diabetic almost 4 years (he died from cancer). Diabetes is manageable! But unfortunately, many dogs do go blind due to cataracts. And yes it can happen very...
View ArticleRe: Cocker Spanial Dx 2 months ago. Already blind. Feel Desperate
Thank you all so very much! I will post again with just a list of all the facts of Otis..weight ect. I would love to learn how to test at home. That so called vet did not want to teach me,nor did she...
View ArticleRe: Cocker Spanial Dx 2 months ago. Already blind. Feel Desperate
•What is your dogs name...Otis •How long has your dog been Diabetic.... Diagnosed 2 months ago • •How much does your dog weigh?..... 37..He lost ten pounds in the week he was sick •How much insulin...
View ArticleRe: Cocker Spanial Dx 2 months ago. Already blind. Feel Desperate
Welcome, you have come to the right place for support, suggestions, ideas and great advice from a bunch of gals who have been where you are at now with your furbaby..You cannot kick yourself over not...
View ArticleRe: Cocker Spanial Dx 2 months ago. Already blind. Feel Desperate
Welcome Loridenise! I thought your name looked familiar, so it must be from another message board. Glad that you are here. I had a cocker brittany mix who was diabetic for six years. She went blind 6...
View ArticleRe: Cocker Spanial Dx 2 months ago. Already blind. Feel Desperate
Welcome Lori,I'm so sorry you got off to a nightmarish start with this but glad you found your way to us. We can offer so much advice to help you cope with the shock of an initial diagnosis, and get...
View ArticleRe: Cocker Spanial Dx 2 months ago. Already blind. Feel Desperate
Hi, Lori! I know things feel pretty bad right now but you can get on the right track. Knowledge is power and the people here can help you learn to understand and deal with this disease. Vets are very...
View ArticleRe: Cocker Spanial Dx 2 months ago. Already blind. Feel Desperate
Oh my goodness Lori, my Nash's birthday was September 2nd also! That is pretty freaky. I have a question.....it's about the weight. You said Otis weighs 37 lbs. Is that now, or what he weighed before...
View ArticleRe: Cocker Spanial Dx 2 months ago. Already blind. Feel Desperate
I so appreciate all of you. I have learned more this week since being on this board then I have in the past two to three months. I am learning to tell Otis "down" when he goes outside and the step is...
View ArticleRe: Cocker Spanial Dx 2 months ago. Already blind. Feel Desperate
Will he eat canned dog food???? I used to pat my leg for Taffy, to help her with direction, the same as you are doing with snappiing your fingers. She went blind and then I started using commands like...
View ArticleRe: Cocker Spanial Dx 2 months ago. Already blind. Feel Desperate
Otis sounds like my Prissy, also a cocker and she is extremely picky and always has been with her food. When she had to go on Z/D diet for severe allergies, I had a heck of a time to get her to eat....
View ArticleRe: Cocker Spanial Dx 2 months ago. Already blind. Feel Desperate
Good advice Gayle! Sweet potato is good, as well as green beans. Also try sprinkling a bit of parmesan cheese on the food, add a bit of cooked rice, any green veggie (grated).
View ArticleRe: Cocker Spanial Dx 2 months ago. Already blind. Feel Desperate
How is Otis doing, Lori?
View ArticleRe: Cocker Spanial Dx 2 months ago. Already blind. Feel Desperate
Oh goodness, you need to tell Otis he is a Cocker! Doesn't he know Cockers will eat ANYTHING? Tell him! How is he?
View ArticleRe: Cocker Spanial Dx 2 months ago. Already blind. Feel Desperate
ROFL...guess we didn't tell ours soon enough...oh wait she has Jim for a daddy and he has her spoiled rotten since the day we got her. You might have to trick Otis, cut up the veggies nice and fine...
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