So, this morning I was worried about a) getting the dog into the car (kombi), and b) the vet's diagnosis. a) was a doddle, I opened the back of the kombi, walked him up to it, and said, "In boy". As soon as he smelt his favorite blanket he leapt in and lay down!! Bargain.
Got to the vets, and he dismounted no problem. Well, not really, he was a bit nervous, cause he cant see the ground, so can't estimate the height, and landed a bit wobbly. (Reminder to self - lift him out of the car next time).
Ok, so he has got Pannus.Not good news. What was good news is that if we can get him to let us put in the eye drops, every morning and evening, the condition is reversible! He will get his sight back. We just have to keep doing it for the rest of his life. And at ZAR135 per month (more or less) it's no problem!!!!!
So I spent some time chatting to him about how to get this dog to take his medicine, and in fact, it's a bit of a challenge, but not impossible. I just have to make it a habit for him. So, LuckyL and I, and GMan to an extent will spend the next week making him comfortable with us playing with his face, rubbing our hands on it, in his ears, on his nose, mouth, and around his eyes. Each time he plays along, reward him with a biscuit! Eventually we should be able to get close enough to get the drops in his eyes, and then another reward. Theoretically we should get to a point where every morning, and evening, he will be waiting at the door for his daily dose of drops, and reward!!! Hey, it's working for a lot of other dogs like him. The vet says he sees on average 7 dogs a week like this!!!!!!!
Things are looking up!!!
Salagatle!
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