I took this photo of little Avery this morning. He's been doing just great since coming home from surgery on Friday — especially when his cone is off! We've started removing it when we're around and can supervise to see if he begins pawing at the sutures. We could already tell this weekend that he was feeling so much better after having his eyes removed. The pain from glaucoma is so terrible, and so chronic, that enucleation brings almost immediate relief. The constant, grinding migraine headache — which is how humans with glaucoma describe the pain — he's suffered for years is finally gone. His new life begins.
Our other recent arrival, blind Louie, is also doing fine. I got this shot of Louie in the living room this afternoon:
That's blind Goldie — our Beagle/Cocker mix — on the adjoining bed. She's been with us for over 13 years since we lived in Seattle. Goldie's seen (well, maybe that's not exactly the right word) dozens and dozens of dogs come and go over the past decade, so she's become very used to the routine. She welcomes each arrival with a sniff and a casual "Oh, it's just another newbie" greeting and goes back to whatever she was doing. She does seem to prefer … for obvious reasons … Beagles and Cockers, followed by Dachshunds, in that order. Dachshunds make her list because they all just adore her for some reason.
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I've been remiss in not posting this sooner, but a writer in Oregon named Kelly Walker contacted us because she's doing a book on disabled dogs and is looking for stories to include. In addition to some of our dogs, she's interested in hearing from any of our blog readers who may have disabled dogs of their own. There's more info on her book project, including her contact email, at http://brokendogs.blogspot.com/
Please do not contact me about this because we are not involved in the book project. Any submissions or story ideas need to go directly to Kelly. Thank you.
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