During our visit to the ophthalmologist the previous week, Wilbur also had his follow-up exam after his lensectomy surgery. The results were great — Dr. Hoy loved how his eye looked, and he passed all tests with flying colors. I may not be quoting this exactly right, but at one point she said something like, "look how beautiful that retina is!"
Here is Patty holding Wilbur while Dr. Hoy is testing his eye pressure:
The only thing we've noticed Wilbur struggling with is depth perception, because of the absence of the lens. Now that he can see again, Wilbur wants to go exploring inside and outside. Whenever he sees us near a door, he pops up and heads over so he can go out. When he gets to the bottom of the ramp, though, he stops. Even though the vertical drop from the edge of the ramp to the lawn is literally less than two inches, he can't tell how close it is. He goes back and forth along the end of the ramp, trying to figure it out. So we pick him up and help him navigate it, showing him it's shallow enough that he can easily manage it. We'll hold him while we physically walk him off the edge and step down onto the grass. Ironically, this is what we'd do with a blind dog who is hesitant about something, too. A few of these "training sessions" and I think he'll have it.
We will continue to give Wilbur a couple of different eye drops three times a day, and he will have another follow-up exam in a few weeks. But for now, all systems are go!
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New Round Begins
The new Shelter Challenge started Monday, April 9 and ends at midnight on June 17. Grand prize in this round is $5,000, plus $1,000 for weekly winners and $1,000 for state winners. There are also other categories … please see the Shelter Challenge website for details.
*** We are now LISTED UNDER OUR NEW NAME, ROLLING DOG FARM. State is still NH for New Hampshire. ***
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We just won $1,000 as a weekly winner for Week 4 of the last contest, and thousands more in the previous contests. The Shelter Challenge really does bring in a lot of money for the animals here!
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