I will more than likely burn in hell for what I’m about to type.
Okay….so those of you who know me, know I’m probably burning in hell regardless because well….let’s just say this probably isn’t the worse thing I’ve ever thought or said. And I’ll leave it at that .
Most of you know Delilah is dealing with heart issues, along with a progressive cornea disease called Endothelial Decompensation (Endothelial, another word I don’t need to look up.) In lay terms; Delilah’s corneas are thinning, which allows fluid to get behind the cornea, and it can cause blisters in her eyes. To try and prevent this from happening, I put a saline ointment in her eyes twice a day to try and keep fluid from building up in her eyes.
While most dogs with this disease don’t go blind, there can be some sight loss and Delilah has definitely experienced this.
I know she sees contrast far better than she sees in a traditional manner, I know this because I watch her and I can tell how she stops sometimes and stares in the direction she heard a noise, trying to figure out what it is.
Well, Jodi, why are you worried about burning in hell for that? It’s factual and there’s nothing wrong with that?
Yeah, that’s not what I’m burning in hell for.
This is.
Friday morning I was sitting watching the news, when Delilah heard something (what I don’t know) and jumped up, dashed over to the couch to stare out the window.
That’s when I LAUGHED and said, “What the hell are you looking at, you can’t see anyway.”
I know. Burn baby, burn.
You make me laugh (or smile,) the sweet, funny, loving things dogs do that make us laugh or smile.
What did your pet do that made you laugh or smile this week?
I think D has the magical power to turn her vision off and on when she feels like it. She watched an acorn fall off a tree, barked at it, and felt satisfied that her family was safe. Oh yeah, D. You got this. Who’s laughing now, Mama?
Love and licks,
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Lol. But her hearing would be sharper than it was before. Merlin was laying in the kitchen and ran straight at the washing machine in the laundry. It waa a mouse. I just opened the back door and out it went.
It amazes me what dogs senses are like. They can hear a storm up to 200kms away. My last dog always got anxious before a storm would hit. Until she got a bit deaf and storms didn’t worry her so much.
My mom is losing her eyesight, and she makes jokes about it all the time. It’s just a way of coping with a stressful situation. I’m sure you won’t be in any trouble for that.
I talk to Roxy, who clearly can’t hear anymore. Habit, I guess we all do stupid stuff.
Hey, you gotta keep the sense of humor thing going!
She can smell what you can’t even imagine. So who is the superior being?
I always say that’s why pets are better than children….you can say stuff like that without scarring them for life. 🙂
I can’t tell you how many times I say things to our blind cat Sam using the words “look” or “see”. I always feel badly about it, but of course, she doesn’t know the difference (and yet, I apologize – LOL).
D’s other senses will make up for her diminishing vision. Just like my own hearing and sense of smell make up for my lousy eyesight. Shadow has selective hearing, just like her Daddy. She “can’t” hear me call her to come inside, but she can hear me open the fridge door. 🙂