Re: OT- animals health issues
> Donna, I"m sorry to hear that, but I agree with Theresa and Chris. They do
> adapt. I have a close friend that had a Lab who went blind early in life.
> She lived to be about 16. She was fine, and followed the other dogs even
> down to the beach and went swimming.
I did some googling tonight hoping to find a copy of James Herriot's story
online, but I didn't have any luck. It really is a touching true story about
a dog that loses its vision and how the owner is distraught and calls
James, asking what can be done and fully expecting that the dog should be
put down.
James suggests that he let the dog be and see how things go. Amazingly
enough, the next time that James comes to visit the dog is running
through the fields and jumping over stone walls that it can't even see.
He has a similar story in there about a two-legged dog with both legs
on the same side.
Anyhow, I did find this book which looked like it might be useful, though:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0967225345
It's called 'Living With Blind Dogs' and has really good reviews.
Chris
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