Cataracts Treatment

Question by ★J a m ! e★: My parents’ dog’s eye is foggy, blue, and she can’t open it?
I am prepared to get flamed, attacked, and harassed here. I know how you dog thread people are, haha. So quick to assume! o: Now… I know it’s probably one of three things. Cataracts, glaucoma, or an eye infection. She’s about 1 – 2 years old and it appeared a few days ago. I told them they should get it checked and of course they respond, “she’ll be fine,” but now when she rubs at it she whimpers and howls. I know, they are not fit dog owners. At all. My dad claims he will call the vet when he gets back from Christmas shopping with my mom, what could she have? & is there a way to soothe it until then?
@Z

Yes, so quick to assume and start running mouths. (Not YOU, I mean all the dog thread trolls here) If I make an appointment I will get in trouble by my dad and he will probably freak out and cancel it or something, so again, so quick to assume things / things are okay to do. & no, they probably wouldn’t bring me in either.
@Z

Rofl, I kind of know she needs the vet care already, and yes most teenagers that aren’t old enough to work are dependant on their parents! Before I even considered coming here I already left them a message telling them she’s probably going to lose her vision, they haven’t called back. I don’t get an allowance (even when I do chores) and I don’t beg for anything…(assumingggg again) You don’t have to teat me like a child, I know you’re probably older than me but, honestly.
@ More Breed Collie
“When ALL relevant details are not included in a question, how would you consider an answer to be “quick to assume”? There’s nothing “quick” about it. The asker clearly failed to provide the relevant details, so what is one supposed to do? We do not have crystal balls, we are not psychic. The only thing left is to assume.”

Well it’s called common sense, Z is a perfect example. Saying, “Give up your allowance for a year if you have to; offer to do all the chores in the house. Beg like you do when you want an xbox,” when she has no idea how my family works. Stuff like that, so calm down.

And I asked a simple, REALLY EASY question, “what is it” and “can I soothe it until then”… how am I not giving relevant details and how do you not get it? The questions are clear, you guys are just unhelpful. I already called the vet and she said she can’t say without seeing the dog, another issue. I am not old enough to drive and don’t have a liscence. I told them to make an app
@ More Breed Collie

Continued… I told them to make an appointment already… good lord, no one has yet to answer my questions except for your last statement on how to help ease the pain temporarily. Thanks for that at least.

Best answer:

Answer by Larry E
It’s real possible she got something in it or possibly got it poked. Cataracts and glaucoma aren’t painful. As you already know she needs to see a vet but for now if she will let you open it up and see if you can see a foreign object in it.

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Question by wazzzup: 15 year old cat neglected, dirty, open wounds -but i know the family, what to do?
The family is mine. My mom got me a kitten when I was 7, and I’m 22 now living 2 hours from home. I don’t visit often, maybe 6-8 times a year because my family is extremely dysfunctional. Since I moved away into the city and the cat was indoor/outdoor, i didnt want to bring him with me when I first moved away because he would have to be strictly indoor. Plus my mom wouldnt have let me take him, it was more her cat.

‘Friskey’ has an open wound on the top of his head that my mom says hes had for over 6 months. He has cataracts, and his fur is extremely matted. I think he might have a UTI, or crystals in his urine, because he started peeing in the house so my mom put him out in the garage with a big bowl of food… and that’s where he stays. I havent been there in a long time, and when i saw him this past weekend I started crying at how desperate he was for attention and how disheveled he looked.

I am a college student, and don’t have hundreds to spend on a complete vet check up for him. I also rent an apartment thats all carpet, so there is still no way I can take him with me if hes having litterbox issues.

1) IF i did bring him to the vet, and I say its my moms cat, would they press charges against her for neglect? If so, if I say its a stray, would they not do medical treatment on him because they don’t know who the owner is?

Best answer:

Answer by Autumn
If it was me, I would say I found the cat and plan on taking care of it and you cannot locate the owner. See if you can get him an exam and see if its worth the cost of bringing back to health. If not, he’s lived a long life and perhaps its time to give him a better life on the rainbow bridge.

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surgery by incision? what are the pros and cons for both?
Why so many people are recommending for laser in india ? It is well known that a person who has been operated upon by laser has to repeat the process several times subsequently and this involves cost as well. Kindly give me expert advice and also recommend best ophthalmologist and optometrist?