Cataracts Treatment

Question by Beach Bum: Anyone try 1% N-acetylcarnosine eye drops for their dog’s cataracts?
My vet says my young-acting, 12 year old mixed breed has cataracts. I was looking for alternatives to surgery and came across all kinds of sites hawking 1% N-acetylcarnosine eye drops as “Can-C” or Nu-Eyes”. Wondering if someone has any first-hand experience with either of these. Seems a bit “too good to be true”. Also saw “Nu-Vet Plus” wafers for same.

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Answer by Paul
THAT PARTICULAR MEDICINE CAN CAUSE BLINDNESS TO YOUR DOG. BECAUSE IT CONTAINS DANGEROUS SUBSTANCE.

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Question by cmobondo: Boston Terrior Owners – Does anyone have experience with cataracts with their BT’s?
My BT is 10.75 YO. Very good health but has one mature cataract and one that is fairly new. The eye specialist said he will be completely blind in a few months. I went ahead and scheduled the surgery for two weeks from now. The Dr. said that with BT there is a 80% chance for success and my guy is an excellent candidate. He is very healthy and happy now. Am I doing the right thing by having the surgery? Any advice on post surgery.

Thank you

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Answer by animallover07
Dogs could adjust fine without the surgery, but it might be easier on the dog if you went ahead and got the surgery done. Has he been checked for diabetes? or has this been a gradual process?I’m sure your vet knows what is best and will let you know of any post surgery advice/procedures you need to be aware of.

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Question by misstikal311: Anyone have their dog/cats cataracts removed?
I would have liked to get this done, but my vet says it isnt safe yet. Last patient she sent had to have an eye removed from complications..So that was a real turnoff..She adjusted to this (due to Diabetes), but I was wondering if anyone has had or heard of any success with this procedure? Thanks

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Answer by sunshineshoes
I had a cat that had a cataract. We chose not to operate as it wasn’t hurting her, it was too expensive, and it didn’t seem to bother her any…. it just appeared. She was still in good health, just had a spot in her eye.

From what I’ve read, a dog with diabetes and cataracts will eventually go blind. She may go blind even if you have the surgery. Its up to you what you feel is the best avenue.

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Question by Tedd B: Has anyone had cataract surgery on their eyes?
I have to have cataract surgery in February.

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Answer by Frank
I’ve done plenty of them, and for anyone who has not previously had laser corrective surgery, they almost always turn out well. Because cataracts develop slowly, you may not notice how much your vision is obscured until you have the surgery and everything is better.

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Question by PaRtY 2012 -One Down Two to Go: Why is Canada embracing the “Old” US model of “each person pay for their own health-care”?
British Columbia is replacing block grants to hospitals with fee-for-procedure payments and Quebec has a new flat health tax and a proposal for payments on each medical visit — an idea that critics say is an illegal user fee.

And a few provinces are also experimenting with private funding for procedures such as hip, knee and cataract surgery.

Canada, fretting over budget strains, wants to prune its system, while the United States, worrying about an army of uninsured, aims to create a state-backed safety net.

Healthcare in Canada is delivered through a publicly funded system, which covers all “medically necessary” hospital and physician care and curbs the role of private medicine. It ate up about 40 percent of provincial budgets, or some C$ 183 billion ($ 174 billion) last year.

Spending has been rising 6 percent a year under a deal that added C$ 41.3 billion of federal funding over 10 years.

But that deal ends in 2013, and the federal government is unlikely to be as generous in future, especially for one-off projects.

“As Ottawa looks to repair its budget balance … one could see these one-time allocations to specific health projects might be curtailed,” said Mary Webb, senior economist at Scotia Capital.

Brian Golden, a professor at University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Business, said provinces are weighing new sources of funding, including “means-testing” and moving toward evidence-based and pay-for-performance models.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100531/hl_nm/us_health_3

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Answer by RockIt
Because it puts responsibility where it belongs. With the individual not the state.

The state model doesn’t work.

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