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Duffy the blind *dog* regains his sight
There have been a number of recent stories about how Duffy the Irish terrier
regained his sight. He lost his sight due to diabetes, but surgery was successful after Duffy’s diabetes was brought under control. Naturally, I immediately thought of my Duffy. Here is the story about Duffy the dog with a video: https://news.yahoo.com/blogs/trendin...190739849.html Unlike the dog in the story, my Duffy was born blind. He functions so remarkably well despite his blindness that I originally thought he might have a small amount of vision. Shortly after adoption, I took him to a feline ophthalmologist at Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine to see if there was anything I could do to save what vision he might have. However, I learned that he is completely blind, and there is nothing that can be done. His condition was described as “anterior cleavage syndrome.” There should be space between the iris and the cornea, but there is no space in Duffy’s eyes; the two components adhered together. This probably happened in utero, and possibly was caused by infection in the mother. However, Duffy does not have any infection; and this was not caused by herpes (in Duffy) or anything similar. I have always thought that one reason Duffy does so well is that he has always been blind. He did not lose his sight due to aging to illness. So, to Duffy, everything is normal. He does not consider himself “handicapped,” and he just goes ahead and does everything that any other cat can do. He is an absolute delight and the love of my life. Duffy is approximately 16 years old. He is an active, happy little boy. MaryL |
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Duffy the blind *dog* regains his sight
On Sun, 22 Jun 2014 13:33:18 -0500, "MaryL"
wrote: There have been a number of recent stories about how Duffy the Irish terrier regained his sight. He lost his sight due to diabetes, but surgery was successful after Duffys diabetes was brought under control. Naturally, I immediately thought of my Duffy. Here is the story about Duffy the dog with a video: https://news.yahoo.com/blogs/trendin...190739849.html Unlike the dog in the story, my Duffy was born blind. He functions so remarkably well despite his blindness that I originally thought he might have a small amount of vision. Shortly after adoption, I took him to a feline ophthalmologist at Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine to see if there was anything I could do to save what vision he might have. However, I learned that he is completely blind, and there is nothing that can be done. His condition was described as anterior cleavage syndrome. There should be space between the iris and the cornea, but there is no space in Duffys eyes; the two components adhered together. This probably happened in utero, and possibly was caused by infection in the mother. However, Duffy does not have any infection; and this was not caused by herpes (in Duffy) or anything similar. I have always thought that one reason Duffy does so well is that he has always been blind. He did not lose his sight due to aging to illness. So, to Duffy, everything is normal. He does not consider himself handicapped, and he just goes ahead and does everything that any other cat can do. He is an absolute delight and the love of my life. Duffy is approximately 16 years old. He is an active, happy little boy. All of life is amazing. Duffy's other senses have sharpened to compensate for his loss of vision. Nice story! -- |
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Duffy the blind *dog* regains his sight
"Mack A. Damia" wrote in message ... On Sun, 22 Jun 2014 13:33:18 -0500, "MaryL" wrote: I have always thought that one reason Duffy does so well is that he has always been blind. He did not lose his sight due to aging to illness. So, to Duffy, everything is normal. He does not consider himself “handicapped,” and he just goes ahead and does everything that any other cat can do. He is an absolute delight and the love of my life. Duffy is approximately 16 years old. He is an active, happy little boy. All of life is amazing. Duffy's other senses have sharpened to compensate for his loss of vision. Nice story! -- Thanks! Here is Duffy's photo album: http://tinyurl.com/cslwf MaryL |
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Duffy the blind *dog* regains his sight
On Sun, 22 Jun 2014 14:19:15 -0500, "MaryL"
wrote: "Mack A. Damia" wrote in message .. . On Sun, 22 Jun 2014 13:33:18 -0500, "MaryL" wrote: I have always thought that one reason Duffy does so well is that he has always been blind. He did not lose his sight due to aging to illness. So, to Duffy, everything is normal. He does not consider himself handicapped, and he just goes ahead and does everything that any other cat can do. He is an absolute delight and the love of my life. Duffy is approximately 16 years old. He is an active, happy little boy. All of life is amazing. Duffy's other senses have sharpened to compensate for his loss of vision. Nice story! Thanks! Here is Duffy's photo album: http://tinyurl.com/cslwf This is over fifteen years ago, but he looks like a delightful cat that my mother adopted, "Dixie" - because she had originally come from North Carolina. Mom lived in PA. My mother complained because Dixie was not affectionate and would not come up on her lap. I live in Baja, Mexico, and I visited for a week or two circa 2002. One evening as I was sitting in the big Lazy Boy recliner, I began to sing a silly song based on the Stylistics - "You are Everything". "Today I saw somebody Who looked just like you, She meowed like you do, I thought it was you......." Dixie looked at me, jumped up on my lap and began purring and loving me. Mom was so jealous, and I really was annoyed when later on, my mom gave her away. I was over 3,000 miles away. I think about Dixie, because the song goes through my head a lot. I have my two sweethearts, both females, Pookie and Bubba. Pookie appereared in my "closed-in porch" one morning. Somebody had abandoned a box of kittens in our community, and to this day, I do not know how she got into my porch. Bubba is a "Valley Girl" - comes from Valle de Guadalupe about fifteen miles away. Given to as a kitten by my personal assistant after I decided that Pookie needed a playmate. Here is Bubba when she was a kitten looking a little disheveled, but she is a beautiful cat. I brush her several times a day. I keep them both indoors. http://dc263.4shared.com/img/0dIR9wl...68344368784775 -- |
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Duffy the blind *dog* regains his sight
"Mack A. Damia" wrote in message ... This is over fifteen years ago, but he looks like a delightful cat that my mother adopted, "Dixie" - because she had originally come from North Carolina. Mom lived in PA. My mother complained because Dixie was not affectionate and would not come up on her lap. I live in Baja, Mexico, and I visited for a week or two circa 2002. One evening as I was sitting in the big Lazy Boy recliner, I began to sing a silly song based on the Stylistics - "You are Everything". "Today I saw somebody Who looked just like you, She meowed like you do, I thought it was you......." Dixie looked at me, jumped up on my lap and began purring and loving me. Mom was so jealous, and I really was annoyed when later on, my mom gave her away. I was over 3,000 miles away. I think about Dixie, because the song goes through my head a lot. I have my two sweethearts, both females, Pookie and Bubba. Pookie appereared in my "closed-in porch" one morning. Somebody had abandoned a box of kittens in our community, and to this day, I do not know how she got into my porch. Bubba is a "Valley Girl" - comes from Valle de Guadalupe about fifteen miles away. Given to as a kitten by my personal assistant after I decided that Pookie needed a playmate. Here is Bubba when she was a kitten looking a little disheveled, but she is a beautiful cat. I brush her several times a day. I keep them both indoors. http://dc263.4shared.com/img/0dIR9wl...68344368784775 ~~~~~~~ Oh, what an unusual cat. She is beautiful! MaryL -- |
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Duffy the blind *dog* regains his sight
On Sun, 22 Jun 2014 15:43:37 -0500, "MaryL"
wrote: "Mack A. Damia" wrote in message .. . http://dc263.4shared.com/img/0dIR9wl...68344368784775 ~~~~~~~ Oh, what an unusual cat. She is beautiful! She has a black splotch of fur over part of her mouth. I have a cat tree, and she would lie in the top tray with her head over the side. I couldn't see her body, just this silly face. I used to laugh and laugh as she watched everything that was going on - especially the activities of Pookie. -- |
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