Comments on: Dog Undergoes Surgery To Receive Prosthetic Eyeball

By: mandana

mandana — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 03:53:50 +0000

Hi, i have a shihtzh and he is blind in his left eye. I took him to eye care center an the cost for the procedure have been around $2200- $2800 for prothetic eye removal. I was wondering where do you guys took your dog for euye removal surgury becuase it seems that $2200 just for one eye surgury is too much, but what I read most people are paying no more than $1500.

By: Alan

Alan — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 13:14:08 +0000

As I write this, our lovely 13 year old rescued Beagle is having both of his diseased eyes removed. It was
a very difficult decision for my wife and I, but the Glaucoma was causing him so much pain that we
decided it was the best thing for him.Like Heather, I have heard many people suggest that it is crazy to spend $2000
on a 13 year old, insulin dependant dog. “Just give him the big needle and buy a new dog” they often say.
I worry for those people for they don’t seem to have experienced the
love and joy that we humans can experience through attachment to other living things.
I also gained much strength from reading the stories of other who have had to make similar decisions and my wife and I are in a better position today as we wait to hear from the vet of when we can pick up our precious Thumper.

>Alan

By: Heather

Heather — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 03:16:55 +0000

hello today i went through the same thing my dog shih-tzu had to have his eye removed i am now waiting on a call from the emergancy roon his eye turned black so if we didnt want to loose fluffy we had to have his eye removed and thank god for my husband taking care of the money problem we put $500.00 down and have to pay $100.00 per month and the total comes to $1000.00 to $1500.00 i will know the rest by 7am , i have heard put the dog down or buy a new one thise people who say that must not care for an animal i would rather put out all that money than loose him i just lost my father and me and my family cannot go through anytrhing else look at your animal like family because in reality you take care of them and feed them and buy them toys like you do with children and i have children they were crying and i was also and my husband was like we can afford it just get him taken care of . it still hurts that he has to go through this but in the end he has me and my 2 kids and my husband and his brother (shihtzu as well) waiting on him and are prepared to take care of him and give him the love he needs. I also agree with the woman about her cat another eye is not as important what is important is to love him no matter what , if any one would like to hear how fluffy is doing you cant write back here or email me at claytonyocum@aol.com
if you have this problem take care of it dont murder your animal vets will work with you
thanks Heather

By: pam

pam — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 22:18:33 +0000

i meant to say i don’t think i could put my dog thru all that….sorry

By: pam

pam — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 22:16:55 +0000

if i was ever in that position i don’t i could put my dog through all that just so he looked like he had two eyes. i had a cat years ago that lost her left eye…all we were concerned about was whether she would live. i never even thought about what she would look like. it was pretty gross in the beginning, but after it healed and the hair grew back…she was still my pretty girl!

By: thomas

thomas — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 19:55:13 +0000

I have a rescued cocker whom had to have both eyes removed . we took her to a dog optha spec. and decided removal of the second eye would be better than the prothesis as I did not to risk injury. I also realized the artifical eye would be for looks only . She does very well as a blind dog . she was rescued from a puppy mill and had untreated glaucoma , infection and cherry eye , along with having had something imbedded in her neck.

She has completed a canine good citizen title trains at a nursing home . She has learned commands such as step up , step down , right turn, left turn and the command easy means there is an object in her way that she needs to avoid. She also knows find a wall , she knows door . she truly amazes me !! she is a delight to live with. Being a blind dog is not a death sentence.

By: Lynne

Lynne — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 14:34:49 +0000

Lucky is aptly named.

By: Cynthia Blue

Cynthia Blue — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 13:14:25 +0000

Hmmm interesting. I don’t think I would do that for my dog, though. Instead I’d just learn to love how my dog looked with no eye.