Threesome

Alayne looked over from the kitchen one morning recently and saw this nicely composed scene in the living room.   That’s Daisy on the left, Wally the blind Dachshund on the right, and blind Mildred in the center.

Daisy is the one who came to us from a Vermont shelter a couple of years ago, blind and diabetic.  Our veterinary ophthalmologist in Burlington, Dr. Sarah Hoy, was able to restore her vision with cataract surgery.

Wally had come to us from a Houston, Texas shelter last year, and is blind from progressive retinal atrophy or SARDS (sudden acquired retinal degeneration syndrome).  Dr. Hoy wasn’t able to tell at this point which disease it might have been, but the upshot is that there isn’t anything we can do to restore vision.  Fortunately, though, his eyes remain comfortable and he’s one happy boy.

Mildred came from a Spartanburg, South Carolina shelter last year, blind from cataracts.  In her case, though the cataract surgery initially went well, she subsequently developed retinal detachments and uveitis, which rendered her blind again.  That didn’t do anything to suppress her joyful attitude towards life, however, and she continues to do little dances and play-bows whenever we bring her inside after a potty break outdoors.

Wally, by the way, adores Daisy.  For her part, Daisy says, “Well, everybody adores me, don’t they?”