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11-19-06, 07:50
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| | RIP-Aug. 22, 2007
gusbubba is offline
Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: pittsburgh, pa Posts: 489 | Re: My Buddy Lost an Eye Yesterday
Yeah , the vet told us it would be barely noticeable once the hair grew in....the area may be somewhat sunken , though.
I may make a patch for him anyway for the time before it's completely healed and still soft. He's pretty rough and I'd feel better if he had a little extra protection until it's fully set.
He probably doesn't need the help...it's more for me and my piece of mind. | |
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11-19-06, 09:24
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Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Northwest Posts: 855 | Re: My Buddy Lost an Eye Yesterday
I know what you mean about pets. I have 3 little dogs that have become family to us. Glad to hear that it may not be to serious as we had a shepperd that lost an eye and never missed a beat. Good luck and hope everything works out. | |
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12-11-06, 08:24
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| | RIP-Aug. 22, 2007
gusbubba is offline
Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: pittsburgh, pa Posts: 489 | Re: My Buddy Lost an Eye Yesterday
We finally got the pathology back on Gus and it showed that it in fact was malignant Melanoma. BUT , we caught it so early and the tumor was so small that the pathologist didn't detect it during the first biopsy...they had to do a second.
The good news is that Gus is now a cancer survivor!
My wife and I are EXTREMELY happy.....elated!
Thanks to everyone here and their good wishes and positive thoughts. | |
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12-11-06, 10:42
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BigAl3 is online now Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 6,597 | Re: My Buddy Lost an Eye Yesterday
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Originally Posted by gusbubba The good news is that Gus is now a cancer survivor! |    | |
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12-11-06, 11:11
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Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: NE Ohio Posts: 20,857 | Re: My Buddy Lost an Eye Yesterday
gusbubba- Hey, that's great news! Hope you have many more happy years with your pal. | |
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12-11-06, 01:05
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Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Washinton, DC Posts: 167 | Re: My Buddy Lost an Eye Yesterday
Yeah I feel sorry for Gus! It is actually true that dogs bounce back from losing an eye fairly well. They have such good hearing and a keen sense of smell that it helps supplement the loss of an eye! | |
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12-11-06, 01:11
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Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Washinton, DC Posts: 167 | Re: My Buddy Lost an Eye Yesterday
oh fogot to mention that my buddy had to put down his dog this weekend. His name was Baily and he was a black lab mix. Such a great dog all my friends loved this dog! Unfortunately it had ruptured a disk in its spine which is not always serious but in this case it was particularly bad It did serious damage to Baily's bladder that would eventually prove to be fatal. | |
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12-11-06, 02:25
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Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 1,439 | Re: My Buddy Lost an Eye Yesterday
That's very sad. I'm sorry to hear your dog lost its eye, but as you mention things could have been much worse. | |
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12-11-06, 03:01
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| | RIP-Aug. 22, 2007
gusbubba is offline
Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: pittsburgh, pa Posts: 489 | Re: My Buddy Lost an Eye Yesterday
Ctowner---sorry to hear about your buddies' lab. My mom-in-law and another good friend just had to have their dogs put down. It's tough , even when they're not yours; you're around them so much that you get kind of attached.
carnut---Thanks for all your replies. By the way, I read where your two little travellers took a walking tour of the neighborhood recently. I was VERY relieved that you got them back. Although ,those that returned them seemed to have less than virtuous motives. Sorry you had to go through that. | |
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12-12-06, 12:31
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Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 314 | Re: My Buddy Lost an Eye Yesterday
I am sorry to hear about your pup...I had a west highland terrier that lost an eye a few years back. Honestly, I think it bugged us (feeling sorry for her) than it bugged her. She didn't seem to mind a bit. And like others have said, once the hair grows back it is not all that noticeable. For being a major thing to lose, I was surprised that it had such a small impct on the pup. I hope your results are similar. | |
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12-12-06, 01:30
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Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Alpharetta, GA Posts: 1,539 | Re: My Buddy Lost an Eye Yesterday
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Originally Posted by gusbubba We finally got the pathology back on Gus and it showed that it in fact was malignant Melanoma. BUT , we caught it so early and the tumor was so small that the pathologist didn't detect it during the first biopsy...they had to do a second.
The good news is that Gus is now a cancer survivor! | That's the best news that I've gotten all day! 
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