Tag Archives: degenerative retinal condition

Oct200905

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Coping With Dogs’ Blindness

Your dog (or cat) is going blind. You have no experience with a blind pet. You don’t know what to expect. You don’t know how to cope. Fortunately, your pet does. Our only remaining dog, Pearl, is experiencing a degenerative retinal condition that is causing a gradual deterioration of her vision. Fortunately it is so [...]

Jun200922

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More On Obese Pets

Saturday we began a discussion of fat dogs and I mentioned a dog, Bear, who is a “self-regulator.” Such dogs are unusual, as most dogs for whom too much food is put out will eat to a point of gluttony. Self-regulators, on the other hand, eat just enough to stay healthy and then stop. Our [...]