Emergency!

This has been a very hard layout for me to do. I spent much of the time in tears trying to see enough to move elements and focus on the work of the design. Misty Blue is my Cocker Spaniel that I got from the animal shelter about 9 years ago. I got her during a horrible time in my life when my world had been turned upside down and I needed not only a dog to protect the home but a being I could trust and love and "talk" to. Needless to say Misty means the world to me. A couple of weeks ago I woke up to find Misty sitting in the doggie playpen I use as a makeshift sick bed. She hates it! I mean hates it! So as soon as I saw her in the pen I was thrown off. Of course I got her out and started looking her over. Immediately I noticed her right eye was blood red all throughout the white and her pupil and iris were cloudy as well. On top of that her eyeball itself was swollen and almost looked like it was going to pop out of the socket.

I freaked out. Called her vet and walked her in to see a different vet then i normally see because her regular vet was out. To shorten this all up I will simply say that after seeing this vet and receiving a misdiagnosis I was eventually told by my regular vet that she has Canine Glaucoma in her right eye. There is not cure and no real treatment. This always ends up in the loss of the eye. Its simply a matter of time. On top of that this can also spread to the other eye rendering her completely blind. I was a mess. I was a crying sobbing no consoling nightmare. Not only is my dog going to lose her eye and there is nothing I can do but I also have to find a way to pay the 2500.00 dollars to have the eye removed or I have to have her put down because the pain in her eye will become unbearable. I could not even think about having to put my baby down. yet, I am not working. I am still fighting for my disability after a work injury and I have not had an income for over a year. I am so upset and at a loss as to what to do. I have been in contact with a vet out of town who might be able to do the procedure for a drastically reduced price. I have to call them tomorrow to schedule an appointment. Right now she is comfortable though the right eye is completely none functional and she is blind out of it. Her eye pressure is in the 50-60 range and I am having it checked weekly. She is laying at my feet as I type this. Everytime I look into her beautiful loving brown eyes I start to cry. I cannot imagine not looking into them everyday. I know she will recover. I know dog are extremely adaptable and the trama is more to myself then to her even. Its just the idea I suppose. The inability to do anything to make this better. Its listening to people around me tell me how I should not spend the money on this "dog" as she is older and not "worth" it. I just cant see it that way and I refuse too. Thanks for looking and I will try to keep you all up to date on her progress.

I used: Valorie Wibbons: Template VW-STCFreebie for Sept

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