Dog Cataract Surgery cost and owner feedback
Cataract Surgery Costs
Can I ask you as a newcomer to all this (my Frankie was diagnosed March 30, 2005)
what this kind of surgery costs? Like maybe a range?
Thanks,
Mary and Frankie
Diverse owner feedback on dog cataract surgery cost, issues, concerns and general dog surgery worries
Dawn
Maryland.. It was about $2,000 for the surgery plus check ups and eyedrops...
End cost probably... $2500.00
Lynnae Osmulski
Same cost in Seattle as Dawn's.
Jerrie and Jake
Mary, when I had my Katie's eyes done last year, here in Colorado itcost
$2400 with lens implants.
On Apr 22, 2005, at 1:21 PM, Lynnae Osmulski wrote: ?I just found out my schnauzer has cataracts in both eyes, they would ?like to do surgery right away. Do you recommend getting the lens? ?Dr, Hamor recommends them. Margo ?I had timmy done with no lens and he sees fine. Sheila Klein
From Judy
When you are opting for cataract surgery the dog is usually already blind or 99 percent blind and you are also giving him the opportunity that he might be able to see again. Some dogs adjust well to blindness though but others don't.
IMO you have to weigh the odds and do what is best for yourself.
Heck there can be complications with getting your wisdom teeth removed.
Every time you put a pill in your mouth there are warnings. AND the worse thing is if you tell me I could get purple polka dots then I likely will.
You can read about most of these pets on the stories page. Those that are blind and those that have had surgery
http://www.caninediabetes.org/fam.html
Here are some that have had cataract surgery on the list
A few that pop in mind
Margo's Alex
Click here to read Alex's Story
Danna's Louie
Click here to read Louie's Story
Ed's Anna
Dawn's Espresso
Espressie just had his done a month ago...
Cheyenne has had cataract surgery on one eye with lens implant, successful.
A shot in the other eye for glaucoma.
Christy & Cheyenne
Dahlia had cataract surgery in both eyes with lens. Very successful. Jeanne
Louis's Derek
Jeanie's Peter ? Read Peter's Story ?Some long ago members ? Cataract Stories on the Website ?And there are lots that have not had surgery and their pets have adjusted well!!!! ?A few that pop in my mind ?Val's Barney ?Anne's Max ?Elizabeth's Wiggly ?Roy's Cookie ?Martha's Zeke ?Eileen's Kanga ?Judy's Ebony ?Dear Judy, ?Thanks for remembering Max as one of the successful non-surgery candidates. We would have done it, but he had PRA (Progressive Retinal Atrophy) so he was going blind slowly over a year or two before the cataracts made it happen overnight 2 months after he was dx with diabetes. ?If I hit the Mega Millions Jackpot (about 200 Million tonight), I will devote my time and all that money to blind dogs. They have so much love to give. I've visited the blind dogs website and there are adoptions there. Some dogs (like people) are born blind. Unlike humans, sight is not a primary sense for dogs. They adjust so quickly. They can live such full lives. Under the right conditions they can run and play and love so strongly that you'd never even realize they are blind. They are amazing. ?Max was much less upset about losing his sight than I was about it. It's been almost 3 years. We still have the most lovable dog on the planet. We wouldn't trade him for anything. ?What I advise to anyone with a diabetic dog is a checkup with a real eye vet, even before anything happens ~ regular vets don't know much about eyes. Hopefully there won't be problems, but they can hit hard and fast. If at all possible, it's the best thing you can do. Even if you have already decided not to have the cataract removal, it's still important to your dogs overall health. ?Take care, ?Annie & Max (dd, dx 6/18/02, blind 8/18/02) & Mitchell (ndd)
I just want to add that before I had the eye surgery on my dog she was blind for about 1 year. As long as I did not move any furniture around in my house she did not even appear to be blind. She would still go up and down the stairs to the bedroom and out off the deck. The vet told me knowing she was going blind she prepared. But, as soon as I forgot something out of place a chair or anything it broke my heart to see her walk right into it. So be prepared not to rearrange your house or bring her to a new environment.
Jeanne
Marsha's Cody did not do well from cataract surgery
This letter is from Marsha and has been edited which I do not usually do.
Some paragraphs not pertaining to blindness in dogs was deleted along with a paragraph that made it sound like salve was put in his eyes and was not.
As for the cataract surgery...again, my experience. Cody was fine then one day one eye went then a week later the next. My vet at the time was telling me he was regulated, but he was not. I would like to say this about cataract surgery, if I may. It goes for people. A dear friend is an ophthalmologist MD. People and parents of non human children, in most cases, go into cataract surgery thinking it is a breeze. You hear stories about how people post cataract surgery are doing great. I just read a study and 30%+ have ?problems of all types. It is not like going in just for a manicure. Vets, at least in my experience, give you one risk or two.
There are many complications that can and do occur:permanent redness of the eyes (I mean Cody's eyes look as if they are on fire at times - his is not continuous; dry eye, clumped asteroids ( floaters that clump together) and cause vision loss (no cure except draining the vitreous fluid, but that damages the retina); protein fibers (we had those, they can be dissolved over time), debris on lenses, detached retinas, permanent blurry vision (the vet guesses on the lens strength...no science here)...just a few "minor" ?ones that impair or cause vision loss. Now Cody is almost blind. The clumped asteroids and the debris are doing it. I have to get laser to help him
My eye vet did not prepare me for all the potential risks. I did research and when I brought it up, he waved his had and said, yes , it could happen, but...
You are wise to do research, but do not let your vet lead you to believe cataract surgery is a breeze. It is serious and the post cataract complications in people and dogs can be permanent and cause blindness. Glaucoma is another potential complication post cataract surgery... ?Marsha, Cody (dd), and Kitties 3
Source: http://www.caninediabetes.org/blinddogs.html
dog surgery, canine cataract, dog eye problem, dog eye surgery, cataract veterinarian, canine cataract surgery cost, veterinarian medical bill,
No related posts.
December 29th, 2008 - 00:20
What about the eye drops for canine cataracts?
March 8th, 2010 - 00:56
very good, thank youu
June 18th, 2010 - 13:47
I had my young poodle mix operated on three years ago. First there was cataract surgery then we found that the surgery had detached her retina so she had her retinas fused. But now her eye is all blurry and she is blind. How can you get new cataracts after the cataract is removed? I don’t trust her doctor because all she did was cost me $4,000 and I can’t afford it. What can I do?
September 2nd, 2011 - 14:44
6. Very nice post. I just stumbled upon your blog and wished to say that I have truly enjoyed surfing around your blog posts. After all I’ll be subscribing to your rss feed and I hope you write again soon!