[Vent] [Help] My best friend is going blind and I'm so sadDog Talks

My 4.5 year old chocolate lab, Nala, was just diagnosed with primary glaucoma two days ago. It seemed to happen overnight without any warning. I looked down and noticed her eye was cloudy and made an appointment for a few days out. Then, 20 minutes later, I noticed her other eye looked off as well and went in right away. After a long day of tests, she was diagnosed with gluacoma. Since then it already seems like she's lost most of the vision in her right eye. I know that dogs can adapt easier than humans to being blind, and that she will be happy again eventually, but I just feel devastated and can't stop myself from crying. I rescued her as a 5 week old puppy when I was 20 from a horrible breeding situation, I can't be surprised she has this in her genetics. Since then we've moved to several different states together, lived in 5 different homes, been to the mountains, the beach, waterfalls, hiked many places, been to many dog bars, parks, she goes everywhere with me. She's seen me go through my early 20's, and is really my best friend- I know she still will be, that won't change at all, but I seem to be grieving the loss of the dog that she was. I know this isn't what matters in the end, but her eyes have always been my favorite part about her. They're a deep amber gold color, and I just love them. I'm grieving the loss of her beautiful eyes. I know she's not the first to go through this, nor am I as her dog mom, and I'd love to hear someone other people's stories about adjusting with their newly blind dog. I don't know if I want to go through the expensive surgery to try and maintain her eyes for a short period when it ultimately isn't a cure. I'm leaning towards staying on the drops as long as I can until she needs to have them removed. I just want to stop being so sad, because she knows that I'm upset.

Submitted October 22, 2020 at 01:09PM by AnyCatch4796 https://ift.tt/37y8skj