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But im still rooting on surgery =]

Paypal for Kinko's Donation is now enabled !

If finances are a concern.... another solution is to have the eyes removed.  It is cheaper.......And the dog will not have anymore pain....for a dog with this condition it is alot like having sand in your eyes...quite painful when it blinks!!! I had a pekingnese with the same problem!  The good news is that dogs are unlike humans and can adapt quite well to being blind......He will go blind anyway...the have a 6th sense about them and within weeks can function just fine........Unlike humans..there smell instinct is much more pronounced and gets even better when eyesight is lost.  This procedure does not bother the dog in the least but seems to bother humans!!!  I look at it like I will do whatever is necessary to relieve a dogs pain!  My father is a vet and did the surgery!!  The sockets were sewn shut and it just looked like he was sleeping!  But he felt so much better and was playing in a few short weeks

Kimsbnb, no, juvenile cataracts generally aren't painful, unless they begin to break up on their own. What you describe with your Pekingese is more typical of entropion of the eye, where the lids turn inward to varying degrees, causing the lashes to abrade the cornea--THAT is quite painful for the dog, and vets commonly describe the effects of the condition to the dog's owner by using the 'sand in eyes' analogy.  And no, the dog will not eventually 'go blind anyway' if it has juvenile cataracts removed surgically.  If it should happen that hellion's fundraising efforts aren't successful in reaching the goal for the surgery, it is true that the dog can and will live a reasonably normal life with compromised eyesight, if Kinko's owner can manage to raise the funds, there's no reason not to have the surgery done for the dog, either. 

Even though canine and human cataracts are not exactly the same, they are still very similar.  Mine never gave me the least bit of pain..nor have I ever heard of cataracts ever being painful in any way, even though I had them for years before they matured enough where the doctor was ready to do surgery.  The first eye I had surgery one was my worse, it got to the point where all I could see nothing, I could only tell if it was in a place that was brightly lit, or if it was dark.  But, even that was something.  Having cataracts is like being in a white fog...in the early stages, it's just a light fog, you can still easily see things, over time the fog just gets thicker, until you are in a completely white cloud.  The vision is still there...it's just blocked by that white cloud.  

Have you looked into going to the OSU vet hospital? I know it's a 2-3 hours away from you, but should be a fairly easy drive down 76 to 71 into Columbus, OSU is often less expensive than other vets and they have eye specialists.  

I found these other Veterinary Eye specialists in Ohio...
Eye Care for Animals, in Akron, which is pretty close to you 330-670-1300
Dr. Wyman (DVM) in Columbus,  614-891-2070
Dr. Parshall, Jr. (DVM) 330-659-4169

Call those 4 places and get some feedback from them, you may get quotes for much less costs.  

Okay Ill call them and see what I can come up with. Thank you guys.

Kinko has received a Donation of $700.00  today!!  $3000.00 Left go go !!!!!! omg im almost there. WE can do this. Please reach out to your friends and let them know that THEY can help save my 11 month old Siberian Husky's Eyes from going Blind. ! Please!!!!!

please read this article at.... www.Giveforward.com/Hereditarycataracts ...........

I'm sorry to hear about your dog. if you care about your pet enough...would you let your puppy go blind and hope she'll cope in time? I route for the surgery.. I wish only the best for you and your baby :) cheers

Yeah I will never get rid of him. Rather he goes blind or not hes part of my family. Thats a promise I can not break =]
Just wish i could get more help with this website. (giveforward) it seems its stuck at $435.00 UGH 12 hour shifts suckkkkk