PRA (rcd 4) - Exclusively Setters2024-03-28T19:59:31Zhttps://irishsetters.ning.com/forum/topics/pra-rcd-4?commentId=865021%3AComment%3A731999&x=1&feed=yes&xn_auth=noOh beleive me Silvia there ar…tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2011-08-11:865021:Comment:7319992011-08-11T09:05:12.926ZDee Rancehttps://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/DeeRance
Oh beleive me Silvia there are a lot that can...I can't speek for Lyn but for me thank you for that comment...although these dogs don't really want simpethy....I know for a fact that if I had breed Layla I couldn't have wanted anyone better to be looking after her...Lyn has done so much for her, I really hope that one day I can actually meet her, She is the star, My Jas could still see a little bit out of her right eye, so she wasn't quite so badly off as the beautiful Layla...You know you just…
Oh beleive me Silvia there are a lot that can...I can't speek for Lyn but for me thank you for that comment...although these dogs don't really want simpethy....I know for a fact that if I had breed Layla I couldn't have wanted anyone better to be looking after her...Lyn has done so much for her, I really hope that one day I can actually meet her, She is the star, My Jas could still see a little bit out of her right eye, so she wasn't quite so badly off as the beautiful Layla...You know you just have to look at some of Lyns pictures of her holidays, Layla has the most wonderful expression on her face and her body languae is so 'happy' but this is why I keep banging on about having ALL our dogs DNA tested...if not all of them are tested then on or two might just 'get under the radar' and start all of this again...we need to know where we ALL stand re this problem.... > but how do you not get s…tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2011-08-11:865021:Comment:7321692011-08-11T08:19:05.107Zsilviahttps://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/silviamarco
<p>> but how do you not get swamped in emotion when you are told your dog is going blind at 2 and 1/2 .</p>
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<p>i dont think anybody can.. I have my eyes in tears just at the idea of thinking about it.. should be devastating:(</p>
<p>I am so so sorry for you and those in this experience.....</p>
<p>> but how do you not get swamped in emotion when you are told your dog is going blind at 2 and 1/2 .</p>
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<p>i dont think anybody can.. I have my eyes in tears just at the idea of thinking about it.. should be devastating:(</p>
<p>I am so so sorry for you and those in this experience.....</p> sorry ossian but how do you n…tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2011-08-10:865021:Comment:7302922011-08-10T16:21:33.706Zlyn hathawayhttps://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/lynhathaway
<p>sorry ossian but how do you not get swamped in emotion when you are told your dog is going blind at 2 and 1/2 .</p>
<p>i agree with what you say about them getting vibes from owners.i was desperatley unhappy and i bet for 4 months i cried and cried and i know layla was unhappy my good friend dee pointed out that layla was picking up my emotions which were making her unhappy. i tried for my dog not to be miserable around her and she picked up.shes fantastic now and has very few problems apart…</p>
<p>sorry ossian but how do you not get swamped in emotion when you are told your dog is going blind at 2 and 1/2 .</p>
<p>i agree with what you say about them getting vibes from owners.i was desperatley unhappy and i bet for 4 months i cried and cried and i know layla was unhappy my good friend dee pointed out that layla was picking up my emotions which were making her unhappy. i tried for my dog not to be miserable around her and she picked up.shes fantastic now and has very few problems apart from the odd bump now and then and they do adapt </p> When you live with such a pro…tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2011-08-10:865021:Comment:7299222011-08-10T16:05:55.511ZDee Rancehttps://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/DeeRance
<p>When you live with such a problem then your attitude is all that counts...like Lyn I have lived with it for a long time, Lyn more so than me...if you had ever met Jas you would never have known that she was almost totally bling she dissapered into the forest...scairing the life out of me...and she found her way back...the same way she went in...she did everything that a normal sighted dog did...but....you could never move anything and you had to do everything in the same place...ie food and…</p>
<p>When you live with such a problem then your attitude is all that counts...like Lyn I have lived with it for a long time, Lyn more so than me...if you had ever met Jas you would never have known that she was almost totally bling she dissapered into the forest...scairing the life out of me...and she found her way back...the same way she went in...she did everything that a normal sighted dog did...but....you could never move anything and you had to do everything in the same place...ie food and water....water must never be moved...</p>
<p>She found it difficult going into dark places....going up stairs to bed was her problem...but so long as everything was the same every night then she coped very well...emotion....well it is difficult to just laugh it off when you know that your presious girl is going blind...as for not suffering...well I was told once that this is not a painful problem so wasn't really high on the agenda...try tell that to myself or Lyn or any of the others with young dogs that are now blind...no it doesn't hurt them..but it hurts us...watching them bumpinng into things and not being able to do 'all' the things that a seeing dog can do....</p>
<p>and sorry about the spelling mistakes before someone tells me about them....</p> I am so sorry to hear about h…tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2011-08-10:865021:Comment:7295502011-08-10T13:36:31.112Zsilviahttps://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/silviamarco
I am so sorry to hear about him.........a big hug from us .. but how did you discovered this? is any early sign that people can look at? It should be barely impossible, i guess, to notice an increasing blindness in a dog living in a house, till is quite advanced :( poor freddie !!!!!!!!!
I am so sorry to hear about him.........a big hug from us .. but how did you discovered this? is any early sign that people can look at? It should be barely impossible, i guess, to notice an increasing blindness in a dog living in a house, till is quite advanced :( poor freddie !!!!!!!!! Anne, the rcd 4 test has unti…tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2011-07-25:865021:Comment:6945952011-07-25T11:44:14.627ZDeb Bouttellhttps://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/DebBouttell
<p>Anne, the rcd 4 test has until now only been available to Gordon Setters (since last year).</p>
<p>They have had very late onset, in that mostly it's diagnosed at 8- 10 years. </p>
<p>Because it has now been found in Irish, the AHT are making it available (from Aug1st) to Irish.</p>
<p>Our Freddie (age 4 ) is one of the youngest found, most of the others have been much older- more like Gordons. </p>
<p>Anne, the rcd 4 test has until now only been available to Gordon Setters (since last year).</p>
<p>They have had very late onset, in that mostly it's diagnosed at 8- 10 years. </p>
<p>Because it has now been found in Irish, the AHT are making it available (from Aug1st) to Irish.</p>
<p>Our Freddie (age 4 ) is one of the youngest found, most of the others have been much older- more like Gordons. </p> Anne, PRArcd4 is not PRArcd1…tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2011-07-25:865021:Comment:6947732011-07-25T08:30:10.936ZPat Aldridgehttps://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/PatAldridge
<p>Anne, PRArcd4 is not PRArcd1 which has had a DNA test for ages - PRArcd4 DNA test has only just been perfected.</p>
<a href="http://irishsetters.ning.com/forum/topics/new-announcement-from-the-aht" target="_blank">http://irishsetters.ning.com/forum/topics/new-announcement-from-the-aht</a>
<p>Anne, PRArcd4 is not PRArcd1 which has had a DNA test for ages - PRArcd4 DNA test has only just been perfected.</p>
<a href="http://irishsetters.ning.com/forum/topics/new-announcement-from-the-aht" target="_blank">http://irishsetters.ning.com/forum/topics/new-announcement-from-the-aht</a> I am so sorry, we here in the…tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2011-07-24:865021:Comment:6924482011-07-24T13:13:09.214ZAnne Pellettehttps://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/MeadowRunIrishSetters
<p>I am so sorry, we here in the States always DNA and have for many years,PRA is pretty much gone here. Now if we could find a DNA for epilpisy</p>
<p>I am so sorry, we here in the States always DNA and have for many years,PRA is pretty much gone here. Now if we could find a DNA for epilpisy</p> completley agree with what yo…tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2011-07-24:865021:Comment:6930682011-07-24T11:16:18.248Zlyn hathawayhttps://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/lynhathaway
<p>completley agree with what you say sue about the dogs adapting .layla as adapted fantastically and no one outside would have known about her blindness up until a few months ago. she now has cataracts which quite often happens as a secondary to this disease . it sad at anytime when an animal goes blind but its absolute heartbreaking when it happens in young dogs.</p>
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<p>completley agree with what you say sue about the dogs adapting .layla as adapted fantastically and no one outside would have known about her blindness up until a few months ago. she now has cataracts which quite often happens as a secondary to this disease . it sad at anytime when an animal goes blind but its absolute heartbreaking when it happens in young dogs.</p>
<p> </p> Dee I know it seems distressi…tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2011-07-24:865021:Comment:6923492011-07-24T06:28:17.693ZOssianhttps://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/Ossian
<p>Dee I know it seems distressing but YOUR mental attitude to the problem of visual impairment is what sets the pace for your dog. It takes a little thought at first but you can help the dog adapt very well. Seil was nine when he began to be reluctant to go out at night and was diagnosed affected LOPRA.</p>
<p>I read all that Wendy Smith had written and also spoke to RNIB about how they would advise a human going blind. Seil seldom bumps into things as the layout of my rooms remains identical,…</p>
<p>Dee I know it seems distressing but YOUR mental attitude to the problem of visual impairment is what sets the pace for your dog. It takes a little thought at first but you can help the dog adapt very well. Seil was nine when he began to be reluctant to go out at night and was diagnosed affected LOPRA.</p>
<p>I read all that Wendy Smith had written and also spoke to RNIB about how they would advise a human going blind. Seil seldom bumps into things as the layout of my rooms remains identical, his bed has a lavender bag attached to it. Outside ny front door to the eft I have stone chips and to the right I have chipped bark and he knows (I watch him) when the surface changes how to find the door. He can walk off lead in areas he knows and I always carry lavender oil (spots on a hanky) in my pocket and he follows the smell. It tales a little more care but Seil has a happy life still, loves walks and is definitley not suffering. Dont get swamped in emotion</p>