Two Blind Pups at CCBTR

Cassie ,on the left, and Calli, belly up,  are very sweet young pups who think the world is just wonderful. They eat, they poop they pee, they play a little, and then they nap.

They do not realize that they are not "just like every other puppy. "They started their lives in Georgia, as breeder pups that would surely bring a excellent price when they were ready to be weaned. When the breeder realized that there were problems with the pup's eyes, they were surrendered to the local animal shelter.

The shelter then brought them to a local animal clinic in hopes that the clinic could help them. Luckily for Cassie and Callie, the clinic contacted rescues to see if these girls could be saved. CCBTR stepped up and the girls made their way to NC and into foster care.

Laura, their foster mom said their fist day,  they woke up at 10:00 pm when she went to bed and were up until 12:45 pm. They slept until 5:06 am, then played, pooped, peed, and ate... played pooped, peed, etc. until 11:30. Now it's nap time for everyone.

Cassie is a deep brown colored, calm and sweet  BT puppy- a bit bigger than her sister Calli.  Treatment for Cassie seems promising, she has corneal perforations in both eyes.  The Dr. Gift thinks that this most likely occurred within the last 2 weeks, and a surgical procedure to graft good tissue onto one eye and an implant of a lens on the other was performed on July 10.  Paws crossed, some of her sight will  be restored. 

She is recovering at Laura’s with a lot of meds and a cone of shame.  As with any surgery, she is not out of the woods yet and the extent to which her sight will be repaired is unknown.  The fact that she is a young, healthy puppy should help her heal.

Calli, the smaller, black and VERY active puppy is another story, like Dora the Explorer, always on the go. 

 Callie may not be as lucky s her sister but we don’t think that will slow her down, she developed corneal perforations, most likely in the first 3 to 4 weeks of life, maybe before her eyes even opened. There is a shifting of structures within the eyes, so the specialist believes that the left eye may be permanently blind, there is potentially some hope the right eye will have some light perception.

 On Monday, Calli will make the trip to Cary, NC.  MAYBE there is something they are working with- a new med, a laser- that can help.  Although we totally trust the
Animal Eye Care specialists, we owe it to Callie to get a second opinion. We will be taking her to NC State Veterinary Hospital for additional evaluation and if Callie is destined to be blind, we will contact a trainer experienced with blind dogs. This will give her a life much closer to normal.

 Laura, thank you for caring for the girls and I hope  they've turned their sleep schedule around. 

The costs for the care and treatment for both girls are going to be very high. We hope that you can open your hearts and your wallets to help CCBTR help Cassie and Callie. We will do everything in our power to give both girls the most "normal" and happy lives possible.

                                                                     MEET SPANKY

Spankey belongs to one of our  friends and is  almost 85% blind and deaf.  Paula says they have to be carefull not to put anything in his "run/paths" area and that he always follows the same path. When he goes to the back yard he follows the fence perimeter of the area.

My Chair, but I'll share if you have treats.