Archive for November, 2005

Surgery Appointment Made

Tuesday, November 29th, 2005

Well, the big day is January 9th. I’m supposed to “drop him off” between 7 and 8 am. Yikes! The office is about an hour away from us, so that could be interesting (might end up spending the night at my Dad’s, as he lives nearby). Hope it doesn’t snow the night before. I say [...]

Ophthalmologist Visit

Tuesday, November 22nd, 2005

Well, our ophthalmologist appointment was today (we saw Dr. Ebinger at Oakland Animal Hospital). Gwydion always gets way too excited riding in the car, so he got an extra dose of carbs and a lot of water before we left. I checked his BG when we got there, and he was fine. I had to [...]

I Think He’s Got It!

Saturday, November 19th, 2005

Gwydion seems to have figured out the new “OK!” cue. Of course, the funny part is that he has managed to turn an intended touch cue into a visual. He has realized that a tap on the head is our new “OK” signal. But he is anticipating the tap and using the visual of my [...]

Specialist Appointment Made

Monday, November 14th, 2005

Gwydion sees the specialist on November 22nd (soonest we could get in). I’m putting together a list of questions (see To Ask the Eye Specialist) – if you have any thoughts on additions, I’d like to hear from you!

Vet Visit Results

Friday, November 11th, 2005

We had out first visit to the vet today. Dr. Cappel looked at his eyes, and agreed with me that he is starting to develop cataracts (she also said that they actually don’t call them that any more, but I need to get the correct term from her again – should have written it down). [...]