About three months ago, wifey's little 9 y/o Papillon began snapping at anyone who tried to pet her....the vet said she was just getting ornery in her old age....9 y/o is not old for an inside dog....blood tests all turned out good.
He was wrong....she is going completely blind....her snapping is her defense mechanism, when she sees the blur of anyone's hands, coming near her....wife and I have both gotten bloody fingers from her bites....this has never been part of her personality....actually, she has become more of a threat to us, and is no longer a loving little pet....she just lays around in a corner, now, so nobody will step on her.
She's now running into walls, furniture, and appliances....she reacts only to sounds and our voices....very pitiful.
Ya'll know how attached that I am to Sandy, and I love animals(except cats)....this is just absolutely heart-breaking.
Cataracts don't usually form this quickly, so I'm thinking maybe a tumor on the frontal lobe of her brain.
A google revealed that cataract surgery on a dog costs $1,700 per eye, so I can only imagine what brain surgery will cost!!
Wifey doesn't want to put the Pap thru any major surgery....I've got mixed feelings.
Just wondering if any of you guys have had any experience with a situation like this....thanks