Sweet Teply Jean has gone blind as a result of her Type 1 Diabetes. We have been living with her blindness for just over a month, and boy can I tell you, it certainly has it's drawbacks. Therefore, I thought I would make a list of the 5 worst things about your dog going blind, in addition to twice daily insulin shots.
1. You have to run outside without pants on...
In our previous, sighted, life I was in the habit of just walking downstairs and letting her out the door in the morning, then going back to bed. As a result, I don't normally put pants on for such and activity. Unfortunately I got a rude awakening. Here's the story: We have to let Teply out the back door because she came dangerously close to falling down the front steps several times. Since she isn't used to going out the back door, she was (and continues to be) hesitant about going out there alone. So, I got her to the back door about 7am one morning, but she got confused and ended up rolling down this tiny hill and couldn't get her bearings straight. Not wanting to leave her out there, I make a mad dash in nothing but a tank top and panties, out my back door, into the yard, to hoist the dog back up onto the back porch. While I am struggling to get her back up and in the house, I hear this whistle. My neighbor Ron had watched the entire episode from his driveway while walking his dog. Therefore, always wear pants and shoes, and it may benefit you to take a flashlight when it's dark.
2. The cats have turned into bastards...
While Weasely and Professor Chaos are routinely described by me as the worst cats ever, they really aren't that bad and I do love and enjoy them all the time. However, since Teply got sick, they have been bastards, mainly at meal time. While this isn't really caused by her blindness as much as her diabetes, it still adds a headache to the whole situation. See, Teply Jean must eat at 7 am and pm, and the way to get her to do that is to put some wet cat food in her food (why cat food? No carbs). Well the bastard cats have decided that they get wet food too and have become horribly pushy about it. They get all up in my face when I am trying to get her shot and food ready. The only way to get them out of your face is to give them some wet food, which creates a terrible loop of bad behavior.
3. Walks while hung over...
Since all of this has happened in the midst of the holidays, we have had more than one occasion where I was still drunk at 10am from the night before. But, regardless of how much like a toilet you feel, you still have to roll your sorry ass out of bed and get the dog outside.
4. The cats are pissed...
The Boys have to wear bell collars because Teply kept stepping on them, or jumping out of her skin whenever one of them snuck up on her. They are not fans of the collar and I feel like Weasely is giving me the evil eye all the time.
5. My house smells like a brothel...
In an effort to help her navigate the house, I ordered an essential oils kit to put different trails of smell to help her navigate from one place to the other. Now I have this weird blend of Vicks Vaporub, and oranges.
So, as you can see, Things aren't that bad at all. Teply Jean is happy, and I'm just glad I get to have more time with her.
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