Frontier Dreams: Doggles

Wednesday, June 3, 2015

Doggles

I know you just giggled looking at these photographs. Hee,hee. As much as we do adore dressing up our sweet Nara in rather ridiculous attire, the doggles she's wearing in these photographs are actually medically necessary. Remember when I mentioned that we thought she had cataracts in her eyes? Well our vet determined it was not cataracts and diagnosed her with Pannus, a disease most likely brought on by our current high altitude location (another reason we have to move, right?!). So along with a daily dose of eye drops (for at least as long as we are in Idaho) she has to wear her doggles when she is outside in the sun to block the UV rays that can worsen her condition. Of course we had to pick the bright pink ones for her to wear. Poor Nara. She looks so embarrassed when we put them on her. If only she knew it was for her own good. Someday perhaps she'll understand. In the meantime we just give her extra love and sympathetic looks while hiding our giggles (because we just can't help ourselves when she has them on).

Nara's opinion of her doggles

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kjoslyn78 9p · 530 weeks ago

Awww... but she looks so sweet in them! Poor girl - hopefully she knows you are only doing what is best for her

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jenlynheb 49p · 530 weeks ago

Poor thing. She looks even sweeter than before :)

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boatbaby2 85p · 530 weeks ago

Oh, poor pup! I hope you find your way somewhere that makes you all happy soon.

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Kevin · 530 weeks ago

Yes, it's called Back to the Promised Land: OREGON! Ha.

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pippaj 12p · 530 weeks ago

Love the doggles, and everyone who lets their dog hang his head out of the car window should be made to get them and make their dog wear them. Not to mention dogs on the back of bicycles, motor bikes, etc.

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Kevin · 530 weeks ago

We bought Nara in Virginia, where we were 10 feet above sea level. Then we moved to Portland, Oregon, 50 feet above sea level. Now we are in Idaho, 3,146 feet above sea level. Pannus affects German Shepherds more than any other breed. I never heard of it until we saw something wrong in Nara's left eye and thought it was the beginning of a cataract, since you could see visible raised bumps/patches growing on her eye. Our holistic vet said the dog first has to have a predisposition to Pannus, then consider the feet above sea level causing stronger UV rays penetrating the atmosphere and wah lah, Pannus for life. She might go blind towards the end of her life, but the daily ointment/drops will keep it at bay and is 90-95% effective. We are already seeing amazing results and I'm not worried for her one bit. She's like a different dog now, as the ointment is treating the Pannus and whatever eye goober-causing allergies she's had most of her life.

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