raindog Posted August 1, 2011 Report Share Posted August 1, 2011 If you want a second opinion, the best thing you could do is to see Professor Ian Mason who is one of the best (if not the best) canine opthalmologists in the UK. He is based at Seadown Veterinary Hospital, Frost Lane, Hythe, Southampton, SO45 3NG which isn't that far from Sussex. The tel no is 023 8084 2237. Ian Mason is an awesome guy and is a husky expert as well so I would recommend him 1000%. I'd definitely get a second opinion before surgery. Good luck! Mick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rigrunner Posted August 1, 2011 Report Share Posted August 1, 2011 Sorry to hear it is cataracts, I would second Mick though especially if your breeder has been eye testing and has clear reults. Did they say what type of cataracts as there are many? I would assume in a dog so young and with such affect they must be rapidly growing and are therefore probably not the heridiatary kind normally seen in the breed Ian Mason is a great Opthalmologist and really understands Siberians Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qonos Posted August 1, 2011 Report Share Posted August 1, 2011 Ditto the above posts, go see Ian Mason he's been eye testing Siberians for donkeys years, he is definitely the correct man to get a second opinion off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slash79 Posted August 1, 2011 Report Share Posted August 1, 2011 They aren't clear yet on what kind of cataracts they are, but are hoping to find out next Thursday at the consultation. When I took her to the vets on Friday, the vet said it looks like the cataracts have come on quickly in the last few weeks. The real "kick you when you're down" moment came about an hour ago though when I spoke to the vets in Worthing who will be performing the surgery. They won't accept a claim form from the insurers for pre-payment and will only fill in the form after the surgery and after we've paid, meaning we have to find the (approx) £2,000 for surgery and then be reimbursed, whereas the insurers told us they were happy to pay the vets directly. The bottom line is though, she needs the surgery so she's having it regardless of the cost. She's our baby and we will do and pay whatever we need to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikoJones Posted August 12, 2011 Report Share Posted August 12, 2011 I am sorry to hear about the cataracts but want to let you know everything will be ok. We have a 1 and half year old husky Niko and he was diagnosed with cataracts back in Jan. We took him to the Vet and they referred us to a Vet Ophthalmologist. We found out he had lost vision in his right eye due to the cataract and his left eye wasn’t far behind. He qualified for surgery in his right eye, his left was not mature enough, and we had it done in Feb. It is fairly expensive but def worth it!! We paid around 2,000 for one eye but would have paid anything for Niko!! It was a crazy month after that, we had to do eye drops every 3-4 hours but he can see now!!! At such a young age they bounce back quickly. He will have to be on eye drops for the rest of his life even after the surgery. He is so used to it now and doesnt mind the drops at all. We are praying his left eye will never get as bad as his right. If you have any questions, let me know, I have been through everything and have learned a lot the past year on this condition. It was very hard for me to deal with at first so I totally understand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BingBlaze n Skyla Posted August 12, 2011 Report Share Posted August 12, 2011 poor girl - hope the surgery helps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles Posted August 12, 2011 Report Share Posted August 12, 2011 Sounds strange that they won't accept a prepayment form from the insurers. Do you know what their reasoning behind this is? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elmo Posted August 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2011 Hi all, an update: Tallica is booked in for her surgery on Wednesday. The vets did in the end accept a direct claim. But that was only after over a week and a half of trying to get an estimate of the surgery and only getting the price when we saw the specialist on Thursday, giving us only a few days to get the money sorted. With it being a bank holiday, although teh money is there just tied up in other things, it wont be in our account in time for the day. So after speaking to the specialist who happliy accepted a direct claim no problem after getting the ok from the insurers that they too were happy to do it (they were from the word go), everythings fine. If they had done this from the offing I wouldn't have been stressing the last few weeks trying to get a price and the money wired through. It seems the practice are a bit on the funny side with things like this but the specialist herself was fine with it and understood the situation. So at 7am on wednesday she will be at Worthing going through with teh surgery. I feel a lot better about it all after speaking to her peers and getting very warm responses about her. My little baby is going to be able to see us again... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormchaser09 Posted August 28, 2011 Report Share Posted August 28, 2011 hope all goes well, great that you got the money bit sorted. Will be thinking of you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles Posted August 28, 2011 Report Share Posted August 28, 2011 Hope all goes well on Wednesday. What a load of stress you've had recently firstly finding out what was wrong with Tallica and then the vets being funny over the insurance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BingBlaze n Skyla Posted August 28, 2011 Report Share Posted August 28, 2011 good luck for wednesday hun - keep us posted hope it all goes well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted August 29, 2011 Report Share Posted August 29, 2011 Good luck, hope its nothing serious and lets face it thats a distinct posibility so dont worry too much about it till you know what the cause is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austinville Posted August 29, 2011 Report Share Posted August 29, 2011 Keep us informed.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elenamarie Posted August 30, 2011 Report Share Posted August 30, 2011 Glad you got the insurance/specialist issue straightened out. Best of luck to Tallica! Husky hugs for a successful surgery and quick recovery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lauraxxx29 Posted August 30, 2011 Report Share Posted August 30, 2011 Good luck Tallica on Thursday hope you make a quick recovery and be back to your normal playful self. Husky hugs to you all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val (Zebedee) Posted August 31, 2011 Report Share Posted August 31, 2011 Hope it all went well today & Tallica is home with you tomorrow as planned, xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jules dief taz tor Posted September 1, 2011 Report Share Posted September 1, 2011 hows she doing???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elmo Posted September 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2011 Well we are back at home. We picked up Tallica at the vets at 10am, the specialist came over and said she was running late, apparetnly the night nurses are extremely tired this morning when she came in. Why? Tallica had been howling - all night! She said the night nurses were bleary eyed and the other dogs in the kennels looked very fed up! Whe we saw the specialist she went through what went on during surgery, even the lass who did the anaesthesia came in to say hello. They went through with us all the drops and tablets she needs, some are 4 times a day, other twice daily. Two lots of tablets twice daily. When they brought Tallica into the consulting room, she had the cone on her and her face has been shaved around the eyes, making her look like a piebald! She was very happy to see us and gave lots of kisses. You can see the stitches beside her eyes where they opened her eyes wider to operate, but also when the light was shone on her eyes we saw a nice healthy green for the first time in many weeks. Insurance wise I'm going to be asking for updates on the claim just to make sure I dont get any more argo if they are slow to process it. Should be ok though but I will be having to make a continuation claim a little further down the line when Tallica's aftercare is all done... She came home fine, all quiet and nnice. She has had some more drops and she got chance to settle while Ian took Vix out for a walk. Although she never settled properly, she is very tired but wouldn't settle with me, she wanted ehr daddy. Soon a he got back we swapped places, him and Tallica upstairs, Vix and me downstairs. She settled immediately for him. I think the hardest bit is keeping these two seperate, it's going to be a major struggle when I am on my own in the mornings, I'm not sure how I'm going to cope trynig to make sure they stay calm in the same room. I've already said to Ian if it aint doable then we will have to get Vix into someone else's care while Tallica heals. I dont want this surgery going to waste just cos he wants the dogs to stay in the same house. It's not going to be fair on me or Tallica to do that. I'm happy for Vix to go into temp foster if I can't cope, it's just getting Ian not to be so shortsighted and see whats best fro Tallica's recovery, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles Posted September 1, 2011 Report Share Posted September 1, 2011 :wave1:I'm so glad the surgery went well and that Tallica goes from strength to strength . I've come to the conclusion that our furbabies are very vocal when they're not happy about something. Let's hope you have a peaceful night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austinville Posted September 1, 2011 Report Share Posted September 1, 2011 So very, very happy that all went well. Speedy recovery Tallica! Husky hugs from Ryn as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jules dief taz tor Posted September 1, 2011 Report Share Posted September 1, 2011 glad it all went well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taiya Blue and Miko too Posted September 1, 2011 Report Share Posted September 1, 2011 Glad all went smoothly for her (even if she did keep everyone awake bless her!) speedy smooth recovery Tallica Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lebe03 Posted September 1, 2011 Report Share Posted September 1, 2011 Glad to hear the surgery went well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted September 2, 2011 Report Share Posted September 2, 2011 Here's hoping she recovers quickly and is playin again in no time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles Posted September 3, 2011 Report Share Posted September 3, 2011 Just a thought but maybe Tallica gave them grief all night because the vets had given you grief and stress over paying directly through the insurance company. She was jsut making sure you got your monies worth and giving them a piece of her mind. The fact that she nearly drove them out of their minds is another matter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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