| Dogs are considered the most faithful of pets and are | | | | Incipient Cataract is the mildest form of this disease or |
| considered very close to their owners. The owner of | | | | the initial stage of cataract, in this stage the opacity of |
| a dog generally becomes much attached to this faithful | | | | the eye is very little, in fact in some cases the opacity |
| animal and treats the dog as being a part of the family. | | | | is so slight that it is hard to determine whether your |
| Any sort of ailment, sickness or physical complication | | | | dog has cataract, in most cases this stage of the |
| for a dog becomes a matter of concern for the | | | | disease does not interfere with the dogs vision. |
| owner of the pet, this is a worrying situation until the | | | | Immature cataract causes the eye to be cloudier then |
| sick dog symptoms are diagnosed and a treatment is | | | | it is in incipient cataract and thus affects the eyesight |
| started to help the animal improve its health. Being an | | | | and vision of your dog, although eyesight is not |
| animal the dog can not communicate its illness to its | | | | completely lost, vision is blurry. This type of cataract is |
| owner so the responsibility of keeping an eye on the | | | | easier to observe because a bigger portion of the eye |
| health of the animal lies with the owner. Any medical | | | | of your dog is cloudy. |
| condition if caught well in time can be treated | | | | Mature cataract is the critical stage of cataract in |
| effectively to the comfort of your animal. | | | | dogs. In this stage of the disease the whole eye turns |
| One of the most common ailments affecting dogs is | | | | milky and the dog almost loses all its vision. |
| canine cataract; cataract is basically a type of eye | | | | If you notice these symptoms in your sick dog or see |
| disease. This disease is as common in dogs as it is in | | | | that the eyes of your beloved pet are turning milky, |
| human beings, being one of the most common eye | | | | see the vet as soon as possible the disease can be |
| diseases to affect dogs; all breeds of dogs are | | | | easily treated specially in its early stages and cataract |
| vulnerable to cataract problems. Although this disease | | | | should be treated as soon as possible because the |
| comes in various forms, it generally affects older dogs. | | | | presence of this disease greatly affects the well being |
| When a dog gets cataract its eyes become milky or | | | | of your pet. |
| cloudy and its vision becomes greatly affected, making | | | | Any qualified vet can surgically treat the immature and |
| its health decline. Basically cataract affects the lens | | | | mature stages of cataract by removing the blurry part |
| inside the eyes of a dog, these lenses are primarily | | | | of the lens with surgery and replacing the lens with |
| meant to help the animal focus its field of vision and | | | | artificial lens, this is the only treatment that can be |
| when these lenses are affected badly by cataract | | | | given to a dog with cataract and is successful in up to |
| and become too opaque causing blurred vision to the | | | | 90% of cataract cases in dogs. Any qualified |
| dog. | | | | veterinarian can diagnose and treat cataract in your |
| Cataract in dogs can develop over a long time or in | | | | pet, be sure to have your dog checked by a qualified |
| some cases the development can be quite rapid. | | | | vet regularly and monitor its health to give it a |
| There are generally three types of cataract in dogs | | | | comfortable and long life. |
| these are: | | | | |