tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-952279853979072226.post5764270142560852629..comments2023-10-29T02:39:55.635-07:00Comments on Life and Times of Team Whisner: Jumpingvici whisnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02358421902429845686noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-952279853979072226.post-77823532739261505272010-08-25T07:40:00.613-07:002010-08-25T07:40:00.613-07:00This is what we think was wrong with Ruby. She had...This is what we think was wrong with Ruby. She had years of a vicious cycle of crashing through jumps, slowly going from 16" to 12" to 8" to now mostly just bars on ground, sometimes being lame, sometimes not. <br /><br />It was kind of a relief when the doctors finally figured out she had 2 things going on-one is PRA that has probably been drastically affecting her vision for years, and one is an immune system thing that visibly attacks the eyes but also might have been contributing to off and on tendonitis that caused all her off and on lamenesses for all that time. Both are permanent conditions that can be treated but not cured.<br /><br />Certainly not a good prognosis for competing in agility, but we've devised a way she can actually do agility in a modified way, and until she loses more sight she's happy as a clam. <br /><br />We know another dog that has this jumping problem though, who has been thoroughly checked out by dog eye doctors and vets that can't find anything wrong. So sometimes mysterious, sometimes mystery solved.<br /><br />Oh no your toe! No jumping for you!team small doghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02980770631350927665noreply@blogger.com