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I took Beni to Cornell on Thursday for his eye checkup and once again everything is pretty much status quo. Dr. Kern asked about the Tacrolimus that was introduced after Beni's last visit in February and I told him he has tolerated it very well. The one thing I had noticed was that there wasn't the amount of crusty buildup around his eyes that I would have to clean as in the past. He agreed and said his eyes were looking very good. He did very well on the tear test which is something that hasn't happened much over the years taking him there so in addition to the cyclosporin it seems the tacro is doing what it is supposed to do. During the ensuing conversation Dr Kern mentioned a rather interesting point of information. He said that glaucoma in dogs is much more aggressive than it is with people. As a result glaucoma when referencing dogs is spelled with a capital G and when refering to people it's spelled with a small g. Lastly Beni has had his second glaucoma valve for over 5 years now which Dr Kern said is the longest a dog has gone with having one at Cornell. Along with the fact that Beni was the first dog there to have the laser surgery done in conjunction with the glaucoma valve has him in pretty elite status for glaucoma management.
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If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went.

Sounds great Bob. Good news always welcome to hear!

Beni you are wonderful.

Cheryl

Happy to hear Beni is still doing so well! We're doing fine. Asher has not had an acupuncture treatment in 3 months. He is still on a small dose of prednisone every other day, and all his supplements.

I can't remember Beni's age. Asher just passed his 8th. birthday.
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Winona

Home of Asher, Bari, and Ginger (waiting at the bridge: Caspar, Karma, Greedy, and sweet Tifla)

Hey Winona thats great news that Asher is also doing so well! How has weight been holding out? Congrats to Asher on passing his 8th birthday. Beni turned 15 on February 2nd.
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If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went.

Hi Bob! It's hard to believe Beni is 15. He still looks fantastic Asher weighs a little over 55 lbs. The vet mentioned he might need to lose a little. I didn't try to reduce him, since summer is here. They run in the yard chasing chipmunks and he will reduce himself.
Lots of excitement here today...a snapping turtle going down the driveway. One turtle came up to our fence. All four dogs went nuts!!!
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Winona

Home of Asher, Bari, and Ginger (waiting at the bridge: Caspar, Karma, Greedy, and sweet Tifla)

Glad Beni is doing well!