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Now we adopted Vince 6 years ago. When we adopted him we knew he couldn’t see, wasn’t a big deal to him so it wasn’t to us. His right eye is considered ‘dead’ – it was injured when he was 3 and his lack-of-care-givers opted against doing anything about it. So that one is mostly closed and we just keep it clean and hydrated.

Now his left eye – now that’s a world of fun. Clearly *a lot* happened there but we’re lucky that there’s no pain/discomfort going on. He’s got an ulcer on the eye, some spots, PK of course, and a cataract. I swear when you look into his eye its like listening to a seashell…you can hear the ocean

Again, we know he doesn’t see out of this eye so we keep it clean and hydrated and all is good. Well a new vet saw Vince’s eye last week and freaked. Was convinced it was gonna pop any minute or that he had glaucoma or that it was going to have to be removed. I’m rather diligent in my Vince-care so he’s tested for glaucoma at least 1x a year and I look at that eye every day so would know if any changes.

But Vince heard ‘glaucoma’ and his little ears perked up (which is an in-joke as Vince is deaf). I could see the little green plants in his thought bubbles – yup, Vince thought he was gonna score medicinal marijuana. My furry little stoner. He’s already on some kind of watch list I’m sure because he’s on a controlled substance (phenobarbital) LOL. And it goes without saying that this day and age if Vince wanted/needed pot I could find it for him.

Alas Vince’s dreams were dashed today we saw the opthamologist. Who assured the vet that I was right, there’s a lot going on but nothing new and that keeping his eyes clean and lubricated is the best we can do. So now depressed Vince is sleeping in my lap, lamenting the fact that he won’t be getting high on a regular basis. So since I’m a Jewish mother and feeling guilty over the fact that my teenager has no recreational drugs, I’m heating up his meatball maker so he gets something extra special for dinner.