It’s true that when horrible things happen, they all seem to come at once 
Last night, just as we got back from our walk, I noticed that Honey was squinting in her left (bad) eye again, unable to open it, and drooping her head down – my heart sank. The signs were all too familiar. We rushed her to the emergency vet and yes, her glaucoma is back. The pressure in her left eye was 55 (normal is below 25). They kept her in overnight for monitoring and to try & control the pressure by increasing the drug dosage – but this morning, they reported that although the pressure is slightly lower, the medication is obviously not working anymore.
We had a long discussion with the opthalmologist – she said Honey has now lost all her vision in that eye. And that we basically had 3 options:
- 1) increase the dosage of the eye drops – but usually once the pressure starts increasing again, it will keep happening and she will need more and more drugs to control it, until the drugs won’t work anymore. So this isn’t really an option, other than prolonging the inevitable and possibly causing more suffering.
- 2) inject the eye with a toxin which will “kill” the eye ball – but this is a very unpredictable procedure as it’s very hard to get the exact dosage right: too little and the eyeball tissues won’t die enough so you’re back where you started, still with high pressure; too much and the eyeball shrivels up like a raisin in the socket and you end up with other problems like discharge, etc (although they are not major).
- 3) surgery to remove the eye, since it is blind anyway. This would stop the glaucoma problem and would also allow them to check for any tumours in the eye, which could also be contributing to the glaucoma. This would usually be the preferred option. However, with Honey’s recently diagnosed dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM), this would be the highest risk option – there is a high chance that she could die under anaesthetic, as it will put a lot of stress on her heart.
So what do we do??
Paul leaned towards the injection; I didn’t like it since I felt like it has such a high rate of failure – what’s the point? We might still end up with high pressure. Or the thought of her eyeball shrivelling up in its socket is just horrible. But then I guess we don’t really have a choice. As Paul says, if we go straight for surgery and she dies on the operating table, we’d feel awful…whereas if we go for the injection, at least we feel like we have tried every other option first. And there IS a chance that it may work and have a good outcome, which is that they get the dose just right and it manages to kill the eyeball tissues enough to stop the glaucoma but not too much to shrivel it up horribly
So that is what we have decided to do – and we have given the opthalmologist the go-head to do the injection. Honey’s at the hospital now, having the procedure done – fingers crossed that it might just go right – and we will go see her this evening.
I will try my best to update when I can but please forgive me if I’m not able to respond to your comments & messages. Many of you have also sent me personal messages of concern in the last few days, following our previous post about “stuff” and I really appreciate them – but again, please forgive me if I haven’t responded or don’t really want to talk about things. It’s all a bit too much right now, so I hope you’ll understand. But please don’t think I don’t appreciate them.
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This really couldn’t have come at a worse time. I was already feeling so overwhelmed and stressed yesterday that I was thinking about shutting down the blog for a while. I just felt like I couldn’t deal with everything anymore, what with what’s already been happening. Now this. I feel a bit like my head is going to explode.
What upsets us the most – which I know is stupid, human sentimentality – is the thought of Honey losing her beautiful eyes. OK, those that know me know what a “cold fish” I am but even I started tearing up when it really hit us that there was no choice and she had to lose her eye. We had been so happy that the eye drops seemed to be working (it’s been about 2 months since that first scare and at her last checkup over a week ago, her pressures were 8 & 10, so really good) and that she had even managed to keep a bit of vision in that eye, against all odds…but now this…
It’s stupid ‘coz she’s probably been mostly blind in that eye for ages now – but at least, on the outside, she looked like she had both her eyes and she was acting totally normal…you really wouldn’t know. Whereas the thought of her having this ugly, shrivelled socket on one side just breaks my heart. I know it’s stupid since it’s just a cosmetic thing and dogs don’t care anyway (she can’t see out that side now anyway) – I guess for us personally, we always thought that Honey’s eyes were her most beautiful feature and it seems so tragic to lose that.
And maybe in a way, it’s a representation of what we’re really losing: her health, her youth, her mortality. I don’t know – it seemed easier to ignore all that when she looked the same as always on the outside. I know it’s stupid, since it could be a lot worse – at least, this isn’t life-threatening - at her age, we could be facing a much more difficult decision regarding something more sinister, such as cancer or heart failure…so we should be grateful. Overall, she is well.
Anyway – there was something else I wanted to say: it was Honey’s 9th birthday earlier this week and I had been a bit reluctant to make a big deal of it…partly because of all the other “stuff” that’s been going on and partly because it seemed to me that every time someone made a big deal of their Dane’s 9th birthday on our FB Dane group, that Dane pretty much died soon after or had some terrible health thing happen. I called it the “9th birthday curse”! 
– OK, I’m not normally superstitious but this seemed to be really happening a lot!
But anyway, we did still have a little home celebration yesterday morning with a cake, to get some photos which I was planning to post later on the blog…
And I made a huge effort to get a family photo on self-timer. I was just doing it because I usually try to, on special occasions, otherwise you just never bother to take “family photos” with everyone. Of course, it’s always a huge hassle posing with 2 animals on self-timer…but I’m so glad I did it now.
It will be the last picture we have of Honey with her normal eyes. And she is looking right at the camera so beautifully. You wouldn’t believe that there wasn’t somebody at the other end, calling her! 
I’d never trained that specifically but Honey always seems to know when we’re doing self-timers and often looks directly at the camera herself, at just the right moment.
So what I really want to say is – please make the effort to take family photos together, even if they’re a hassle, even though people always say they “hate themselves in photos”…because you never know what is going to happen in a few hours, a day, a week – just around the corner. This photo was taken yesterday morning – and by evening, Honey was at the hospital.
That last photo you took together may become more precious than you realise.
~ Hsin-Yi
Happy b-day Honey and get well soon!
Your photo is beautiful. I’m so sorry this is happening. I wish I could do something to help -- if you need anything please let us know. Sending you hugs and saying prayers for Honey.
Sam
I teared up reading about Honey’s eye -- so don’t feel bad that you did. I’ve been following Honey and you guys, and I love her dancing most of all!
You are right, of course. She’s had very little sight in that eye -- so she’s not going to miss it when it’s all gone. She’ll just make her nose work over-time, is all!
Hugs for Honey and all of you -- from me, and my three dachshunds, Toffee, Bella and Jolie.
Ohh Hsin-Yi, we are so sorry to hear this news about Honey’s beautiful eyes
our thoughts are with you all at this horrible time. Hoping that the injection works.
And a big happy birthday to Honey for her 9th!!!
Love,
Helen, Snoopy, Rocky & Jerry xx
That is a wonderful photo. I’m really sorry that all this had to happen now. We’re sending you good thoughts and love from Canada. Hope you and Paul are doing alright. We’re keeping our fingers crossed for the best out come!
Hsin-Yi… I think you have made the right choice. Please do not stress about the eyeball shriveling up. My fawn Dane Nova has had that done in both eyes and they have not shriveled at all. They are no longer the beautiful brown they once were, but they still look quite normal. Many people don’t even realize she is blind. We too were also told that sometimes the injection does not work, but in Nova’s case it was, and the injections were done over a year apart. Wishing Honey a wonderful 9th birthday… My Nova will be turning 9 herself in January
That is such an awesome family photo, Hsin-Yi. We are very sorry to hear about Honey’s eye. Mom wants you to know that she once had a beautiful black cockapoo Lucky who had the most gorgeous chocolate brown eyes. To make a long story short, he lost both eyes to glaucoma, about a year apart. She too had to make that agonizing decision of the injection or removal of the eye. Lucky had both eyes removed. Yes, it did change his physical appearance, but as you so very well know, his handsomeness, and Honey’s beauty, is so much more than those eyes. Honey’s soul and her love for you are what make her really beautiful. We are all hoping for the injection to go well, and if she has to face surgery, that she will do just fine.
Please give her some snooter smoochies from us and tell her we wish her a very happy birthday.
Woos -- Phantom, Thunder, Ciara, and Lightning and Mom
Paul Hsin-Yi This is I know a very delicet time for you and as a Christen I wanted to do something speicla for you in Honeys time of need to me Prayer has done alot for me and some day when things Calm down I will tell you a little more about My life and why I belive .
This is for all of you.
Preshous Hevenly Father I come before you now on behalf of some firends From a far that have a member of there family Facing a very hard road.Lord shes not Heumen but as far as Paul and Hsin-Yi are concernd she might as well be. Shes facing the loss of one of her eyes I know in my situeation it was a bit diffrent becouse I lost it at a very young age. So I ask that you would be with Honey during her procidure Bless the doctor with skill the he even dosent possess to do all he can to make things better for Honey.
In Jesus name AMEN
Take care you two HUGS Always your firend Paul
Oh, no, I am so sorry to hear about the current condition of Honey’s eye! I hope the procedure with the injection goes well and you get the best possible outcome! We are thinking of you and keeping our fingers and paws crossed for you!
Well damn, we are beyond sorry to read this. We are sending tons of purrs and prayers for all to settle down in your life, for Honey to get thru this procedure and to have it work like it needs to.
Hang in there! ((HUGS))
Oh I am heartbroken for you all. It is sad to lose her beautiful eye but really in the grand scheme of things she will still be her super special Honey self! I agree the injection sounds horrible but think that is what I would do first. Mooses recent surgery was sooo rough on him and I really hope he will never need another one.
Anyway, hang in there and I hope the other stuff passes soon and things improve. Hugs from moose and I!
I am so very sorry to hear this news. It really does seem sometimes like the old adage “When it rains, it pours” is spot on, doesn’t it? Just my little opinion, but I think it is very understandable for you to be grieving the loss of one of Honey’s eyes, as well as beginning to have to think more about her age. Try not to be too hard on yourself…. while it is true that Honey probably won’t miss her eye (at least the way we humans would miss losing one of ours!!), YOU (and Paul) will miss it, and it’s really ok to be sad/pissed off/whatever about it. You love her deeply and you want the best things for her. I am so happy for her that you are such a careful, vigilant owner. Here’s truly hoping the injection works and she gets the best possible result. Beautiful picture, and thank you for reminding us to take full advantage of every precious moment! Your blog is a gift for me, and I am grateful to have found it.
Im so sorry to hear about all the hardships you are all going through. It always happens that way huh… bad things happening in 3′s.
We’re so sad to hear that Honey will have to lose her eye, but she will always be the most beautiful girl. We hope the injection process goes smoothly and Honey recovers quickly.
We’re keeping you all in our thoughts and sending healing comforting vibes your way.
Big hugs and giant Dane kisses to you all from Singapore.
I was saddened to hear about Honey. I hope she will be feeling better after her procedure. I am sending special prayers and healing thoughts for Honey. Feel better soon Honey……we all love you!
I’m so sorry to hear about Honey having more problems with her eye. You are right about the pictures. That family photo is fantastic.
Cindy
My long note to you just poof, vanished! So I’ll just let you know that the Davidson family in the state of Washington, USA, sends heartfelt, warm wishes for Honey’s speedy recovery! Big hugs to you, Paul, Honey, and Muesli!! “M.E.”,Dick, Buck, Tiki, SkippyJon, Miss Kitty, Chubby, Tonic, Midnite, Prize, Bakairi, Mikey, Sunny, Henry, and Smokey.
Sorry to hear about your eye Honey. I hope your procedure goes well and successful. Hope your family is doing well through the ordeal as well. Get well soon!
Hsin-Yi and Paul,
I am so sorry to hear about Honey. I can feel how heartbroken you are, I have tears in my eyes right now. I don’t know what to say. Lacey and I are thinking of you and sending healing vibes to Honey. I hope the procedure works as it is supposed to.
Lots of hugs and slobbers on Lacey’s part,
Brittany and Lace
I am sorry to hear about Honey’s eye. I faced a similar problem over your worries about a surgery. It is so hard when things change dramatically. My Dalmatian Lucky caused a hemorrhage in one of his ears. He had a heart problem like Honey’s. I also opted for non-surgical treatment but Lucky did not cooperate with the treatment and we were forced to try the surgery. Thankfully it went well. I hope the first treatment works and if Honey must have a surgery I hope all goes well. You are in our thoughts.
I’m so sorry the glaucoma is back. Fingers crossed that the injection works well. Yes, it may change her look, but not her mind. She will still be that lovely girl who loves you fom the bottom of her heart. Re the “stuff”, I hope things are improving. Take the time you need, you are well worth it.
Take care
What can we say, Hsin-Yi. Our thoughts and prayers are with your beautiful girl, youself and Paul. As Honey’s procedure progresses, we will be thinking of you every day.
Happy Birthday Honey
What a beautiful family photo, it is a lovely reminder for you all.
We are so sorry to hear about your eye, but as Hsin-Yi said, it could be worse.
Sending you healing vibes for a speedy recovery.
Licks and Woofs from Abby, Jack and their humans xx
What a perfect, perfect photo! Honey is such a gem. I think you made the right decision with the injection, at least they know that they can monitor the pressure in her eye, and if they don’t get it exact there are other solutions. Honey will still be the gorgeous, intelligent dog that she has been from day dot. She won’t have a clue that her eye is shrivilled up. That’s the great thing about dogs, to them, a dog is a dog, whether is a hairless Mexican dog or a Great Dane, they just accept each other. If a dog has 3 legs, it’s still a dog, if a dog has no eyes, it’s still a dog.
But, I can definitely understand what you mean, us humans and our emotions can be tiring!
Happy Birthday to Honey! I am sure you will have plenty of time left with her, she came from a fantastic breeder, and has been looked after so amazingly well for her entire life -- you should be proud!
No one is going to mind if you can’t write in your blog much ( although no one will complain if there is a photo posted every now and then -- Honey is gorgeous are all!!)
Best wishes to You, Paul, Honey and Museli! And slobbers and drool from Diesel
My heart is breaking for you. I, too, am facing the mortality of my companions and I absolutely hate it. As humans we worry so much about ‘this or that’ with our dogs and cats reacting as we would if the same happened to us. What is remarkable is that they are so much wiser than we are -- they take each day as it comes and take all ‘speed bumps’ in stride and with such great dignity. Sending tender thoughts and many prayers for sweet Honey.
mommy is crying.
love
bubba
We are so sorry to hear this news….how horrid! We feel so much for you and Paul. Thinking of you -- really -- take care, Rubie and her mum xxx
I am completely heart broken. Just wish we all can come out of this and accept the brutal reality.
Honey, our paws are crossed for your speedy recovery. And you family portrait is beautiful..
Bart, Ruby and Lisa
Hsin-Yi…..I struggle with the right words to say. My heart is breaking over all that is happening to you. You wrote me when my son Jonathan died and now I can’t seem to do much of anything these days. You may be a cold fish but when it comes to Honey…. It is a different story. I am just a big ball of emotions these days so I am going to speak from my heart. I love you and Honey and your sweet family. I know it is silly to say that to someone you have never met but it is how I feel. This photo is such a treasure now. I am thinking of you and praying for peace and a good recovery for Honey.
I don’t know you, Diane, but I grieve for you for the loss of your son.
I do know that the grief will never go away, but I hope that you are able to resume a meaningful life.
Personally, I have had my grief too, but never the loss of a child. I am so sorry that happened.
I’ll cross my fingers for Honey so the eye injection goes well! And for you and Paul I’ll send a lot of strength and virtual hugs.
-Lilli-
I had a hard time reading your beautiful entry because my eyes were so full of tears. You and Honey are very lucky to have each other, and the family portraits are breathtakingly gorgeous. Sending you my thoughts and prayers for Honey’s speedy recovery!
Hi Hsin-Yi, We are praying for the best outcomes for Honey. As a mom of a 4-legged and a 2-legged, I understand your concern about how honey would look without her beautiful eye. Moms always worry about their babies, no matter how “superficial” or “significant” the problems are.
Thanks for reminding us to take the family photos. We are on vacation now and Preston is with the sitter. Your post made me tear up and miss P sooo much. The first thing we will do when we get back home is to take family photo.
Xoxo, Susan
dear Honey and Hsin-Yi,
I’m crying so badly now (and I am at work, so it’s even harder because I have to hide it) … When I received e-mail notification about your new post and read title, I didn’t want to go and check it, because (usually I’m so happy everytime I get these notifications) this one was just the scariest by now … Oh, I so much hoped the drugs would work, and it’s such a shock that these things happend so suddenly, one day completelly normal, and the other everything collapsed
. Be strong for her, I’m thinking on you all, and do hope for the best news possible!
Just as you said, we have to cherish every moment spent together, and do try and take regular photos!
I’m ashamed to say I can’t find photos of me and my dogs much, because I’m always behind the camera, but I have to try and make more, especially with my Maks, older dog …
Oh, I wish I could help you in any kind of way possible …. Your last photo where you were together, is apsolutely gorgeous, Honey is really such a poser. And you’re so happy …
Your family portrait is something to really treasure. We have our paws and fingers crossed that the procedure works well for Honey.
Sending lots of love to you all,
Riley, Enzo (and thier humans)
Dear Honey,
we are keeping all are paws and fingers crossed and hope for the operation to be a success. We also send all our strengh to Hsin-Yi and Paul to help them go through their troubles and hope that they keep in mind that things always get better even if it takes some time.
Lots of love from the cheshire danes, Anais, Connor, and Neo the cat.
Hsin-Yi, take heart dear one. Honey knows you and Paul will always do what is best for her. Keeping you in our thoughts and wishing Honey will be home with you all as quickly as possible. Love Carol (and Stella and Rory)
Happy 9th birthday, Honey! Our thoughts and prayers are with you and Hsin-Yi and Paul and our paws are crossed for you!
Love ya lots,
Mitch and Molly
What sad news about poor Honey’s eye. I will hope that whatever stops her pain is the important thing too. She doesn’t understand what is happening and truly will need all of your love you can give. May all go well with this effort.
Oh Hsin-Yi, I have no words, just sympathetic tears and hugs for you. I wish there was something I could do to help you out during this stressful time.
Sending love to you and Paul.
Oh Big Honey, Hsin-Yi, and Paul. This is difficult to read and must be heartbreaking to live through. Whatever it takes to make Honey’s eye feel better will be what she wants. She is a big, wonderful dog living an amazing life with lots of fun, love, and adventures.
I know that any procedure if more risky for a senior dog, but you have no choice. You are all in my thoughts today.
Mango Momma
I am so sorry, typing this with tears in my eyes. Wishing and hoping that all will turn out well, be it Honey´s condition or “stuff”. You are in my thoughts as prayers.
Sending Hugs Love and Light
Oh, I’m so sorry to hear what a terrible time you are all going through. You have made a brave decision to give Honey the best chance for a good recovery. I’ll be thinking of you tonight and in the weeks to come as you all adjust to Honey’s new appearance and to her new way of living her life.
Hsin-Yi, we have our paws crossed for Honey. Mommy had a handicapped dog, he was my big brother. Mommy’s family found “Lucky” on the streets when he was about 3. Lucky had gangreen in his leg and we paid for the surgery to remove his leg. After a while no one even realized Lucky was handicapped. He got around just fine. Lucky lived life to the fullest, even being handicapped. He lived with us about 15 years. I know it’s different being an eye for Honey, rather than Lucky’s leg… but we just wanted to say, dog’s are good at making the best out of a bad situation. Our thoughts are with you during this difficult time. Oh, and we should work on a family portrait, the only one Mommy has with us, is when Benji still looked like a puppy. Thanks for suggesting the family photo.
Soo sorry to read these bad news! Hope everything will turn out well!! And you are so right about taking photos now! My thoughts are with you and honey!
My eyes welled up with tears reading this. Thoughts, prayers, and good luck is being sent your way by our family. I can’t imagine the emotions you must be feelings. Hoping everything turns out perfectly and for Honey’s safe return to you!
Thank you for letting us know how Honey is doing.
Meanwhile, I am still concerned for you!
Please leave the blog up and favor us with the occasional photo, or comment as to how things are. After all, the four of you are celebrities in our lives.
Thank you also for the advice about photos. The last one I have of myself came from 2008!
I still love Honey. I am simply sorry she has to go through “procedures”. My brother’s dog, who I have adopted is 9 and has cataracts, but can still see.
Bless you all. You all are in my prayers.
Doesn’t it seem like this stuff always happens at the wrong time? I am so sorry that Honey has to lose that eye. I hope that it brings some peace on the situation though. Worry about something can often eat you alive and once this is taken care of you might notice that Honey goes right back to her wonderful doggy self.
We found out just the other day that Boxen’s cancer is back. We did all the right things after he had it the first time. We had it removed, took large margins to get it all, and put him on an excillent food to help keep him healthy. We even had him neutered which my husband fought us to the end about. Now the cancer is back and we are devistated. Now we need to remember that he has been healthy for four years and that he is ten years old. That is old for a Boxer. It is just frustrating.
So he is going in for surgery on the 30th. The pool needs to be fixed, My husband is about to start a very stressful new job, and we are twelve weeks away from having a baby.
If I think about it all at once I just shut down so we have just filed things into have to handle right now and things that can wait. The pool can always wait. Boxen is more important right now.
Hang in there. Sometimes life tests us to the extreme but as my husbnand said last night it will all work out in the end. It has to, one way or another.
Also while I know shutting down the blog would bring some relief please don’t do it! Even if you just post a few pictures every once in a while and a short update that is all your faithful followers really want. Don’t try and do a big, complicated post, just keep it simple.
We love you guys!
Boxen, Bella, Karen, and Joel
and soon to be Baby Beau
oh gosh, we are so sorry to hear about Honey’s eye. Its so strange…within the last 4 months, we’ve known 3 dogs who have had acute glaucoma and had to have their eye removed. It seems so strange that all of a sudden so many dogs we know are going thru this! Mom wonders if there isn’t a relation to tainted treats or something, especially with all the recalls that have been going on lately.
Hopefully the injection works well for Honey. We’ll be keeping her in our thoughts and prayers and waiting for an update. Mom’s SIL’s parents just had their 13 year old Golden’s eye removed because of the same thing. She’s now called their ‘winky dog’ by the grandkids and Molly could care less. She’s just happy that her painful eye is gone! Its definitely harder on us than them when they lose an eye (or any other body part).
As for the other ‘stuff’, hopefully that will pass soon as well. Stressy life is no fun!
wags, wiggles & slobbers
Murphydog
We opted to remove Sissy’s eye, because she HATED having drops in that blind eye, but we’ll cross paws and hope Honey never has another complication in her un-seeing eye. Sending peaceful, calm vibes your way.
Big hugs from Jinx and I… impeccable timing, I’d just got back from walk on the beach where I got a bit overwhelmed by my own year of standing up to the Big C and your take the photo comment really hit home. Hope Honey is doing ok, she probably won’t notice any difference. Except for fewer headaches and no more nasty drops.
Our thoughts and best wishes are with you, Honey, Hsin-yi, Paul and Muesli. The family photo is lovely — but there will be many many more to come.
Oh we love your family portrait… it was like Honey knew that this would be the last time that both of her beautiful eyes would be captured. She is so calm and beautiful. Whatever happens her spirit will shine through.
Thank you for encouraging us to take family portraits despite the moaning and complaining. We have just been searching for and enjoying all of the photos that we took of Harley during his 17 years of life. It helps to heal the heartache
Thank you Honey for your inspiration, Hsin Yi for your strength and Paul for your support and encouragement that help all of us.
We love you and send huge hugs from Cathy and nibbles and neck wraps from Daisy.
We are sending our love
Stop on by for a visit
Kari
http://dogisgodinreverse.com
I had a long cry with my danes this morning as I know how hard it is to deal with health issues. Honey has been a staple in our life since we found your blog many years ago and decided to give Great Danes a chance. If it wasn’t for Honey we wouldn’t have considered a giant breed dog to have in our house but the personality won us over and we chose to get our first dane. Since Maxine we also had a rescued dane that had wobblers and we found that we weren’t crying over the disease or diagnosis but the little things that we would loose. In a sense we were grieving over the real loss before it ever happened. We lost him soon after and I still feel like he holds a very special part in my heart. Our house has since found some balance after we acquired Rocco and we still feel like every day with our danes is a blessing. Those last pictures are so valuable to us so your advice is priceless. I wish you the best in all your troubles lately and I hope you know how much you have meant to us over the years. Get well Honey and I hope you have a speedy recovery and we believe that every day with a Great Dane is a blessing.
Honey I am so sorry to hear your glaucoma came back
I am keeping my paws crossed that your injection goes perfectly and the pressure goes away for good! Mom and I are sending you and your family lots and lots and lots of positive thoughts!
The Roo Family
I am so sorry to hear about Honey´s eye. My human got all misty eyed reading about it. We truly love Honey and feel like she is part of our family. I will cross my paws and hope all goes well. Please take care Hsin-Yi and remember Paul and the rest of the blog world are with you.
Lady and Kat
I’m so sorry to hear about Honey’s eye -- I will pray for you all.
KZK
So sorry about Honey’s eye. It’s so tough when there are multiple health issues that limit your options. We hope the procedure goes smoothly and quickly brings her relief. The photos are just wonderful. So glad you were able to capture a beautiful family portrait before this occurred.
Susan and Wrigs
Oh Hsin-Yi I am so sad to hear about Honey. My prayers are wirh her that the procedure goes well.
We are sorry to hear about Honeys eye we pray for the best for her and your family.
The silvers and more
Hey Honey,
How are you? Hope you are felling better. I am sending you lots of love. Please get better soon.
Mom and I
That is a beautiful picture. Hugs to all of you (I know you don’t hug
), and a big special one to Honey.
Honey, we’re so sorry about your eye. But Hsin-Yi is correct that it’s going to bother the hu-apes a lot more than it’s going to bother you. You’ve basically made the adjustments already for the change in your vision. We just hope the shot works so you don’t need the surgery. We’re keeping our paws crossed for you.
And Happy Belated Birthday! We’re sorry we missed it, but you know we wish you the very best for many years to come.
My friend Chan’s Bassett Hound, Sissy, lost her eye to glaucoma last year, around Christmas. She has done well this year. I’m hoping for a good outcome for Honey, too. I know this is agonizing for you, Hsin-Yi, and my thoughts are with you.
I’m glad you celebrated Honey’s 9th birthday; the memories of these celebrations become more precious the older our canine friends become.
Our hearts are breaking for all of you. We will keep paws and finger’s crossed that Honey’s treatment is successful and that you have many more years of happiness together.
I’m so sorry and hope Honey will be better soon. She’s a strong girl and she’s lucky to have a family like yours to love her.
My thoughts are for you.
Elena
Dear Human,
I have been trying to send this little message since yesterday morning (my local time) when I received this post but the web has been awful. I could finally open Honey’s blog seeking for any fresh news or update about her condition today after spending the night at the hospital. Was the eye injection administered to her? How’s her mood? Does she seem sad or is she the same usual doll? I pray for her. The most important thing is for her not to suffer, for her not to endure any pain. Also, I do not know why Honey’s beautiful photo in the Intro Page was
changed for a new one? This does not feel like her anymore, at least, not to me.
My Prayers and good thoughts are with Honey, Muesly and you all.
Malena & Zorba the Greek
Oh Hsin-Yi dont you worry about the cosmetic side! Honey is a beautiful dog, and it probably wont be as bad as you think! She would be beautiful even if she had no eyes at all! I feel for you so much, i hope everything is sorted out:) And dont you worry about anything!
so worried. hoping to hear good news soon. thinking of you all
love
bubba
Hsin-Yi, I am so sorry to hear about your recent hardships. I discovered your blog a few months ago, right before bringing home my Dane, and have loved your blog. You are so giving with the way you share your experiences. You obviously pour yourself into everything you do. I can’t imagine how difficult it must have been trying to decide the best option for Honey. My prayers and thought are with you. Here is to a successful procedure and a speedy recovery.
My heart is so sad for your family. Don’t give up. Honey has a chance for many, many more years. She’s a strong girl and so are you. We had a cat that had to have one of his eyes removed and it just looked like it was closed. We are praying for you and your family and hope the injection works.
We like your suggestion of family pictures. Mom just realized a few days we do not many videos of us doggies. My aging and continued health problems have her wishing we had thought to get more videos and captured my movements, personality, sounds and the moment. Videos just bring the subject to life so much more than just a still photo. We can’t go back and fix that now, but we can try and get as many as we can now.
Hi Honey Hsin-Yi,
Of course we understand you can’t answer to every body. You’re a super star, with so many, many many fans ! It’s obvious you can’t answer to every message. Most of all during those terrific days.
Poor Hsin-Yi. Please be sure that every where in the world, there is people who think about you and Honey. We really love you. Do not feel “cold fish” about thinking about her eyes. We love so much our pet, that we don’t want anything happen to them. Particularly, the beautiful eyes of our treasures.
Waiting for good news from the beautiful Honey,
Glenlivet and Céline
Oh, no, we are so sorry about Honey’s eye. That is a great family picture!
What a great family picture! I’m so sorry to hear about your Honey’s eye. We are sending all of our positive vibes her way!
Aww the family photo turned out amazing. I’m glad you got it. Don’t stress about the “curse”. I felt the same way for a long time, only it was ten years old, because it seemed like none of my childhood dogs could ever make it past ten. However both Storm and one of dog we had made it past ten years old, so I know it’s just a superstition.
Honey is easily going to beat that “curse”! And she’ll do great with the eye thing too because Honey is one of the most awesome, confident, healthy and smart dogs I know of. I’ll be thinking and praying for all of you. Hang in there girl!
P.S. Above it’s supposed to say one other dog we had. I can’t go back to edit it without deleting it all hehe.
You are so right about the photos and the need to take them when ever possible Hsin-Yi. My mom rescued a Grey Hound who raced at a track where mean people gave him drugs that ruined his beautiful heart and caused a lot of damage. Our Percy could run like the wind and everyone at the dog park would cheer when Percy would run with the dogs and take off leaving their pups in the dust. But my gorgeous mom didn’t like taking pics because she gained a few pounds and I said “Don’t you want pictures with Percy because he is getting sicker and you don’t know how long we will have him with us.” Mom said yes, put on pink lipstick and got on the ground where Percy was lying and I took several photos. She loves those photos. When the doctor told us Percy had less than one year to live I bought a digital camera so I could video Percy and took loads of video. Mom thought I was being irresponsible buying a two hundred dollar camera and now when I come to visit she asks me to bring the camera so we can watch the Percy videos because we lost are amazing Percy in May of 2012 and we miss him terribly. So, those of you who love Honey should listen to Honey’s human…..she is a smart human and knows what she is talking about because she takes loads of pictures and we all benefit from her photography. She shares the joy known as “Honey the Great Great Dane.” Dawn (dedicated to my beautiful Percy Wercy)
Oh Dawn -- Percy sounded like the most wonderful dog! I’m so sorry you lost him -- I can just imagine what a huge hole he must have left behind. But I’m so pleased to hear that you have so many lovely photos & videos to remember him by. He will live on in those memories.
Hsin-Yi