Cataract Surgery Cost

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My bichon frise is about 12 years old and is almost blind due to cataracts.
The local vet hospital said it would cost $6,000 to fix the problem!
Is there a way to get the surgery done without incurring that kind of expense?
Thanks.

I have a soon to be eight year old Shih-Tzu dog. She has Cataracts in both he eyes and has problems with vision. Does anyone know of an EXCELLENT Veterinarian Optamologist? I love my dog and want her to be better. Also, does anyone know the choice of procedures that they perform for this and how much does it usually cost? My vet doesn’t do cataracts and the place she referred me to no longer does this surgery on small dogs. I live in Massachusetts and the closet referral I have gotten yet is in New York. Please help!!!

My cat scratched my dog in the eye this evening and we rushed her to the emergency vet, who referred us to an ophthalmologist. The cataract surgery to save her vision will cost us $5000, which we do not have. The only other option he has given us is removing the eye. But don’t dogs in the wild get scratched all the time? Nobody is there removing their eyes in the wild. Would she not just form a cataract and go blind in the eye? While in an ideal world I’d save her vision, I don’t want her to go without an eye, either. Is there a reason she must have the eye out?

My german shepperd has hip dysplasia (not sure if i spelled that correctly) as well as cataracts. Surgery for her joints would cost about $7000 (can’t afford that). She’s on medications, but they only treat the problem, not get rid of it. Is it selfish to want to keep her alive, or is it cruel to even think about putting her down?

I have a dog who is suffering from cataracts and no longer can see. She on average has 8 more years to live and don’t want her to spend them blind. I was wondering because the surgery to remove the cataracts cost $4,000 and I can’t afford it me being a child & my parents don’t have the money to just fork out 4 grand. Do you think people would be willing to give donations to help pay for her procedure if I set up a web-site?
I really love my dog and want her to be able to see and have fun in her last years of life.
Does Cataracts hurt dogs?
Thank you everyone for your advice its all so great. Thanks.

My dog is 12 years old. She has cataracts in both eyes, so we’re going to get the surgery to get rid of them. I don’t think they’re too far advanced yet, but we’re not going to let them get very far.

-Do we have to go to a dog ophthalmologist? [this is what I'm assuming, but I want to be certain]

-Her age won’t interfere with it, will it?

-How much does it cost? *

-What exactly do they do?

-How quick is recovery? What do we have to do until she’s finished recovering?

*The cost doesn’t matter, we’re willing to pay anything for her. I just want to get an idea of what we can expect.

I apologize if any of these seem dumb.

i found a dog in the wal-mart parking lot she was infested with fleas and had alot of knots i took her home to give her a bath to my surprise she is blind i took her to my vet and they gave me an estimate of how much cataract surgery would cost does anyone know of an organization that might help me to get her eyes fixed she is precious and i am going to keep her but she isnt but 9 months old some one help please

My dog just turned one year old and we found out that he has juvenile / hereditary cataracts. The surgery would cost over $3000 and we can’t afford that right now. I have researched care credit as an option, but does anyone have any other suggestions? For a way to get the surgery done for a lower cost, or even for ways of raising money?
And please…no one comment about how we shouldn’t own a dog if we can’t afford it. When we bought him we were doing fine financially. And we are still doing ok, we just don’t have $3000 to drop right now.
thanks..
Here are pictures if you want to see him! He has his own myspace that I made for him.

http://www.myspace.com/320186547

And more specifics for those who were wondering..he is already blind in his left eye and will be blind in the right eye in a few months.

Thanks for all your help everyone! keep the suggestions coming I’m not giving up on my pup, we’re going to get him this surgery one way or another!