Today Marley and I travelled to Whitehall, PA to see a specialist. After testing his eyes, the Veterinarian came back with great news: Marley is a candidate for surgery to remove the cataracts! Dr. Landis reviewed her findings with me and with Julie (via telephone) and explained his condition and what is to follow. They are confident that Marley's vision can be restored in his left eye, however, they will not know about the right eye until he goes in for the surgery, at which time an ERG test will be performed as well. The Vet explained that from what she could see today, Marley developed the cataract on the right eye first and it seems to be a more embedded into the retina than the left. So, I am working on getting him into our vet here for the pre-operation testing and a general exam then we can schedule his surgery soon after. The Dr. also explained that even if Marley can only have surgery on the left eye, he will be able to see 100% better just with one eye corrected. Oh, and his officially weight today is 100.4 lbs...we're going to get that corrected as well! We've already begun to walk AM & PM and he seems to be gaining a little more endurance each time we go out.

Marley did great on our road trip. He was such a good boy the entire trip, so at McDonald's I treated him to a little something special! I shouldn't have, but seeing how well he did at his appointment and was such a good sport during his testing, so I gave him a baby cone! He thoroughly enjoyed his treat! He is doing very well with only eating twice a day. The first day was rough for him, but he is adjusting to his new eating schedule. He and Lucy are doing great together, too. They are not growling at each other as much when one comes near the other and are being very good playmates. They are in total competition though, Lucy does NOT like when I am showing Marley affection and not her. Marley is also doing much better with bedtime. He was uneasy for the first day or so and now he sleeps right next to my side of the bed, but somehow, by morning, he is across the room on the dog bed not even close to where he started out! He is such a good boy...I can't say it enough. He will definitely make a great companion and be a wonderful addition to any family!

More to come, but I wanted to let everyone know about our great news we received today!

~Kara