Thor 20-104
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At a Glance #20-104
| Golden Retriever | Born: November 2017 |
| Male | 75 lbs |
Status: Adopted
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Tuesday, November 24, 2020
Thor is doing great in his new home and is living the Golden life.
Monday, September 14, 2020
Thor 20-104 had his cataracts successfully removed and now has a bright new future. The doctor said Thor was born with bad eyes and his original lenses were too small for his eyes, which might have been what caused the cataracts. Since the new lenses are larger than the spot where the original lenses were, the surgery took longer than planned.
We are so grateful to the Andover Animal Eye Specialty Center for giving Thor sight! When I picked him up, he looked like he had 2 black eyes because they had to shave his white fur. Here is a picture that shows his eyes with grey spots that are the cataracts.
It was amazing when I brought Thor home and he could see things that he never saw before. He checked out everything in the house and every corner of the yard. Before the surgery he could see things to the side, but not straight ahead. He walked up to each of my dogs and went nose to nose with them because now he could see their faces!
This is what rescue is all about! Thank you, RAGOM, for giving this dog his sight!
Thor went to his forever home where he now has a Golden sister who loves to play and a human sister who loves dogs! His new family is very active so he will enjoy being kept busy. Here is a picture of him with his new Golden sister. Mom said they are together all of the time!
I miss you, Big Guy, but you have hit the jackpot with your new family!
Wednesday, July 15, 2020
Thor is a 2.5-year-old neutered English Cream Golden Retriever who weighs 75 pounds. He was lovingly surrendered to RAGOM because he has juvenile cataracts in both eyes which limit what he can see. He also has entropion on his left eye, which means his lower eye lid is turned inward toward his eye and is scratching his cornea.
He had his eyelid fixed on his right eye when he was being neutered. His surrendering owner couldn’t afford another surgery and he knew that RAGOM would get Thor’s eyes fixed and find him a good home.
On July 13th, Thor went to the Animal Eye Specialty Center to see if they could help him so he could hopefully regain some sight. We got good news because the doctor thinks he should get most of his sight back after he removes the cataracts. They couldn’t analyze his retinas, so they will do that right before the surgery.
More good news: he can have his surgery on July 21st! I am so excited for this wonderful boy!
Thor lived with 2 female English Cream Golden Retrievers whom the surrendering owner was going to breed with Thor, but couldn’t since he inherited the cataracts, so he was neutered.
He also lived with 2 children who played with him. My teenage grandsons came over to meet him, and he loved them! He could chase them around the yard as long as they kept calling him so he knew where they were.
Thor plays rough and doesn’t know his own strength, so children in his home should be 8+. We might be able to think about lowering the children’s age limit after he has his surgery. Right now, he can’t see anyone on the floor or ground when looking ahead and will plow right over them.
Since he likes to play, hopefully his forever home will have a playful dog that he can wrestle with. He is used to a fenced in yard, but might do OK without a fence after being trained. He stays close by when outside, but we are not sure if that will change after he can see.
When we go for a car ride, Thor jumps right into the car with the other dogs. He loves car rides! It is a different story when we get home. He is afraid to jump out onto the garage floor because he can’t see it. I put a light-colored blanket on the floor and call him, so then he will step down.
Thor is a very sweet dog that loves attention. He is a smart dog. I feed him in a kennel because his surrendering owner said he guards his food from other dogs. When I have his bowl ready, he runs into the kennel and waits for me to put the bowl down and close the door.
He slept in the kennel for the first week because I didn’t know him yet. I gave him free roam for short times and kept extending them. He had one accident in the house because I didn’t know his signals to go out. He has never chewed anything inappropriately.
Please send good thoughts his way for his surgery or make a donation to help pay for it. We appreciate everyone who helps these dogs get through these difficult times.