Yeah, the anterior uveitis is usually a result of trauma or some other root cause. The thing that's turning up in goldens is that there is no apparent root cause for it other than genetics. The glaucoma seems to be a result of anterior uveitis going on for awhile, with the iris and other stuff starting to break down and getting in the eye drains, and the cataracs may or may not be related.

Sorry to hear about your shepherd, that sucks for sure, probably was still a puppy at heart!

It's been a veterinary holiday season for us - we just went through the tumor thing with our yellow lab - day before Thanksgiving we found out she had a tumor in the back of her mouth, by thanksgiving evening it was all over. She had a good 14 year run, but the eerie things is she was also born on Thanksgiving.

Tami - know that cat thing too, don't get me started on my dad with his cat... I guess the second-hand smoke thing applies to our furry friends as well!