Layla does not have diabetes.

And thank goodness for that! She does not need another ailment and I don't need another thing to worry about.

We were a bit worried about her weight. Female huskies should ideally weigh no less than 35 lbs and no more than 50 lbs. Layla weighed more than 50 lbs even before she hit a year old. She gained weight fast from the first day she came home with me. We did not feed her any more than we fed Lobo and yet Lobo is taller and lean. Layla was...chubby. She gained an ounce for every kibble she ingested. We were scared that she may have diabetes thus causing the cataracts.

Whether Layla suffers from cataracts or glaucoma is up to the specialist to diagnose. Right now, all we know is that her left eye isn't right.

Reading up on eye diseases on siberian husky I found out that these eye diseases are either inherited or caused by old age. Since Layla is only a year old, hers could not be caused by old age but inherited. According to her breeder none of Layla's parents had eye diseases which would only mean one thing, both her parents are carriers of the recessive gene. Unfortunately for Layla, she got both genes; one from her mom and one from her dad.

Hopefully, the specialist can still do something for Layla. We're making the appointment to see how we can help Layla. In the meantime I'm going to contact her breeder to let her know that both Layla's parents should be taken out of the breeding program.