Eye ulcer-yeah, I know, yech

[gategrrl]

Never a dull moment at our house. Oh no. It would be NICE to have a dull moment again.

Goldy (see icon) has been running into things more often recently. This afternoon I took a closer look at him when he came in from outside, squinting with both eyes. Looking closer, his right eye had been scratched-badly-and I had to take him into see the vet. He's got ulcerated eyeball. The vet prescribed antibiotic eyedrops, told me to put them in his eye twice a day for 10 days, and bring him back in five days (that would be Tuesday next week). His cataracs are getting worse, which is why he's banging into corners and walls-not so much the walls, but it happens-and door frames.

Poor guy. I'm sure it hurts like hell, but he's not really reacting much to it. I can't imagine what it feels like.

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[brihana25.livejournal.com]

Well, if it feels the same for dogs that it does for humans, it hurts. A whole hell of a lot. Be glad you can't imagine it. :)

Max did the walk-around-blindly-into-furniture thing for a few years. His wasn't cataracts, though. He just went blind on his own. Sometimes I'd swear even he would laugh about it, when he walked into a wall that had always been there.

[khek.livejournal.com]

Poor boy!

My neighbor's dog had an ulcerated eyeball, and I think it was also connected to a cataract. (only in one eye though, so he could still see.) All I remember is that she needed help putting in the drops a couple days when her husband was away, because Emma wouldn't sit still, so I went over as a dog-hugger.

I hope Goldie heals quickly!

[amycooper.livejournal.com]

(((hugs)))