Wow, sounds hectic over there!
I hope that your two feel better soon...sorry I don't have any real advice.

Emily

you're only handed as much as you can handle... smile!

- Cristina (& Leeloo)
"the greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return."

It will all be better soon - try not to worry too much and make yourself sic.! They are both in very good hands and will be their healthy old selves again soon!

- Cristina (& Leeloo)
"the greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return."

this weekend at the dog show I went to I met a woman who had a little lhasa apso with only one eye... she told me that the dog had done it to herself when she was only about 3 months old (now a couple of years old) by scratching it with her paw and she ended up losing the yey BUT she is as content as can be... anyway my point with this little anecdote is to wonder if it's something that she could have done herself??? And if, GOD FORBID!!!!, she doesn't completely recover from this... to point out an example of a completely happy (and clueless to the whole issue) doggie with a similar situation... Although it sounds like you've caught it in time and it's being treated promptly.

Re. Henry - I really don't know what to tell ya other than - have you considered soaking his paws in water with some vinegar or with some oatmeal to soothe them?

Hope they both get better soon. Much love your way!


- Cristina (& Leeloo)
"the greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return."

Wendy, I experienced something similar back in '97 with my first bully, Buster. He was playing with our other bully, Sarah, and she caught him in the eye with her toenail. Her toenail punctured his cornea almost all the way through. My regular vet, who would usually handle a corneal ulcer with no problem, sent us immediately to the ophthalmalogist. Buster was in surgery the next day for a corneal graft. The doctor used a small piece of skin from his third eyelid and grafted it onto the puncture so it would heal. The surgery cost $1200. He had to wear an e-collar and use ointment for about a month following surgery. Afterwards, he was perfectly fine. However, the grafted piece of skin would always remain on his cornea. It looked a little strange if you looked closely, but otherwise it wasn't very noticeable.

Check out the following website, and click on the link for "corneal ulcers" for more info.

http://www.eyevet.ca

Best wishes to Prissy!

to see where and how big it was. It just makes my skin crawl for her to think of how much that must hurt. She is so little and I feel so bad for her. Every time I stop walking she lays down on top of my feet. My baby girl.

And of course Henry wants in on the action too! He follows her, following me. We have quite the train from one end of the house to the other- just for a load of laundry!

Thanks! SHe goes to the vet 1st thing tomorrow morning to see how its doing, so I have my fingers crossed.

Norbert had a scrap on his eyeball a couple of years ago. He was doing his pig imitation (rooting in the weeds) and poked his eye probably with a stick. The vet used the green eye dry and light to find the ulceration and we used eyes drops (can't remember what they were and I'm add work so can't look in the file) it healed fine. He also had a small cloudy spot, probably a little larger then a pin head before the drops. He was a good boy and didn't need a cone because he didn't rub it.
Did your vet do the green eye dye test to look at the damage or ulceration?

We will be thinking about her.

Love,
Amy & Abby

Just finished up her first prescription this morning. She's still scratching a bit more than she probably should, but she hasn't scratched herself raw anywhere since starting it a couple weeks ago.

I was on hydroxyzine last year following a surgery, but not for allergies. It was supposed to help reduce the itching caused by strong pain meds while simultaneously acting as a synergist for them (making them considerably more powerful without increasing dose). It seemed to work pretty well and I didn't notice any side-effects (of course I was probably too stoned on those pain meds to notice anything other than large growths or limbs spontaneously falling off! )

Dave

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sure feels like its always something! Now our A/C broke tonight too! Our landlord said if he has to replace the unit he will be going up on the rent.

Rain a little more on me! Im not near wet enough yet! lol Is that all ya got? lol

Ah well, I guess that which does not kill us only makes us stronger right? Right? Someone say I'm right please....hee hee.

I think she has caused enough misfortune on you and your little ones....
Henry you handsome boy ..your mum will figure outwhat to do about those allergies..and that bad old itching will stop ....hugs sweet boy...
Prissy..ouch baby girl...so sorry to hear about your eye...I think when we hear eye we tend to feel panicy a wee bit..but the eye does have amazing healing abilities...so lets pray she heals up soon...hugs all...and I wish you equal good things to come...to balance out this run of muck...that been hovering ...ce

...Oh Wendy.. I'm so sorry for you and your little one.. ..it's so hard to know how they feel, if they hurt, can (..or can't see..) or what is going on with them!! Hopefully the eye will heal.. ..on the very center of the eye is the cornea and they can get scratched even in humans and heal up nicely. We will be thinking about you and Prissy.. ..and sending Shi Tzu prayers for your little one!! Keep us updated!!

Chalmer's been on it for a couple of weeks now. Haven't really seen an improvement yet but I've been told it can take several weeks to make a difference. Hope this helps.

it isnt long enough to be long and flowing yet but we are getting there. Right now it is at a length thats long enough to be pulled back and stay for a few hours but still short enough that is gradually pulls out of the band.

It is her black eye that is hurt. Im so worried about her.

about the food brands if you dont mind.

I hope she gets better soon.

the itching/licking feet is almost definitly allergies everytime! if he's just working on one foot, it may be behavioral! if not, allergies!!! what do you feed him? may i suggest a fish/ sweet potato diet. it has worked wonders for rosie!!!! (i think she is allergic to poultry) i can reccommend a few brands if you'd like! so sorry about prissy! i wish i could help but i've never dealt with anything like that before. all i can think of is... scratches in our eyes heal, my dad(a deisel mech.) has gotten metal chunks in his eye(and taken out) a couple of times and he sees fine, well with the help of his reading glasses but that has nothing to do with the metal!!!age!!!hehe! hope everything comes out alright!

stephi