Well, the pupper's eye procedure wasn't so successful after all. Everything looked good when the stitches (and button) came out last Saturday (as reported earlier) but it was like a slow motion train wreck since, I could tell by the end of the week something was going the wrong way, culminating in an emergency run this morning to our Vet. (I had planned last night on calling today to see if I could get her in on Monday but things changed quickly as soon I woke up). Poor baby. Great vet and staff, got to her as soon as possible. Two more serious emergencies (accidents) arrived ahead of us with only one vet. Reinforcements were called in. The pup developed Anterior Uveitis. The deep cataract is believed to be initially at fault, most likely causing (worse case scenario) a lens protein leak into the eye fluid. The pressure build up in the eye because of the AU caused the healed ulcerated cornea (the reason for the original surgery) to once again detach.Anyway, long story short, the sight in that eye is pretty much toast. AU is extremely painful so the goal now is to relieve the pain, head off any infection and reduce the pressure in the eye ball. The final result will either be blind in that eye but comfortable or the eye will need to be removed and then she will be comfortable. We should have a better handle on the final prognosis on Monday when we go back in to recheck the eye pressure.
DH cleans out our driveway, my mom's and the churchyard with his skid loader. (No heat, no door) We hired someone with a tractor and blower to do the churchyard this time. Good thing. He got ours done, and barely enough of my mom's for her to get out before he got a flat tire on the skid loader. He's not sure when he's going to get it fixed. Hopefully this next system doesn't cause too many drifts.
You folks REALLY need to stop sharing your weather with us folks on the other side of the big river. Your generosity really is not very appreciated.
Thank you. It sure is. She's doing better this morning. Better living thru modern chemistry.
I'll trade ya! We're supposedly in for 2-4" more tomorrow into Monday, with 25-40 mph wind gusts and a "high" on Tues. of -14.
So sorry
It's not like you haven't already been given your share of health issues to deal with, GEEEESH!Thank you friend. I really hate to watch her in pain. She really is such a trooper about the whole thing.
Don't you just love when "Murphy's Law" decides visiting in winter would be so much fun???
Then I went to my coffee group Saturday morning. . Spouse decided to plow in order to be helpful.
Blasted road still sucks... especially around the corners.
My old truck.... Which I just sold a few weeks ago.... Heat worked but only on full blast..... No brakes..... No power steering..... No choke..... No radio.... My one wiper blade that quit last year finally.
I should have said I didn't spend a dime on repairs.... Changed the oil every year..... With synthetic...... Only used premium (alcohol free) gasoline......
