RaisingRiver Posted December 12, 2007 Report Share Posted December 12, 2007 Late last night I noticed River had an eye issue. Her right eye was slightly swollen along the top lid and some white skin protruded a bit into her viewing area. Not emergent, just swollen a bit, so I figured I'd check status in the morning. Either she got some dirt/tanbark in her eye during agility class yesterday afternoon (although was fine during day) or she was injured from something outside or another one of my dogs during evening potty break. However, this morning the eye was swollen shut. After a few minutes of seeing me, she managed to crack it open. There is a bit of clearish drainage in her inner eye... so I'm guessing it just kinda sealed a bit shut while she was asleep. But overall the swelling is MUCH worse and her eye is only barely open as it is. She sees the vet in 2.5 hrs. That was the soonest I could get her in w/out just dropping her off and leaving her there. So, if you could please send some positive thoughts River's way, we'd both appreciate it. I'll post an update in a few hours. Photo taken just now: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allie Oop Posted December 12, 2007 Report Share Posted December 12, 2007 Oh no! I hope it's nothing serious and that River's eye heals soon! Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anda Posted December 12, 2007 Report Share Posted December 12, 2007 Poor baby! Plenty of good vibes and good luck with the vet visit! Please let us know what the vet says! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Journey Posted December 12, 2007 Report Share Posted December 12, 2007 Best wishes for a speedy recovery for River! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixie_Girl Posted December 12, 2007 Report Share Posted December 12, 2007 Mojo on the way for River! Hopefully it is just something that got in her eye and is easily removed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweet_ceana Posted December 12, 2007 Report Share Posted December 12, 2007 Poor River! Mojo headed your way! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelpiegirl Posted December 12, 2007 Report Share Posted December 12, 2007 ouch! healing vibes coming your way! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smileyzookie Posted December 12, 2007 Report Share Posted December 12, 2007 Aw!! Poor girl!!! Prayers said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoku's mum Posted December 12, 2007 Report Share Posted December 12, 2007 <<<<good vibes>>>> out to River, that has got to hurt. Keep us posted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaisingRiver Posted December 12, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2007 Just got back from the vet. They think perhaps something got in her eye and may or may not still be in there. So I had to leave her there so they could flush the eye - which they might do a few times. So in another few hours I should hear status. Either way they said they will probably giver her meds for inflammation. Sounds like nothing too serious so far, just looks terrible and red now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaryP Posted December 12, 2007 Report Share Posted December 12, 2007 Glad to hear it is nothing serious. She looked so pathetic in that photo. That must have been kind of a scary thing to wake up to this morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anda Posted December 12, 2007 Report Share Posted December 12, 2007 Thanks for the update! Glad they said it's not something major, hope she feels better soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixie_Girl Posted December 12, 2007 Report Share Posted December 12, 2007 Well, that is good news! I know it sucks you had to leave her there. Hopefully she will be home this afternoon, none the worst for wear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shatchp Posted December 12, 2007 Report Share Posted December 12, 2007 Poor girl....looks uncomfortable. We're thinking of her today, and hoping this resolves quickly.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tassie Posted December 12, 2007 Report Share Posted December 12, 2007 Ow, poor River. It's good that you got onto it quickly. Hopefully she's feeling a lot better now. Anyway lots of good wishes coming from the land of Oz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samantha J Posted December 12, 2007 Report Share Posted December 12, 2007 Oh dear, poor River, that looked so painful. I hope that she is home with you soon and a lot more confortable after her eye is cleaned out. Good wishes from me too for her to feel better very soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurae Posted December 13, 2007 Report Share Posted December 13, 2007 Any news? Is River okay now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaisingRiver Posted December 13, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2007 Yes, River is home. They cleaned out her eye the best they could, since it was still very swollen and just got moreso by poking at it. They didn't find anything - but that doesn't mean there wasn't or still is. I have some saline and some de-inflammatory drops and she goes back Friday afternoon to see if the swelling went down and where to go from there. So... everything is still the same so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sluj Posted December 13, 2007 Report Share Posted December 13, 2007 poor River. Mojo continued. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mojo Posted December 13, 2007 Report Share Posted December 13, 2007 Well, my Mojo wishes River a swift recovery....poor puffy eye!! Did they do a fluoroscein test to see if the cornea had any abrasions? It would look like a flurorescent yellow/green liquid substance, and if you weren't present for the test, there might still be some colored residue on her face from it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jackieandryan Posted December 13, 2007 Report Share Posted December 13, 2007 Do you have a Christmas tree by any chance? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaisingRiver Posted December 13, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2007 Well, my Mojo wishes River a swift recovery....poor puffy eye!! Did they do a fluoroscein test to see if the cornea had any abrasions? It would look like a flurorescent yellow/green liquid substance, and if you weren't present for the test, there might still be some colored residue on her face from it. They didn't say they did, but I think they did based on the yellowish but not goey teardrops from her eyes when I picked her up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaisingRiver Posted December 13, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2007 Do you have a Christmas tree by any chance? Nope. Haven't gotten one yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SalemsMom Posted December 13, 2007 Report Share Posted December 13, 2007 Poor River. I hope the swelling goes down so they can see if there is anything left in there. Good vibes coming from us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mojo Posted December 13, 2007 Report Share Posted December 13, 2007 They didn't say they did, but I think they did based on the yellowish but not goey teardrops from her eyes when I picked her up. Well, that sounds like a good sign, then, if they didn't say anything about it to you--seems like whatever got into her eye left the surface of the cornea intact. How is she doing today? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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