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I took my husband on a 1-week vacation to Vancouver Island to celebrate his 50th birthday, and when we tried to book our regular pet sitter, she was unavailable.
So, we decided to board the two pups at a kennel that was lovely. Open spaces, they're not caged or cooped up all day, it's on a farm, etc. We emailed back and forth while we were gone, the kennel posted pictures on FB, etc. All was well (or so we thought).
The kennel drops both pups off at my house this morning, and within 10 minutes of them being home, I notice that Penelope's right eye is red, it's swollen underneath, and she's squinting. I check the white of her eye and yep...it's red. Wtf?!?!?!? Did nobody notice this???
Thankfully there was a cancellation at my vet's office, so I got there in a 1/2 hr to get her eye checked out, and the vet said that her pupil was constricted, which made her suspect that she had scratched it. But when she put the fluorescent dye in and shone the light on it, it looked like the scrape had healed. (???) Yet, everything else pointed to the fact that it hadn't.
Regardless, we're treating it like she does have a scratch. So, antibiotics and some oral anti-inflammatories to bring the swelling down.
My question is... When did this happen??? Obviously while we were away, but did anyone notice? Obviously not! How long has it been like this? Arrrghhh! The ONE time I put my dogs in a kennel, and this happens! I realize that dogs are rambunctious and anything can happen, but geez... If it isn't an obvious limp or something, does no one seem to check these things? Especially when in the notes I said to keep an eye on Penelope's other eye, just in case another weird eyelash grew back and it would scratch her cornea, etc. I don't know... I'm not blaming the kennel for this happening, I'm just upset that no one noticed. And how on earth did it get swollen underneath? I wonder if it's a doggie version of a black eye? Maybe she got bonked by someone/something?
Sighhhhhhhhhhhh.... Back to stressing out...AGAIN!
So, we decided to board the two pups at a kennel that was lovely. Open spaces, they're not caged or cooped up all day, it's on a farm, etc. We emailed back and forth while we were gone, the kennel posted pictures on FB, etc. All was well (or so we thought).
The kennel drops both pups off at my house this morning, and within 10 minutes of them being home, I notice that Penelope's right eye is red, it's swollen underneath, and she's squinting. I check the white of her eye and yep...it's red. Wtf?!?!?!? Did nobody notice this???
Thankfully there was a cancellation at my vet's office, so I got there in a 1/2 hr to get her eye checked out, and the vet said that her pupil was constricted, which made her suspect that she had scratched it. But when she put the fluorescent dye in and shone the light on it, it looked like the scrape had healed. (???) Yet, everything else pointed to the fact that it hadn't.
Regardless, we're treating it like she does have a scratch. So, antibiotics and some oral anti-inflammatories to bring the swelling down.
My question is... When did this happen??? Obviously while we were away, but did anyone notice? Obviously not! How long has it been like this? Arrrghhh! The ONE time I put my dogs in a kennel, and this happens! I realize that dogs are rambunctious and anything can happen, but geez... If it isn't an obvious limp or something, does no one seem to check these things? Especially when in the notes I said to keep an eye on Penelope's other eye, just in case another weird eyelash grew back and it would scratch her cornea, etc. I don't know... I'm not blaming the kennel for this happening, I'm just upset that no one noticed. And how on earth did it get swollen underneath? I wonder if it's a doggie version of a black eye? Maybe she got bonked by someone/something?
Sighhhhhhhhhhhh.... Back to stressing out...AGAIN!
