Dry Eye

Precious peepers…such a pretty girl. Keep extra hydrated lovely Luna!!!

I want to eat that little girl with a spoon!  She is so delicious!!

I have found it frustrating and worrisome being the giver of the eye drops.  Abby, unlike Luna, fights like a trapped lion when she has to have her twice daily eyedrops. Fidget doesn’t even begin to describe her objection. Neither one of us like the experience.  But I keep my fingers crossed, as I’m sure you do, that they are doing what they need to.  Some days they seem good, some days they don’t.  Why can’t they make pugs a little less problematic?  BTW, I like this picture.  From a distance, she looks dewy-eyed.

This picture of The Divine Miss L really is lovely!  And I bet it is the diuretic. 

I was able to give Bennie his eye drops by negotiating one biscuit as “payment” for every time I used them.  I tried very hard to negotiate the same deal over the dremmel, but nothing doing.  Bennie will not tolerate the dremmel for any amount of biscuits.

This is one of the very few areas that Bella is cooperative: her eye drops.  I have found, for her, that the very expensive ointment or special drops from her vet don’t work any better than the Simalsan Allergy Eye Relief drops I get at Walmart or Target.  I also use regular “Renew” type moisturizing drops - 2 or 3 times a day.  She still gets “eye goo” on her right eye, more so than her left.  Her doc says there is a surgery that can be done to replace or refurbish her tear ducts, but even he felt that is usually taking things to an extreme.  I’ve just never known dogs to have so many medical issues until I brought my Baby-Bella home.  And she IS my baby and I would do whatever to keep her feeling good.  Just have never been comfortable having to do so many “invasive” type procedures on an animal.  Always looked at vets for immunizations, neutering and some stitching in the event of an injury.  Even toenails have become a whole new experience since La Belle Ami!
Love the picture of Luna - so depicts her sweet little self!
I’ve been a quiet of late - still check in with the OBP group - but am getting used to life as a retiree and using my computer (laptop) at home.  Trying to catch up on projects here before going to visit my son in Utah sometime next month.  It seems to have taken very little for Bella to adjust to my being home w/her, I must say.  I’m still feeing a bit guilty - like I’m playing hookie or something.

Sweet Luna, You are lucky to have a Mama who takes such good care of you and your brothers!

Thanks for all the helpful info about dry eyes and eye drops! It takes two in our family to give Meiling her drops———I hold her and my husband puts the meds in her eyes!!!!  All the
treats in the world don’t help——-only a visit to the vet is more traumatic for our baby!

Luna always looks so sweet———what a pretty little girl!