Wednesday, September 26, 2007

Eye Yie Yie

Benjamin & Luna

Benjamin, Henry & Luna all made a trip to their veterinarians and eye doctors last week and we got a mixed report for all three.  Little Luna had an appointment with her eye doctor, which is about 90 miles from home.  While the drive is a pain, Luna doesn’t seem to mind it and she thinks she is a big girl because she gets to go somewhere where her brothers do not.  This was a routine visit for Luna at the eye doctor and we were hoping for good news.  If we got a good report on this trip we could drop back her visits to every 6 months instead of monthly.  Her eyes were looking good to us, but the ophthalmologist had different news for us.  It seems that she has detected what might be an ulcer on Luna’s eye.  At this stage it is hard to tell, so the Dr. put a special drop in Luna’s eye and we are brining her back in two weeks.  The special drop will allow the Dr.‘s to get a better look at what is going on in Luna’s eye and give us a better prognosis.  We are keeping our fingers crossed on this one and hoping for a good report.

The following day, Benjamin & Henry went to the regular vet for their annual checkup and to get their latest shots.  Henry got some mixed news, but I will discuss that later.  The real shock was Benny.  While the Dr. said that Benny is in tip top physical condition the Dr. was concerned with Benny’s eyes.  It seems Benny has the early signs of Entropion, which means that his bottom eyelid is rolling in and causing his eye lashes to irritate his eyes.  The good news is that this can be fixed, but the bad news is that it requires surgery and can often reoccur after it has been surgically corrected.  The veterinarian recommended that we take Benny in to see the ophthalmologist.  So, since we had already scheduled an appointment at the ophthalmologist for Luna we called back and got an appointment for Benny as well.  So much for Luna’s special time.  Her brother now gets to join her on the long car ride.  I will keep everyone updated and share the news as soon as we know something new.