My baby, Zoey somehow injured her eye

[erinlough]

Now her cornea Is deeply scratched and the vet is afraid she might lose her eye. I have medicine to put in her eyes every two hours, drops to keep her eyes dialated, and Some antibiotics to put in her eyes twice a day. She has to wear a cone, which she would not tolerate, so my sister and I fabricated it to fit on her harness instead of around her neck. She is more comfortable now and protected. Just wanted to post the idea for anyone who might have a dog that was intolerant of the cone.

[Curmudgeoness]

1. Poor baby!

But it does look like she is comfortable, or as comfortable as can be expected. I hope that all the medicine helps and the eye can be saved. If not, it isn't the end of the world, but it would be sad.

Good luck.

[erinlough]

2. Thanks, that is how I feel.

She is the best dog ever, so there would be nothing I wouldn't do for her and nothing that would make me love her less.

[Stinky The Clown]

3. Give Zoey a pet from me.

I feel so bad for dogs who get stuck in the Cone of Shame. Each of ours have been there more than once.

I hope the eye thing works out, but if not, dogs are amazingly adaptive.

[mopinko]

4. dogs have very thick corneas, and eyes usually heal well.

is there a dog opthamologist near you? specialty care is getting better and better.
fingers crossed for her.

[erinlough]

5. I don't think so, we're pretty rural

But I trust my vet would refer me to someone.

[Walk away]

6. Just last month I had a little dog stay with me who came with the same condition.

I had to give him 2 meds for his eye. The first one really stung (especially the first few days) and the other one stopped the pain so he cried until I managed to get the 2nd one in. It was pretty miserable for about a week but things got better and by the end of week two he was fine and we could take the terrible cone off.

Don't get too depressed. Just keep following the Drs orders and he'll be fine before you know it.

My only other recommendation is to decorate his cone with his name and colorful abstract designs! People will like it and dogs love it when people like what they are wearing!

[erinlough]

7. I already replaced the tie on the cone with a pretty ribbon!

I'll see what I can come up with and post a pic. Thanks for the encouragement. I'm surprised it is so much like how I felt when my son was sick, I would do anything to stop their pain.

[KC]

10. Poor baby.

I hope she feels better soon!
PetSmart has a cone that is softer that I am going to get next time!
http://petsmart.com/mt/www.petsmart.com/product/index.jsp?productId=20605786&f=PAD%2FpsNotAvailInUS%2FNo#carousel

[Granny M]

8. Heal quickly, sweet girl! nt

[Sunlei]

9. such a sweet dog! hope the eye heals really fast.

[sinkingfeeling]

11. Last year when my dog, Sugar, had cancer, he managed to chew up the edges

of 7 cones over the 4 1/2 months. He didn't have to wear one after his amputation.

[erinlough]

12. Update and praise of Zoeys sister

Zoey is doing well with the cone and the meds. She was already on some pain meds for her legs which I think helps. She slept all night with her cone on and hardly stirred.

Her sister, Coco is so careful around her that it is sweet. Because Coco is so rambunctious I wondered how she would be with the cone but she seems to know and be more careful than usual. Aren't animals inspiring?

[Auntie Bush]

13. Yes, they're awesome, understanding and inspiring!

Love animals!

[erinlough]

14. Update

Zoey is going to the ophthalmologist on Monday. I have to travel 45 min to South Bend Indiana, but the vet is unhappy with the look of her eye. She will probably always have a scar on her eyeball, but she is not blind yet. Wish us luck and keep her in your thoughts please.

[Sunlei]

15. good luck on Zoeys trip to her ophthalmologist, it is good there is improvement.

A 2 year old dog I rescued a couple years ago had severe corneal abrasions to both eyes at the time of rescue. Someone had beaten his face/eyes, he was so sore he couldn't even crunch a puppy milkbone or see out of the damaged eyes.

Today he's a happy dog, loves his new life. All that remains are very slight, scars on both corneas. The scars don't seem to hurt his vision much, dogs are so adaptable.

[erinlough]

16. Final update (I hope)

Zoey is out of the cone of shame and the pressures in both her eyes are the same. she is still getting some drops to her left eye twice a day. During the treatment she was on prednisone, bactrincin,tobramycin, a serum made from her own blood, and one more med I can't remember. At times these drops were given every two hours. Now we're down the syrum once a day and tobramycin twice a day. She has been a real trooper! I want to thank this group for the support and encouragement and for suggesting the ophthalmologist. It was very expensive, but I don't have any grandchildren so I looked at it like what would I do for my grandchild.