Poor Wittle Ham

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  • agilebasenjiA

    Poor guy. Is it possible that one of the meds causes him to be thirsty, thus drinking more water, thus needing to pee more?

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  • BDawgB

    Well, they hadn't given him anything when the accidents happened- he used to pee all the time when he was put in the crate- almost an anxiety thing. He's come a long way since we first got him. We considered the crate to be a tiny set back…until he pee'd in my car on the way home from the vet. But that too could have been from anxiety. He was shaking like a leaf at the vet. Poor guy. He's so big and tough at home! :( I hate to see him like this!

    Miles & Lexi's Mom

    www.stelladot.com/barrick

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  • renaultf1R

    Poor Miles…maybe it is possible he is stressed because his eye bothers him and that made him pee. :( :(

    I'm sure his recovery will be speedy though...the ointment for eye scratches usually heals them pretty quickly. :)

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  • jys1011J

    Poor little guy. I hope he feels better soon we'll be thinking positive thoughts for Miles.s

    Basenji Mom of C3PO & TOPAZ

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  • nala121498N

    Aw…poor guy. I'm sure he'll feel better soon and feel settled again. Keep us updated on the little fella.

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  • wizardW

    Hope Miles feels better soon.

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  • BDawgB

    Thanks for all the support. :) His eye seems to be open wider today. Although after I put the ointment in, he tried to scratch it!! And he screamed. AHH!

    Miles & Lexi's Mom

    www.stelladot.com/barrick

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  • MaxBooBooBearM

    Poor Miles…..do you have him in an E collar to keep him from pawing at his eye?

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  • B

    Heal up soon Miles….......:)

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  • BDawgB

    No e-collar; just trying to watch him. Follow up tomorrow morning. Will be in touch…

    Miles & Lexi's Mom

    www.stelladot.com/barrick

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  • DarrenD

    Poor little thing. Hope he's seeing well again soon.

    Darren Lloyd

    Perth, Western Australia

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  • BDawgB

    Well, the vet wants to do surgery- they think the abscess on the top lid might be causing the scratch. He seems to be doing fine though. Thoughts?? Right now the surgery is scheduled for Monday the 11th– and it will be done at the same time as the teeth cleaning so the anesthesia is already covered. I'm still a little reluctant.

    Miles & Lexi's Mom

    www.stelladot.com/barrick

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  • WBLW

    Thats to bad it's not getting any better, I'm sorry to hear that. I can understand the reluctance about the surgery. But because it's by his eye, if it was me I'd go for it, but I'd be nervous the same time because it's the eye.

    Paws crossed though that it's quick and painless with a speedy recovery

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  • nala121498N

    Aw, poor wittle baby. Please keep us updated on what you decide. I'll keep him in my thoughts!

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  • B

    So sorry to read that Miles has to go through this…..good thoughts and well wishes coming his way.:)

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  • jys1011J

    Oh Bdawg it sounds like a tough decision. I'm so sorry to hear he has to have surgery :( I know you'll do what's best for him.

    Basenji Mom of C3PO & TOPAZ

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  • lvossL

    Have you seen a vet opthamalogist? My girl Rio got scratched in the eye this past December. Our primary care vet started her on antibiotics and an eye oitment but told us if after a week she did not improve they would refer out to a vet opthamalogist. Apparently, it is not uncommon for scratches to the eye to be long improve and sometimes requires that the vet opthamalogist moves a blood vessel to the site so it can heal. We were lucky and Rio's scratch was towards the edge of eye so it vascularized on its own and healed without intervention.

    For eyes I would definately see a vet opthamalogist when surgery is recommended.

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  • MaxBooBooBearM

    @BDawg:

    Well, the vet wants to do surgery- they think the abscess on the top lid might be causing the scratch. He seems to be doing fine though. Thoughts?? Right now the surgery is scheduled for Monday the 11th– and it will be done at the same time as the teeth cleaning so the anesthesia is already covered. I'm still a little reluctant.

    Poor Miles. I would definitely take him to see an opthomologist. Years ago, I took one of my dogs to a vet, then an opthomologist who wanted to do surgery, and then to a second opthomologist who told me surgery wasn't necessary. It was a different problem, but I was sure glad I didn't have the surgery done.

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  • BDawgB

    So… it appears that Miles's eye is not giving him any trouble anymore. He still has the abscess on the top lid and the skin tag on the bottom lid- but he's holding his eye open just fine and does not have any eye-goo production (yes, that's a technical term. ;)) So now I'm really starting to wonder about having the surgery. Isn't it usually the case that if it isn't bothering him, you should leave it alone?

    Does anyone know how much it is out of pocket to see a specialist? I've never actually had to take my dogs to one.

    The surgery is still slated for Monday with a price tag of about $700- all due up front. Ah, decisions, decisions.

    Miles & Lexi's Mom

    www.stelladot.com/barrick

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  • MacPackM

    Hopefully the scratch will heal well. Our Nicky had a bad ulceration on her eye, it is much better but we have been using drops and ointments for over 3 months, 3 times a day. Vet said it could have been a bit of debris that got under the lid and caused the deep abrasion.

    Good luck! A tip from our canine eye doc, if you have the ointment in those tiny tubes, use very warm (but not HOT) water and dip just the metal tip (uncapped)in it for about 20 seconds, it will liquify just what is in the tip, and it flows onto the eye rather than landing as a big glob.

    Anne in Tampa

    Anne in Tampa

    Chipley, Missy & Lucky

    Topper, Nicky & Eddie in the clouds

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