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Miss Southern Sunshine
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Location: South Central Florida | I have a 10 year old Blue Healer that has had a rough time through life. He broke his back/neck at Youth Worlds in 2010 and a BUNCH of you helped me a lot.
He walks a little funny and about 4 years after the accident, he began getting what we all thought was a cateract. It's on his left side, and that is the side with the most weakness. I just assumed it was from the nerve damage that weakend that whole side.
He didnt' feel well this morning, based on the fact he didn't want to play ball.....if you know a heeler, you understnad. He has slowed down a great deal this year, and I attributed it to age, he will be 10 but has had a rough life.
I clean his eyes out a couple of times a day and when I did the white eye looked weird and was a little matted. Tonight is is FLOODED almost pouring green goo. The eye looks weird, like if he had a contact lense on and it was moving around. The white of the cateract looks like it has moved.
I am calling the vet first thing in the am. Tonight he seems uncomfortable. I'm going to quit cleaning it, but I know it hurts and I swear he has a headache.
Do you think I could give him an asprin? Or a Previcoxx? I am hoping it is just like he got a stick in his eye, some kind of abrasion because that side is so blind. But prayers Please too.
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 A Somebody to Everybody
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | I have no advice for you but wanted to send your buddy a few prayers, hope that the vet will be of some help for him tomorrow, prayers for you little guy hope that you feel better tomorrow  |
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Miss Southern Sunshine
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Location: South Central Florida | Thanks, I met him at 6 months, but he didn't become mine until he was 4...after the accident. We did physical therapy for a year, and actually still do some. Most people don't see how weak that side is unless he is tired. I'm really worried. I wlak 3 ro 6 miles a day, and he has been having a lot of trouble....his age, the heat. But now this has me scared. I clean his eyes every day, so I know it just showed up. I know it's silly but I'll probably be up all night waiting for them to open :_
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A Somebody to Everybody
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | Swannranch - 2016-03-27 10:41 PM Thanks, I met him at 6 months, but he didn't become mine until he was 4...after the accident. We did physical therapy for a year, and actually still do some. Most people don't see how weak that side is unless he is tired. I'm really worried. I wlak 3 ro 6 miles a day, and he has been having a lot of trouble....his age, the heat. But now this has me scared. I clean his eyes every day, so I know it just showed up. I know it's silly but I'll probably be up all night waiting for them to open :_
You dont sound silly to me at all, when one of our pets/buddys dont feel good we worry, thats just the way we are, please let us know how its gos tomorrow after the vet visit  |
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 Hog Tie My Mojo
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Location: Opelousas, LA | A dose of Previcox appropriate for his size should be OK. Eye pain is right up there with a fractured bone pain so any safe NSAID should be OK and will help him feel better until the vet can see him. Poor guy, hope he is OK, I hate it when the fur babies don't feel well. |
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 My Heart Be Happy
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Location: Arkansas | Sending many prayers up for your boy. Please let us know how things are after his appointment. And I absolutely understand about the being up worrying part---they are our babies |
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Industrial Srength Barrel Racer
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| Oh many prayers for this sweet guy! Please let us know what the vet says! |
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| Prayers for your sweet guy |
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Location: Displaced Iowegian | Let us know what the vet says......hate it when our "babies" can't tell us what is wrong! |
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A Somebody to Everybody
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | Hoping for good news  |
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A Somebody to Everybody
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | Bumping this back up.. |
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Location: BETWEEN HOT FLASHES AND GERITOL | Prayers sent! |
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Miss Southern Sunshine
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Location: South Central Florida | Finally home. He has a large ulcer (Im guessing he walked into something...its his blind eye) with a major infection inside the eye. We are trying to save the eyeball at this point. 2 weeks worth of medications and treatments and see what we can do. He said he is in a LOT of pain, so thats first, atropine and antibiotics and Previcox. Thank you for the prayers. Ill post progress, hut so glad he has some pain relif.
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 I Prefer to Live in Fantasy Land
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Location: In the Hills of Texas | Swannranch - 2016-03-28 4:08 PM Finally home. He has a large ulcer (Im guessing he walked into sething...its his blind eye) with a majir infection inside the eye. We are trying to save the eyeball at this point. 2 weeks worth of medications and treatments and see what we can do. He saod he is in a LOT of pain, so thats first, atropine and antibiotics and Previcox. Thank you for the prayers. Ill post progress, hut so glad he has some pain relif.
Glad you found out what is wrong and is getting treated. Just a heads up..after ours had surgery for a cyst and was on pain meds and antibiotics, it really screwed up her digestive system and we couldn't get rid of the runs. Found a really good probiotic through Amazon to give her and it straightened her out. If you have any problems let me know and I'll pm you the name of the product.
Prayers for healing.
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| Prayers for your boy |
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My Heart Be Happy
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Location: Arkansas | I'm so glad you know what you're dealing with and have him headed in the right direction. Good thoughts and prayers for you and your baby. |
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Industrial Srength Barrel Racer
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A Somebody to Everybody
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | Hows your buddy this morning? Hope that hes feeling better now that hes got some meds for the healing and pain. |
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| I'd just remove it and be done with it. My mother tried to save their Australian Shepherd's eyes when they started to do the same thing. After spending lots of money to save them the first time, the eventually burst anyways and they had to remove them. She's totally blind(well no eyes at all) and doing great. |
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Miss Southern Sunshine
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Location: South Central Florida | I believe he is actually feeling better this morning. He is not himself yet, but he was really hungry AND brought me the ball. He didn't really want to play, but he was thinking about it :)
The vet checked his other eye and said it looked great, no sign of cateract or any other problems.
I'm going to try very hard to save this eye, but I accept he may lose it. He really has not been able to see out of it for over a year. I hate he is in pain, but we are addressing that.
This dog has overcome so much it's unbelieveable. He has an amazing will to live and thrive.
Thanks everyone. I'll keep you posted! I swear it even looks a little tiny bit better, but I may just be wanting it to.
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A Somebody to Everybody
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | Swannranch - 2016-03-29 10:58 AM I believe he is actually feeling better this morning. He is not himself yet, but he was really hungry AND brought me the ball. He didn't really want to play, but he was thinking about it :)
The vet checked his other eye and said it looked great, no sign of cateract or any other problems.
I'm going to try very hard to save this eye, but I accept he may lose it. He really has not been able to see out of it for over a year. I hate he is in pain, but we are addressing that.
This dog has overcome so much it's unbelieveable. He has an amazing will to live and thrive.
Thanks everyone. I'll keep you posted! I swear it even looks a little tiny bit better, but I may just be wanting it to.
I would be trying hard to save his eye too, Hugs |
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Location: Displaced Iowegian | FlyingJT - 2016-03-29 9:53 AM I'd just remove it and be done with it. My mother tried to save their Australian Shepherd's eyes when they started to do the same thing. After spending lots of money to save them the first time, the eventually burst anyways and they had to remove them. She's totally blind(well no eyes at all) and doing great.
I agree....if there is a chance that this could be an "on going" infection problem, I would look into removing the eye. It is great that he is feeling better this morning. |
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I Prefer to Live in Fantasy Land
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Location: In the Hills of Texas | Swannranch - 2016-03-29 10:58 AM I believe he is actually feeling better this morning. He is not himself yet, but he was really hungry AND brought me the ball. He didn't really want to play, but he was thinking about it :)
The vet checked his other eye and said it looked great, no sign of cateract or any other problems.
I'm going to try very hard to save this eye, but I accept he may lose it. He really has not been able to see out of it for over a year. I hate he is in pain, but we are addressing that.
This dog has overcome so much it's unbelieveable. He has an amazing will to live and thrive.
Thanks everyone. I'll keep you posted! I swear it even looks a little tiny bit better, but I may just be wanting it to.
Continued prayers. |
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 Georgia Peach
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Location: Georgia |
Well our heelers sound like they have lived similar lives. Our red heeler is 11 this year. Before we was 5 he was run over by a truck. Then when he was 7 he was shot in the face by our neighbor with birdshot. He probably should have died both times. Luckily all he suffered was some nerve damage in his hind end from the truck and loss of eyesight in his left eye from the pellets. 2 years ago he started acting very depressed and lethargic. He went from being a fairly high energy dog to laying in the same spot all day everyday. He wouldn't pick up his head when you called him, wouldn't play ball, and wouldn't even chase the horses anymore (his favorite thing). Plus his eyes were so runny and would get so much gunk in them that he could hardly see. We were cleaning them several times a day. It was terrible. So we were thinking that his time was up. Took him to the vet to be evaluated and they were a bit at a loss as well but wrote us a prescription for Rimadyl - an anti-inflammatory for dogs. Within two days he was acting more energetic then he had in years! It was nothing short of amazing. He gets 1/2 tablet once a day. He is still going strong two years later. I would highly recommend this if it turns out to be nothing serious. Good luck and I'll be praying for your pup! |
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Medical question for Blue Heeler....Vet in the morning