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Update on Colleen's eye
Got distracted on Saturday because Lucas' cousin got married, so I forgot to post this (and thought that I already had, lol).
We saw a different vet at the office this time, the wife of my favorite vet.
She said that she has treated several collies and shelties that did not have true collie eye anomoly, but did have a different (and less serious) eye problem: malformed tear duct(s). She said it's usually most common in smaller breeds (including her two little poodles), but she has seen it in many collies and shelties.
The redness and inflamation in Colleen's eye was gone, but it never looked any better at all, in terms of the clear discharge coming from it. This vet said that she'd bet just about anything that it is a malformed tear duct and that she will have it for the rest of her life. It will be worse in spring and fall, because of pollen, and we can give her benadryl to try and help. She said to keep the antibiotic eye drop because if it acts up bad, it is safe for us to give it to her for a few days at a time.
She seemed confident that it is not at all related to collie eye anomoly, and should not affect her sight, but if we see any signs to indicate that she may be having sight problems (or if we just want to get it checked so that we don't worry), she does know an opthamologist that can look at Colleen's eye.
If her own two dogs have this exact problem, I feel pretty confident in accepting the diagnosis. I am glad it is nothing serious.
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L: "They're asking us to spend enough money on surgery to buy three new corgis. I know you can't replace Ein emotionally, but there has to be a limit somewhere."
After seeing a shepherd come in with a gunshot wound: "You know we pretty much just paid for Ein all over again." (Pats him on the head.) "I'd do it again if he needed us to."
Lesson: Remember to take time to think about what's truly important. Oh, and give your pets a hug.
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