ci risiamo...

ci risiamo (here we go again)... penelope's eye problem isn't "fixed" like we had hoped. :(

a few weeks ago she had an ulcer (a scratch) on her cornea and we had to give her antibiotic drops for 10 days. at her check-up visit our vet was surprised at how quickly (and well) she had healed. we finished the treatment and for four or five days she was just fine. then two days ago she started having the same symptoms again (lots of tearing and blinking and when it's at its worst she keeps that eye shut). we started the drops again and i called the vet (we are supposed to go in tomorrow).

i'm starting to think that maybe she has an eyelash that is growing inward instead of outward? distichisis is what that's called (http://pet-diseases.suite101.com/article.cfm/distichiasis_an_eye_disease_in_dogs) it's the only explanation that i can think of.

the problem is that penelope HATES having her eyes touched or "worked on" so it's next to impossible for the vet to really see what's going on. maybe we'll have to give her a tranquillizer or something so that she will sit still. hmmmmmm... the funny thing is that for two days her eye looked terrible but this morning her eye actually looked quite good (almost like normal). i wonder if she's figured out that she has a vet appointment on the horizon? hmmmmm... ;)