Friday, December 5, 2008

Back From the Optomologist

Tobi's eyes had been getting worse, we could tell that they were bothering her. Both the vets said we should see a specialist, so after she recovered from her various surgeries, we that was the very next stop. In fact, her prescription of antibiotics ran out the very morning of her appointment. Naturally, they prescribed more.
The diagnosis was what Jessica predicted, she has an ulcer in her right eye. Since it bothers her, she squints a lot, and since her eyelids roll in, her eyelashes irritate the eye even more. It's a vicious cycle. In order to keep her from squinting to help it heal, they stapled her poor eye open. That's pretty much one of the most horrible things I've ever heard. But that's Tobi. Brace yourselves, it's pretty gruesome:

Tobi's Stapled Eye
Tobi's Stapled Eye
She also has to wear a cone for this one when she's not supervised, since she can scratch her eyes and possibly dislodge one of the staples. She doesn't really know how to handle the cone, though. Her current strategy is to stand still as long as possible:


When she does move, she'll bump into something and immediately freeze until someone comes to help her:

Luckily the staples come out after only 5 days, and as of this posting she's already feeling a lot better.

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