Friday, November 23, 2007
Well, Wednesday was a trip to the ophthalmologist for little Luna. The hope was that she would have a clean bill of health and not need to go back until April 2008. While we were told that Luna’s eyes look the best the vet’s ever seen them, Luna will need to go in for a re-check toward the end of February instead of April. Luna’s medication had been irritating her eyes so the vet changed her medication schedule, doses and prescriptions to find just the right balance to maintain Luna’s eye health. Thus, we need to go back sooner to make sure that the new regimen is right for her. We’ll take the good news, though in exchange for the need for an earlier follow-up appointment.
We also took the opportunity to leave them a 2008 OBP calendar and brag a little bit about how the boys just won the Halloween photo contest on the petsource.com website. So, it wasn’t a bad visit at all.
Really the worst was the wait time (which is never more than 10 minutes) but was over an hour this time. They were packed. Guessing due to it being the day before Thanksgiving, everyone was trying to get everything done before they would be closed for a few days straight. In the waiting room was an eclectic crowd. There was an 18 year old Siamese cat named Neptune that was actually from right around the corner from where we live. There was a dog that was a German Shepard/Corgi mix. Let me tell you, that is an odd mix! There were a couple of Yorkies that were big for their breed. There was a Chihuahua that had not been neutered and was trying to let everyone in the room know that he was the “boss.” There was a really old and completely blind retriever and a Jack Russell terrier that had some vision troubles, too. So, at least there was a lot to see and talk about during the long wait.
We had a lot to be thankful for over the holiday. All the pugs are in good health. The cat is, too. So, no complaining here. We hope the holiday found you and your family in good health, as well.
Wednesday, November 21, 2007
Well, today is another trip to the ophthalmologist for little Luna. The last time she was there they had discovered that one of her medications was actually irritating her eye. So, it was sort of a catch-22 situation. She needs the meds to help her but on the other hand, they also bother her. Instead of eliminating the questionable medication altogether, they cut the dosage in half. This has seemed to irritate her less but as far as maintaining the tear productivity at half the dosage, we won’t know until to this afternoon. If all goes well, at today’s visit, though, Luna may be able to stay away from the vet’s office until April of 2008! We are hoping that the medication schedule we have been following for her is just right. We’ll keep you posted.
Friday, November 16, 2007
Luna has a tendency to end up in the oddest of positions. I guess the pillow wasn’t cooperating with her, so she ended up like this. Instead of flipping the pillow on it’s side and laying on it, she just laid on top and squished it.
She also likes to sleep with her leg completely stretched out. It always makes me laugh to see her leg stretched the whole length of her body.
Friday, November 2, 2007
After a hard day of trick or treating, the pugs were mighty tired. They usually catch a little nap in the evenings, but on Halloween night there was no rest for the weary. So, yesterday was a very quite day. All I heard was the soothing sound of pug snoring.
Friday, October 5, 2007
Yesterday, Luna and Benjamin went to the ophthalmologist to find out more information about their latest eye woes. We usually don’t leave the office with good news, so yesterday we were very pleased with the prognosis.
Luna does not have an ulcer. The special drop they put in her eye so that they could better see what was going on did not show an ulcer. That is fantastic news. Since it is not an ulcer the doctor deduces that she has some sort of irritation that is likely being caused by one of her meds. Our task is to find out which one. So, when we give her her drops we need to keep a close eye out and see if any of them make her very squinty.
Benjamin got the best news of all. The doctor does not think that he has entropy. She thinks that the current state of his eyelids is the way they have been his whole life. And that his teary eyes is most likely caused by seasonal allergies. I was very happy to hear this. The doctor still did a battery of tests to get a baseline for Benjamin and he goes back in 8 weeks for a follow-up to make sure that his eyelashes are not curling in even more. If he gets a good report then he is all set.
So it wasn’t all fantastic news, but it sure is the best eye news I have heard in a long time.
After we got home from the eye doctor and Benjamin & Henry greeted their long last brother, Henry, they both crashed on the couch. They were exhausted from the long car ride and the exam.
Have a fantastic weekend everyone!
Thursday, October 4, 2007
I’m not much of a wine drinker, but awhile back a friend gave me this wine bottle as a gift. Not for me to drink, but for me to keep because of the label (knowing me so well, they gave me the bottle after they drank the wine!) Who knew that little Luna had her very own wine! Furthermore, the bottle is perfect for me because my favorite color is orange. My office has a lot of orange accents so the bottle is on display and goes in my office perfectly.
So if you are ever out and run into a Luna di Luna branded bottle, have a drink for little Luna.
Wednesday, September 26, 2007
Benjamin, Henry & Luna all made a trip to their veterinarians and eye doctors last week and we got a mixed report for all three. Little Luna had an appointment with her eye doctor, which is about 90 miles from home. While the drive is a pain, Luna doesn’t seem to mind it and she thinks she is a big girl because she gets to go somewhere where her brothers do not. This was a routine visit for Luna at the eye doctor and we were hoping for good news. If we got a good report on this trip we could drop back her visits to every 6 months instead of monthly. Her eyes were looking good to us, but the ophthalmologist had different news for us. It seems that she has detected what might be an ulcer on Luna’s eye. At this stage it is hard to tell, so the Dr. put a special drop in Luna’s eye and we are brining her back in two weeks. The special drop will allow the Dr.‘s to get a better look at what is going on in Luna’s eye and give us a better prognosis. We are keeping our fingers crossed on this one and hoping for a good report.
The following day, Benjamin & Henry went to the regular vet for their annual checkup and to get their latest shots. Henry got some mixed news, but I will discuss that later. The real shock was Benny. While the Dr. said that Benny is in tip top physical condition the Dr. was concerned with Benny’s eyes. It seems Benny has the early signs of Entropion, which means that his bottom eyelid is rolling in and causing his eye lashes to irritate his eyes. The good news is that this can be fixed, but the bad news is that it requires surgery and can often reoccur after it has been surgically corrected. The veterinarian recommended that we take Benny in to see the ophthalmologist. So, since we had already scheduled an appointment at the ophthalmologist for Luna we called back and got an appointment for Benny as well. So much for Luna’s special time. Her brother now gets to join her on the long car ride. I will keep everyone updated and share the news as soon as we know something new.
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