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05-21-2005, 07:29 PM | #1 |
BANNED! Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: New York
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| UPdate on Penny some great and some terrible news Penny and I showed at the Ladie's Kennel Club in Old Brookville Long Island. I promised to write about Penny's showing and was prepared to do so. In fact, she took Best of Breed today and picked up another point towards her championship. Something was bothering her eye during the day and I assumed it was a corneal scratch - something she has done to herself so many times that it does not cause me to panic (she has big eyes and with the long coat, if I don't watch her like a hawk, she scratches herself). This time, I was mistaken. By evening, I could tell something was VERY wrong. Took her to the emergency room and they did a stain test on her. She has a corneal ulcer! I've dealt with this one before with another dog, but I know that, beleive that it will heal, there is another big concern, a scar on her eye will end her show career. Please pray for us. |
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05-21-2005, 07:32 PM | #2 |
I Love My Boys Donating Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Kansas
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| i am soo sorry to hear this. i will pray for you and your doggie.
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05-21-2005, 07:41 PM | #4 |
Donating YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Canada
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| I really hope Penny will be ok soon , It so sad to have a little one sick . Congratulations for the Best Of Breed win . |
05-21-2005, 07:43 PM | #5 |
Boppin' Bo! Donating Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Indiana
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| Oh Yorkipower, I'm so sorry to hear about Penny's eye. I wonder if it's very painful for her. Bless her heart. I was thrilled to see that she had won best of breed though. I'll pray for a smooth and speedy recovery. Keep us posted on how she is. Bo sends gentle puppy kisses!
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05-21-2005, 07:54 PM | #6 |
YT 6000 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Seattle, WA
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| I hope Penny recovers fully from this ulcer. So I take it a scar on her eye or around the eye would be very noticeable and thus makes her unperfect in the eyes of judges? |
05-21-2005, 07:57 PM | #7 |
BANNED! Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: New York
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| Thanks guys. Mom is taking Penny to a canine opthamologist on Monday so we'll have a better idea of how deep it is and what the prognosis will be. What I'm racking my brain is what did I use or what did I do that caused this to happen? The vet said it looked like something had been splashed in her eye. My best guess is the "Eye Envy" I use on her but I honestly can't tell. It's very upsetting.We were supposed to go to the Classic Toy Dog Show in Fitchburg next week. There are 22 Yorkies competinig on Saturday alone - a five point major. We will probably have to scratch but that's the least of our concerns right now. I am going to try to keep it all out of my mind for the rest of the weekend. I am sorry I don't feel up to writing more about Penny's showing right now. Hoepfully, I'll have good news on Monday. IN ther interim, hope this wil suffice: http://www.webpagetutor.com/mightymi...topic.php?t=45 |
05-21-2005, 08:23 PM | #8 |
Donating YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Canada
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| I am so sorry to hear about Penny . I really hope she will be better soon . Zsa Zsa and Jade are sending her lots of get well kisses and hugs . |
05-21-2005, 11:14 PM | #9 |
Loved by Maddie & Libby Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: North Dakota
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| Congrats on the Best of Breed! I am so sorry about her eye! I hope and will pray it heals without any scarring and that her eye is okay. Poor little thing must be hurting. |
05-21-2005, 11:55 PM | #10 |
Owned by Fred Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Dallas, TX
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| Awww, I'm so sorry to hear about Penny's eye. I am sure it will be all better soon and you won't have anything to worry about! Hugs and kisses from Fred and I. And, please update us on how things go |
05-22-2005, 04:07 AM | #11 |
BANNED! Join Date: Mar 2005
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| I am sorry to hear this news. My yorkie ran thu the woods and scaratched his eye with a branch or briar. He ended up with a melting ulcer.I took him to a specialist and he did a great job, he said there may be a small gray scar but there ended up being no scar at all, a slight dent in the cornea if you look at him from the side, thats all. no one looking at him straight on can see any scar at all. Usually the ulcer heals with antibiotic drops and no problems but that is the worst case scenario. I am sure your yorkie will be fine but you are doing the right thing taking her to a specialist early on. Good luck with it!! BTW, what is eye envy? |
05-22-2005, 04:09 AM | #12 |
Yorkie Kisses are the Best! Donating Member | Oh shoot - poor Penny - I hope you can treat it with minimal scarring and maybe she'll be ok ? Congrats on the show ! |
05-22-2005, 04:15 AM | #13 |
Donating YT Addict Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Central Ohio
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| Congradulations on winning Best Of Breed! I will keep you in my prayers. Hopefully she can have a quick recovery. |
05-22-2005, 04:18 AM | #14 |
No Longer a Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: South Florida
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| so sorry What a great win!!! BUT don't throw the toweling just yet...I had that happen to a Yorkie also. Vet had to stitch her eye lid shut to heal...the ulcer left a white dot on the cornea and it could be seen if you looked close. I asked a number of people could a Yorkie be shown with the scar and they said..SURE. Many judges will overlook it..some will ask and you tell them it was an injury..others will never see it. I saw a Serbian Husky shown with a piece of his ear gone..it was a fight and the judges did not fault an accident. Good luck |
05-22-2005, 04:26 AM | #15 |
BANNED! Join Date: Mar 2005
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| Oh geez, I guess I should add that my yorkie had surgery, they did not stitch his eye closed but instead stitched the inner eyelid across the eye. It was frightening looking for a couple months! And when I was worried about scarring he said IF he did get the gray scar it could be removed. I am sure yours will not come to all of this tho. I still want to know what eye envy is- Pat? |
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