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Old 06-27-2012, 06:23 AM   #48
kfrazer42
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Default I think our new 13 mo. old scratched my 4 year olds eye

I remember before bed last night that our new Maltese pup (Nala) and my 4 year old Yorkie (Miley) were playing roughly. This is not uncommon, but this morning we got up and went potty as usual. Then, about 15 minutes later, I sat down to do some work and I noticed Miley had her left eye shut. I can barely get her to let my pry it open to look if I could see anything. She is lying here next me sleeping now. She can't seem to get comfortable. She is constantly trying to reposition her head. She has opened her eye a little but squints. There is no discharge that I can see either.
All I can figure is Nala may have scratched her eye last night and I never noticed it. Also though, Nala brought kennel cough home with her from the pet store. The vet treated her with a round of antibiotics. It is much better but she still coughs or reverse sneezes seldomly. Miley has always done that. Especially when she gets excited so I don't think she is coughing like she was. Well after Nala finished her meds. Miley started coughing. It wasn't her usual reverse sneezing she has always done. I noticed her nose is very runny, also. All the time. So, I took her to the vet and they gave her the same antibiotics Nala had. She finished it Saturday and seems to be better except her nose it still very runny. I can't help but wonder if that may have something to do with it. Oh, and last night, I didn't hear Miley cry or anything. I figure she would cry if her eye got scratched, but I don't know.

So now, she is keeping her eye shut and her nose it still very runny.
I can't get into the vet today unless they call with a cancellation.
What should I do in the mean time? Is there an over the counter antibiotic ointment I can get? What was it called that Teddy had?

Thank you so much for any suggestions you can provide. I'm worried. After reading about Kennel cough on here, I'm starting to worry about an upper respiratory infection or pneumonia setting in both of my fur-babies lungs. Especially Miley b/c her nose is still very runny. The vet never did X-rays but I guess they know better than me. I hope I'm worrying too much.

Anyways, Any info on ointment for Miley's eye would help tremendously.
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