Hello! I'm new to the forums. I just bought a purebred puppy off a breeder on Thursday. She brought him up from the city but "forgot" all of his papers and vet papers and insurance and said she is mailing those. When I picked him up, she noticed he had some gook in his eye (like eye boogers) and they were crusted. She put some eye drops in and seemed to act like it was no big deal.
Diesel has been squinting that eye since I got him and i gently wiped away the crust but it reappeared. So today, I took him to the vet. The vet said the right eyelid is signifigantly smaller than the left and that is probably going to cause him these problems for the rest of his life. He prescribed some ointment i'm to apply 2x a day for a week - and than come back for a follow-up. He than told me that if the swelling doesnt go down - i MAY have to have eye surgery done, where they lift the eyelid so that it isnt so small - I asked him what the sucess rate was on the surgery and he said many people have it - but he didnt really know alot about it. Has anyones puppy had the same problem or the same surgery? I'm so worried. I have only had him a few days but he is as much a member of our family now as our own children. I love him so much it hurts
here are some pics ... i tried to show both eyes in them so you could see how much of a difference i'm talking about.
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