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Epsilon · 11-22-2008, 12:08 AM

Poor little girl!! I pray she gets better and doesn't need surgery. But on an encouraging note, I used to have pet rats and was accidently given 1 male and 1 female when I asked for two females. They ended up having babies and I didn't have the heart to get rid of one of the parents because I loved them. So I had my male neutered. Although he was a large rat, he was MUCH smaller than a 6 week old yorkie pup and he pulled out of the anesthesia like a trooper. I'm sure this little girl will come out of anesthesia just fine if she unfortunately has to go under.

HillbillyBelle · 11-22-2008, 12:48 AM

Nikki, I had a similar situation years ago with one of my puppies. The eye looked much the same as the pic. She had anesthetic drops, prednisone drops and antibiotic oint. that I had to rotate every 1-2 hours. Her eye cleared up fine and she is an adult with 2 good eyes.
As for surgery at that age--had to do that too. I had a little female in my second litter many years ago and she developed a HUGE femoral hernia. I was so concerned about strangulation that I insisted one of the most experienced vets in the practice do her surgery. She recovered completely and was a happy healthy girl in about 3 days...
These babies are very resilient...the eye turns that color when it gets traumatized..seems that is part of how it handles the hurt.
Good luck with her and the rest of the younguns..

Gabbymom · 11-22-2008, 04:12 AM

Nicki, I'm so sorry! I know you're worried to pieces. She's still beautiful and will continue to be so. I hope everything turns out okay and she's not in pain anymore. I'll keep my fingers and toes crossed that she wont need surgery.

luvfla · 11-22-2008, 04:41 AM

She's so cute! A prayer for her & you.

MindieRose · 11-22-2008, 05:59 AM

That happened to my adult Shih Tzu, Joe, earlier this year. His eye looked far worse. You could see a perfectly round circle that was the wound (We think the neighbor shot him with a bb when he was in the back yard) and his whole eye was swollen and completely clouded over. The whites of his eye was dark red. Antibiotic drops cleared it up, his vision is fine, and I thought for sure he would lose it!!
I think your baby will be fine. You caught it early and you're treating it.

bjh · 11-22-2008, 08:19 AM

Nicki, I have never dealt with eye injuries so I am so help there but I am praying that she makes a speedy recovery.

EmrldShdwQueen · 11-22-2008, 01:28 PM

Thank you everyone, she seems in much better spirits today and the bottom of the eye is turning dark brown again, so hopefully that's a good thing. She hates these drops, I don't blame her...but she lets me do it without a fight. I think she knows they're helping her, she is such a sweet little girl.

I like the story about the little rats, and the tiny girl who had to go through surgery so small...that makes me feel a little better in case she DID have to have it...but I'm really hoping the antibiotics do the trick.

peanut · 11-22-2008, 01:34 PM

I hope your little one doesn't have to have surgery, if it makes you feel better after Tarra shattered her elbow and I had to crate her for 9 weeks, the first few days where not easy but then she adjusted and did fine. It about killed me to do it, cause I don't like crates either, but to save her leg from limping the rest of her life I did it, and it does go faster than you think. I will be prayer for her Nikki and you too!

chattiesmom · 11-22-2008, 02:45 PM

Nicki -- I am so sorry to hear about your little one's eye injury. Eyes are amazing organs. They are so self healing. Emmitt scratched his cornea when he was a pup - it was a fairly deep scratch and I was presented with the eye ointment treatment first and if that didn't work then surgery. Fortunately for us the antibiotic cream worked. One thing my vet told me to look for was blood vessels working their way down to the eye from above. That is a GOOD thing even though it looks horrible 'cause those blood vessels promote healing.

The surgery step for us would have been to stitch the eye lid (was it the second or third?) closed so that the eye would be protected and could heal. I will keep this sweet baby in my thoughts and prayers.... and I'll be looking for updates.

Emmitt was closer to 1 1/2 - 2 lbs. when he had his eye injury - he is now a whopping 3.5 lbs. full grown and he has NO visible scar tissue.

Patti · 11-22-2008, 03:07 PM

Oh poor baby. My first Yorkie, tried to get under a chain link fence and ulcerated his eye, and the vet gave him ointment and drops to numb his eye. The vet said if it didn't heal he would have to go to a specialist. But it healed up and pretty quickly. I will keep your baby in my prayers.

Charmed777 · 11-22-2008, 03:14 PM

Delilah, Jasmine and I are so sad to hear this! We all send great big hugs and get well wishes. This makes me want to cry, Nicki!

Let us know how the baby is doing. We are praying, and crossing fingers and toes as well.

Hugs.

Sookie · 11-22-2008, 04:17 PM

Poor baby. I hope her eye heals completely.

NanaDtreasures · 11-22-2008, 07:21 PM

Nicki I would be worried about her having surgery so tiny also.
She looks like such a sweetie.
Give her puppy kisses on the nose for me !
Prayers that her lil eye heals.

EmrldShdwQueen · 11-23-2008, 11:36 AM

I don't want to speak too soon but I THINK it is getting better...there are blood vessels at the top and at the bottom the brown is back. I am continuing to hope and pray for my little girl...I will find out for sure tomorrow. Thank you again for your prayers and support!

marcerella02 · 11-23-2008, 11:51 AM

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Originally Posted by EmrldShdwQueen

I don't want to speak too soon but I THINK it is getting better...there are blood vessels at the top and at the bottom the brown is back. I am continuing to hope and pray for my little girl...I will find out for sure tomorrow. Thank you again for your prayers and support!

Oh Nicki Great! i've been thinking about her! let us know how it goes!

11-22-2008, 12:08 AM	#16
Epsilon Donating YT Addict Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 477	Poor little girl!! I pray she gets better and doesn't need surgery. But on an encouraging note, I used to have pet rats and was accidently given 1 male and 1 female when I asked for two females. They ended up having babies and I didn't have the heart to get rid of one of the parents because I loved them. So I had my male neutered. Although he was a large rat, he was MUCH smaller than a 6 week old yorkie pup and he pulled out of the anesthesia like a trooper. I'm sure this little girl will come out of anesthesia just fine if she unfortunately has to go under. __________________ Leanna and Epsilon http://llofte.wordpress.com/

11-22-2008, 04:12 AM	#18
Gabbymom YT Addict Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Virginia Posts: 300	Nicki, I'm so sorry! I know you're worried to pieces. She's still beautiful and will continue to be so. I hope everything turns out okay and she's not in pain anymore. I'll keep my fingers and toes crossed that she wont need surgery. __________________ ~~ Mommy to Gabby & Shadow & Scarlett ~~

11-22-2008, 05:59 AM	#20
MindieRose Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Michigan Posts: 1,280	That happened to my adult Shih Tzu, Joe, earlier this year. His eye looked far worse. You could see a perfectly round circle that was the wound (We think the neighbor shot him with a bb when he was in the back yard) and his whole eye was swollen and completely clouded over. The whites of his eye was dark red. Antibiotic drops cleared it up, his vision is fine, and I thought for sure he would lose it!! I think your baby will be fine. You caught it early and you're treating it. __________________ Proud Mommy of Gavin, Ethan, Morgan, Nia, Olivia, and Kiana and baby #7! Also Mommy to furkids: Cleo ,Lola, Lilly Appletini, and Diesel. and Sunny, Ethan's Golden therapy dog in training.

11-22-2008, 01:34 PM	#23
peanut Dogs Rule Cats Drool! Donating Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Tennessee Posts: 7,895	I hope your little one doesn't have to have surgery, if it makes you feel better after Tarra shattered her elbow and I had to crate her for 9 weeks, the first few days where not easy but then she adjusted and did fine. It about killed me to do it, cause I don't like crates either, but to save her leg from limping the rest of her life I did it, and it does go faster than you think. I will be prayer for her Nikki and you too! __________________ KIM

11-22-2008, 02:45 PM	#24
chattiesmom Donating YT 10K Club Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Alabama Posts: 17,674	Nicki -- I am so sorry to hear about your little one's eye injury. Eyes are amazing organs. They are so self healing. Emmitt scratched his cornea when he was a pup - it was a fairly deep scratch and I was presented with the eye ointment treatment first and if that didn't work then surgery. Fortunately for us the antibiotic cream worked. One thing my vet told me to look for was blood vessels working their way down to the eye from above. That is a GOOD thing even though it looks horrible 'cause those blood vessels promote healing. The surgery step for us would have been to stitch the eye lid (was it the second or third?) closed so that the eye would be protected and could heal. I will keep this sweet baby in my thoughts and prayers.... and I'll be looking for updates. Emmitt was closer to 1 1/2 - 2 lbs. when he had his eye injury - he is now a whopping 3.5 lbs. full grown and he has NO visible scar tissue. __________________ Silk Step-In Harnesses www.foxypups.etsy.com

11-22-2008, 12:48 AM	#17
HillbillyBelle Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: MD Posts: 111	Nikki, I had a similar situation years ago with one of my puppies. The eye looked much the same as the pic. She had anesthetic drops, prednisone drops and antibiotic oint. that I had to rotate every 1-2 hours. Her eye cleared up fine and she is an adult with 2 good eyes. As for surgery at that age--had to do that too. I had a little female in my second litter many years ago and she developed a HUGE femoral hernia. I was so concerned about strangulation that I insisted one of the most experienced vets in the practice do her surgery. She recovered completely and was a happy healthy girl in about 3 days... These babies are very resilient...the eye turns that color when it gets traumatized..seems that is part of how it handles the hurt. Good luck with her and the rest of the younguns..

11-22-2008, 04:41 AM	#19
luvfla YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Satellite Beach, FL Posts: 3,691	She's so cute! A prayer for her & you.

11-22-2008, 08:19 AM	#21
bjh Donating YT 5000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Southeast Texas Posts: 7,959	Nicki, I have never dealt with eye injuries so I am so help there but I am praying that she makes a speedy recovery.

11-22-2008, 01:28 PM	#22
EmrldShdwQueen No Longer a Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: US Posts: 3,987	Thank you everyone, she seems in much better spirits today and the bottom of the eye is turning dark brown again, so hopefully that's a good thing. She hates these drops, I don't blame her...but she lets me do it without a fight. I think she knows they're helping her, she is such a sweet little girl. I like the story about the little rats, and the tiny girl who had to go through surgery so small...that makes me feel a little better in case she DID have to have it...but I'm really hoping the antibiotics do the trick.

11-22-2008, 03:07 PM	#25
Patti Donating YT 30K Club Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Illinois Posts: 35,509 Blog Entries: 6	Oh poor baby. My first Yorkie, tried to get under a chain link fence and ulcerated his eye, and the vet gave him ointment and drops to numb his eye. The vet said if it didn't heal he would have to go to a specialist. But it healed up and pretty quickly. I will keep your baby in my prayers. __________________ Cali Pixie Roxie : RIP Nikki; RIP Maya;RIP my sweet Dixie girl 1/17/08 http://callipuppyscastle.bravehost.com/index.html

11-22-2008, 03:14 PM	#26
Charmed777 Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: SC Posts: 45	Delilah, Jasmine and I are so sad to hear this! We all send great big hugs and get well wishes. This makes me want to cry, Nicki! Let us know how the baby is doing. We are praying, and crossing fingers and toes as well. Hugs. __________________ DeDe and Roxie are the light of our lives!

11-22-2008, 04:17 PM	#27
Sookie My Four Sweet Babies Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: South Jersey near Philadelphia Posts: 5,452	Poor baby. I hope her eye heals completely. __________________ I LOVE MY BABIES

11-22-2008, 07:21 PM	#28
NanaDtreasures YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: usa Posts: 1,321	Nicki I would be worried about her having surgery so tiny also. She looks like such a sweetie. Give her puppy kisses on the nose for me ! Prayers that her lil eye heals. __________________ Debbi ~Follow the 3 R's~~~ Respect for self...Respect for others ...Responsibility for all your actions

11-23-2008, 11:36 AM	#29
EmrldShdwQueen No Longer a Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: US Posts: 3,987	I don't want to speak too soon but I THINK it is getting better...there are blood vessels at the top and at the bottom the brown is back. I am continuing to hope and pray for my little girl...I will find out for sure tomorrow. Thank you again for your prayers and support!