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Patti · 07-17-2009, 06:40 AM

Glad she seems to be doing ok.

Sunny95 · 07-17-2009, 07:01 AM

Wow! How scary!

I'm so glad she seems to be doing ok.

Can't wait to read your update when you return from the vet.

HarrisFamily · 07-17-2009, 02:08 PM

Hi,

We've been gone all day, this morning before we left I noticed she was holding one eye shut. She either got bit by the snake on her eye, or when she got bit she freaked and ran into something, but there is damage to her eye. I didn't ask a lot of details about exactly what happened because I'm pretty squeamish about eyes.

The vet doesn't thinks he will lose the eye, but he's not sure how much vision she will have. They sewed it shut and I've got ointment to put on it for the next week, she's going back for a check up on Monday. I didn't even think about her eye, last night she looked at me and both eyes seemed fine, and then she sat around with both her eyes shut and I didn't think much about it.

My poor little girl is sitting in my lap with an e-collar on and not very happy about it, but at least she's still groggy from being put out.

Whitney

manolos mom · 07-17-2009, 03:27 PM

omg Im just reading this, how frightning...I hope everything will be ok....Sending you and your baby lots of HUGS....

tjdmom · 07-17-2009, 03:56 PM

Oh my! How scary!

Patti · 07-17-2009, 05:10 PM

Poor baby. Hope she makes a full recovery.

HarrisFamily · 07-17-2009, 05:40 PM

Thanks guys. I feel really bad about not catching it last night, but I was just so shook up about the snake I didn't even think about the possibility of it hurting her eye. Poor little girl I wish I had seen last night. At least her eye should be okay the vet didn't think she would lose it.

Whitney

mscat · 07-17-2009, 06:05 PM

Hi Whitney,
I hope your baby is going to be ok. I am glad she has been to the vet , and her eye is going to heal. Poor little one. That must have been so scary .Last night, I was on my balcony, and it was very lat in the am. I had my yorkie with me, just then, I saw a huge owl fly just above us. Holy crap, it scared me , thank goodness Suzi is on the bigger side , however, it did get me to think how easy it would have been for the owl to swoop , although beatuiful, it nearly made my heart stop beating.

Julie1760 · 07-17-2009, 06:56 PM

I'll be praying she makes a full recovery!!!

{{{{HUGS}}}}

kjc · 07-18-2009, 02:34 PM

Sending hugs and prayers for a speedy recovery...

KimMee's Mom · 07-18-2009, 02:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HarrisFamily

Thanks guys. I feel really bad about not catching it last night, but I was just so shook up about the snake I didn't even think about the possibility of it hurting her eye. Poor little girl I wish I had seen last night. At least her eye should be okay the vet didn't think she would lose it.

Whitney

I am so sorry about your baby. I was reading through this whole thread and wanted to say we have alot of copperheads where I live and one of my pups has been bitten twice. My vet gave me the same advice as yours. They really handle the bites very well. My vet just gave us pain meds and antibiotics for infection. My girl did well with no ill effects except her hair fell out where she was swollen from the bite. Also beware of walking sticks- two of my pups have been sprayed in the face by them. It stings really bad but no lasting effects. I hope your baby's eye heals up as good as new and again I am so sorry. I know you are so upset but these little guys are amazing!!! They take it better than we do and heal up quickly. God Bless

HarrisFamily · 07-20-2009, 02:39 PM

Hi,

She had a check up today that went well. They shaved the hair down around her eye and got the gunk off and said it was doing well and that the stitches should come out next Monday.

Whitney

Sunny95 · 07-20-2009, 02:42 PM

So glad it went well! I hope your baby recovers quickly! Sending yorkie hugs your way!

Judy in Waco · 07-20-2009, 03:06 PM

How terrifying! I'm glad she's doing okay, and will continue to pray for her little eye. Poor baby!

Hope she's back to feeling 100% very soon.

HarrisFamily · 07-27-2009, 01:33 PM

My little girl went to the vet today to get the stitches out, they took the ones out of her eyelid and the stitch that they put in her conjective something or other was still holding. They sewed it shut also to act like a bandage for the eye itself. They thought it would have dissolved by now.

One of the vets who works there used to work for a vet who specialized in eyes and recommended that we just leave it because the longer it was shut the more healing it could do. So she can open her eyelid but it's covered and you can't see her eye so we don't know if she is going to be able to see or not. They want to see her again when the stitch comes out.

I was really surprised the first visit cost me $80 including the ointment and everything and they haven't charged me for any of the follow up visits. It surprised me since they had to put her under I figured they would charge a lot more.

Whitney

07-17-2009, 06:40 AM	#16
Patti Donating YT 30K Club Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Illinois Posts: 35,509 Blog Entries: 6	Glad she seems to be doing ok. __________________ Cali Pixie Roxie : RIP Nikki; RIP Maya;RIP my sweet Dixie girl 1/17/08 http://callipuppyscastle.bravehost.com/index.html

07-17-2009, 07:01 AM	#17
Sunny95 YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Wilmington, NC Posts: 2,120	Wow! How scary! I'm so glad she seems to be doing ok. Can't wait to read your update when you return from the vet. __________________ *~ Melinda* ~ Mom to Lindsey , Ginger & Pepper RIP Sunny*:February 5,1995 to June 3,2008*

07-17-2009, 03:27 PM	#19
manolos mom Donating YT 4000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 7,982	omg Im just reading this, how frightning...I hope everything will be ok....Sending you and your baby lots of HUGS.... __________________ Ethical Breeders follow and support http://www.ytca.org/

07-17-2009, 05:10 PM	#21
Patti Donating YT 30K Club Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Illinois Posts: 35,509 Blog Entries: 6	Poor baby. Hope she makes a full recovery. __________________ Cali Pixie Roxie : RIP Nikki; RIP Maya;RIP my sweet Dixie girl 1/17/08 http://callipuppyscastle.bravehost.com/index.html

07-17-2009, 06:05 PM	#23
mscat YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Hanford, CA Posts: 4,895	Hi Whitney, I hope your baby is going to be ok. I am glad she has been to the vet , and her eye is going to heal. Poor little one. That must have been so scary .Last night, I was on my balcony, and it was very lat in the am. I had my yorkie with me, just then, I saw a huge owl fly just above us. Holy crap, it scared me , thank goodness Suzi is on the bigger side , however, it did get me to think how easy it would have been for the owl to swoop , although beatuiful, it nearly made my heart stop beating. __________________ "No matter how little money & how few possessions, you own, having a dog makes you rich."

07-17-2009, 02:08 PM	#18
HarrisFamily Inactive Account Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Missouri Posts: 227	Hi, We've been gone all day, this morning before we left I noticed she was holding one eye shut. She either got bit by the snake on her eye, or when she got bit she freaked and ran into something, but there is damage to her eye. I didn't ask a lot of details about exactly what happened because I'm pretty squeamish about eyes. The vet doesn't thinks he will lose the eye, but he's not sure how much vision she will have. They sewed it shut and I've got ointment to put on it for the next week, she's going back for a check up on Monday. I didn't even think about her eye, last night she looked at me and both eyes seemed fine, and then she sat around with both her eyes shut and I didn't think much about it. My poor little girl is sitting in my lap with an e-collar on and not very happy about it, but at least she's still groggy from being put out. Whitney

07-17-2009, 03:56 PM	#20
tjdmom Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: upstate ny Posts: 5,847	Oh my! How scary!

07-17-2009, 05:40 PM	#22
HarrisFamily Inactive Account Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Missouri Posts: 227	Thanks guys. I feel really bad about not catching it last night, but I was just so shook up about the snake I didn't even think about the possibility of it hurting her eye. Poor little girl I wish I had seen last night. At least her eye should be okay the vet didn't think she would lose it. Whitney

07-17-2009, 06:56 PM	#24
Julie1760 Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Packer Country!!! Posts: 666	I'll be praying she makes a full recovery!!! {{{{HUGS}}}} __________________ •·.·´¯`·.·•Julie •·.·´¯`·.·• Chloé & Myah

07-18-2009, 02:34 PM	#25
kjc I♥PeekTinkySaph&Finny Donating Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Baltimore, Maryland Posts: 18,872	Sending hugs and prayers for a speedy recovery... __________________ Kat Chloe Lizzy PeekABooTinkerbell SapphireInfinity

07-20-2009, 02:39 PM	#27
HarrisFamily Inactive Account Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Missouri Posts: 227	Hi, She had a check up today that went well. They shaved the hair down around her eye and got the gunk off and said it was doing well and that the stitches should come out next Monday. Whitney

07-20-2009, 02:42 PM	#28
Sunny95 YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Wilmington, NC Posts: 2,120	So glad it went well! I hope your baby recovers quickly! Sending yorkie hugs your way! __________________ *~ Melinda* ~ Mom to Lindsey , Ginger & Pepper RIP Sunny*:February 5,1995 to June 3,2008*

07-20-2009, 03:06 PM	#29
Judy in Waco Gizzy & Kandi spoil me Donating Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Waco, Texas Posts: 8,477	How terrifying! I'm glad she's doing okay, and will continue to pray for her little eye. Poor baby! Hope she's back to feeling 100% very soon. __________________ The fullness of our heart is expressed in our eyes, in our touch, in what we write, in what we say, in the way we walk, the way we receive, the way we need. -Mother Teresa ( RIP Gizmo 3/9/07-8/18/12)

07-27-2009, 01:33 PM	#30
HarrisFamily Inactive Account Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Missouri Posts: 227	My little girl went to the vet today to get the stitches out, they took the ones out of her eyelid and the stitch that they put in her conjective something or other was still holding. They sewed it shut also to act like a bandage for the eye itself. They thought it would have dissolved by now. One of the vets who works there used to work for a vet who specialized in eyes and recommended that we just leave it because the longer it was shut the more healing it could do. So she can open her eyelid but it's covered and you can't see her eye so we don't know if she is going to be able to see or not. They want to see her again when the stitch comes out. I was really surprised the first visit cost me $80 including the ointment and everything and they haven't charged me for any of the follow up visits. It surprised me since they had to put her under I figured they would charge a lot more. Whitney