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linz06 · 04-01-2013, 10:28 AM

Poor Layla seems to have everything stacked against her.

Last year we took her to the veterinary opthalmologist for excessive tearing. They could not find any reason for the tearing, her eyes were in good shape and she was in no pain. But, they noticed a discoloration on the top of her eyeball. I said I think I can remember it being there forever, but they took pictures and wanted a checkup.

Last week, I took Layla in for a UTI. The tech who works in opthalmology is a good friend of ours, so when she found out I was there, she asked if I could bring Layla into an exam room and she'd quickly take another picture of that discoloration.

She just called me and said they looked over the photos from this time and last time, and it has grown a little bit. She told me it is most likely a malignant tumor, but they'd like to see her again to figure out if it is growing INTO her eye or not. She assured me that most eye tumors like this will not spread to the rest of the body so it is not an emergency, but I made an appointment to see them this Thursday anyway. They will use some sort of solution and put a lens on her eye, and that's about as much as I got out of it.

Best case scenario is that it's small enough to remove the tumor and save Layla's eye. I've never gone through anything like this with a dog (Layla's just full of firsts!) so I'm not sure what to expect. Googling it doesn't help because I found too many stories where the whole eye needs to be removed and it makes me want to cry! I just hope everything will turn out okay for her. She doesn't seem to have any problems with her vision and she doesn't seem to be in any pain, so I'm really really hoping that it will be an easy fix.

Buster Brown · 04-01-2013, 12:17 PM

Oh My I am so sorry poor Layla. I hope is works out for her and you. SENDING PRAYERS LOTS OF PRAYERS!!!!

linz06 · 04-01-2013, 12:31 PM

Thank you! We need all the prayers and good vibes we can get! I know Layla is a tough cookie and she can take whatever life throws at her, but she really just needs a break!

I don't know if it helps to be humorous in these situations, but I just told DH that if she does have to lose an eye, she's just one leg away from becoming a pirate!

I guess we'll just have to take things as they come and pray that it's not as bad as I feel it is. We just have to keep doing what's best for Layla and making sure she's happy and comfortable.

Buster Brown · 04-01-2013, 12:41 PM

I to have felt that a sense of humor helps us get through those dark times. I will agree she would be the cutest pirate. Shiver my tiny timbers..

Scoobstersmom · 04-01-2013, 02:35 PM

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Originally Posted by linz06

Best case scenario is that it's small enough to remove the tumor and save Layla's eye. I've never gone through anything like this with a dog (Layla's just full of firsts!) so I'm not sure what to expect. Googling it doesn't help because I found too many stories where the whole eye needs to be removed and it makes me want to cry! I just hope everything will turn out okay for her. She doesn't seem to have any problems with her vision and she doesn't seem to be in any pain, so I'm really really hoping that it will be an easy fix.

Not particularly what you want to hear at the moment but I've got a dog that has had an eye removed. It's actually a pretty easy surgery. She needed pain meds for a couple of days, stitches out in two weeks, and she is the cutest dog ever even with only one eye.

Diana and the Scoobster

MandiesMom · 04-01-2013, 02:38 PM

Praying that they caught the tumor in time and can get it removed to save Layla's eye. This girl is a fighter so I know she'll come thru this. And, yeah - stay away from google.

TxVicki · 04-01-2013, 04:55 PM

Oh my poor sweet Layla,she sure has had her share of problems. Just know prayers are going for her.

ladyjane · 04-01-2013, 05:06 PM

Oh, poor Layla...she certainly has had more than her fair share...as have you. I am so sorry.
Will keep her and you in my thoughts and prayers.

kjc · 04-01-2013, 06:20 PM

Praying for Layla...

Maximo · 04-02-2013, 04:40 AM

Praying for sweet Layla. She has been through so much.

richards6402 · 04-02-2013, 04:47 AM

Hugs to you and Layla. You both are in my prayers.

linz06 · 04-02-2013, 07:23 AM

Thanks everyone for all the good thoughts and prayers!!! I know we'll get through it, no matter what they find.

linz06 · 04-04-2013, 06:44 AM

Well, it's the day we find out what's going on with Layla's eye! DH is taking her in today, because I have a meeting I can't miss at work and if her appointment runs late (as usual!) I would definitely be late for the meeting. Maybe it's better this way too, because I get pretty emotional over her!

It really doesn't seem to bother her AT ALL so I'm hopeful. She's had it for as long as I can remember. Last night we were playing and she doesn't have a problem with her sight - she has perfect coordination catching toys that are flying through the air!

ladyjane · 04-04-2013, 06:50 AM

Thinking good thoughts.

richards6402 · 04-04-2013, 06:59 AM

Sometimes people and animals just can't catch a break. Prayers coming your way today.

04-01-2013, 10:28 AM	#1
linz06 Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Saskatchewan Posts: 3,154	Eye Tumor Poor Layla seems to have everything stacked against her. Last year we took her to the veterinary opthalmologist for excessive tearing. They could not find any reason for the tearing, her eyes were in good shape and she was in no pain. But, they noticed a discoloration on the top of her eyeball. I said I think I can remember it being there forever, but they took pictures and wanted a checkup. Last week, I took Layla in for a UTI. The tech who works in opthalmology is a good friend of ours, so when she found out I was there, she asked if I could bring Layla into an exam room and she'd quickly take another picture of that discoloration. She just called me and said they looked over the photos from this time and last time, and it has grown a little bit. She told me it is most likely a malignant tumor, but they'd like to see her again to figure out if it is growing INTO her eye or not. She assured me that most eye tumors like this will not spread to the rest of the body so it is not an emergency, but I made an appointment to see them this Thursday anyway. They will use some sort of solution and put a lens on her eye, and that's about as much as I got out of it. Best case scenario is that it's small enough to remove the tumor and save Layla's eye. I've never gone through anything like this with a dog (Layla's just full of firsts!) so I'm not sure what to expect. Googling it doesn't help because I found too many stories where the whole eye needs to be removed and it makes me want to cry! I just hope everything will turn out okay for her. She doesn't seem to have any problems with her vision and she doesn't seem to be in any pain, so I'm really really hoping that it will be an easy fix. __________________ Lindsey and Layla, Lucy, and Kash

04-01-2013, 12:17 PM	#2
Buster Brown Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Toluca Lake, CA Posts: 5,491	Oh My I am so sorry poor Layla. I hope is works out for her and you. SENDING PRAYERS LOTS OF PRAYERS!!!! __________________ CarolynBuster Brown "The happiest people don't have the best of everything, they just make the best of everything."

04-01-2013, 12:31 PM	#3
linz06 Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Saskatchewan Posts: 3,154	Thank you! We need all the prayers and good vibes we can get! I know Layla is a tough cookie and she can take whatever life throws at her, but she really just needs a break! I don't know if it helps to be humorous in these situations, but I just told DH that if she does have to lose an eye, she's just one leg away from becoming a pirate! I guess we'll just have to take things as they come and pray that it's not as bad as I feel it is. We just have to keep doing what's best for Layla and making sure she's happy and comfortable. __________________ Lindsey and Layla, Lucy, and Kash

04-01-2013, 12:41 PM	#4
Buster Brown Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Toluca Lake, CA Posts: 5,491	I to have felt that a sense of humor helps us get through those dark times. I will agree she would be the cutest pirate. Shiver my tiny timbers.. __________________ CarolynBuster Brown "The happiest people don't have the best of everything, they just make the best of everything."

04-01-2013, 02:38 PM	#6
MandiesMom and Shelby's too Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Millbrook, AL Posts: 7,842	Praying that they caught the tumor in time and can get it removed to save Layla's eye. This girl is a fighter so I know she'll come thru this. And, yeah - stay away from google. __________________ Terri, proud mom to Mandie & Shelby-Dale

04-01-2013, 04:55 PM	#7
TxVicki Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: At Home Posts: 8,386	Oh my poor sweet Layla,she sure has had her share of problems. Just know prayers are going for her. __________________ [SIZE="3"VICKI & ALLIE[/SIZE]

04-01-2013, 05:06 PM	#8
ladyjane Resident Yorkie Nut Donating YT 20K Club Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 27,490	Oh, poor Layla...she certainly has had more than her fair share...as have you. I am so sorry. Will keep her and you in my thoughts and prayers. __________________ CLOUD NINE BEDS--YORKIE HAVEN RESCUE MY ETSY SHOP

04-01-2013, 06:20 PM	#9
kjc I♥PeekTinkySaph&Finny Donating Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Baltimore, Maryland Posts: 18,872	Praying for Layla... __________________ Kat Chloe Lizzy PeekABooTinkerbell SapphireInfinity

04-02-2013, 04:40 AM	#10
Maximo ♥ Maximo and Teddy Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 25,047	Praying for sweet Layla. She has been through so much. __________________ Kristin, Max and Teddy

04-02-2013, 04:47 AM	#11
richards6402 Love My Girls Donating Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Decatur, IL Posts: 1,507	Hugs to you and Layla. You both are in my prayers. __________________ Karen, mama to Macy and Molly It is easier to fool people than to convince them they have been fooled. (Mark Twain)

04-02-2013, 07:23 AM	#12
linz06 Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Saskatchewan Posts: 3,154	Thanks everyone for all the good thoughts and prayers!!! I know we'll get through it, no matter what they find. __________________ Lindsey and Layla, Lucy, and Kash

04-04-2013, 06:44 AM	#13
linz06 Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Saskatchewan Posts: 3,154	Well, it's the day we find out what's going on with Layla's eye! DH is taking her in today, because I have a meeting I can't miss at work and if her appointment runs late (as usual!) I would definitely be late for the meeting. Maybe it's better this way too, because I get pretty emotional over her! It really doesn't seem to bother her AT ALL so I'm hopeful. She's had it for as long as I can remember. Last night we were playing and she doesn't have a problem with her sight - she has perfect coordination catching toys that are flying through the air! __________________ Lindsey and Layla, Lucy, and Kash

04-04-2013, 06:50 AM	#14
ladyjane Resident Yorkie Nut Donating YT 20K Club Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 27,490	Thinking good thoughts. __________________ CLOUD NINE BEDS--YORKIE HAVEN RESCUE MY ETSY SHOP

04-04-2013, 06:59 AM	#15
richards6402 Love My Girls Donating Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Decatur, IL Posts: 1,507	Sometimes people and animals just can't catch a break. Prayers coming your way today. __________________ Karen, mama to Macy and Molly It is easier to fool people than to convince them they have been fooled. (Mark Twain)