Posted By: Anonymous
Sophia's Eye Injury, Can you take a look? (pics) - 01/29/07 03:49 PM
Posted By: glidrz5
Re: Sophia's Eye Injury, Can you take a look? (pics) - 01/29/07 03:57 PM
It does look more droopy than her other eye, & looks like there may still be a little bit of swelling, but it was hard to tell. If it continues to look droopy after another day or two, you may want to take her back to the vets for a recheck. She may need an oral med in addition to the drops.
Posted By: Anonymous
Re: Sophia's Eye Injury, Can you take a look? (pi - 01/30/07 01:19 AM
She's actually been on the antibiotic drops since Saturday evening-that was the first time we gave them to her. She went to the vet Saturday afternoon. So should we see what it looks like tomorrow and if there is no improvement get her in tomorrow then? Do you think that the swelling is from an infection? Wouldn't there normally be some sort of discharge with an infection? I guess I'm just worried that it's something more that what can be fixed with antibiotics. Thanks Suz!
Posted By: Anonymous
Re: Sophia's Eye Injury, Can you take a look? (pi - 01/30/07 02:44 AM
I know that in people eyelids (and lips) take significantly longer for the swelling to go down...mostly because they never are "rested".....discharge and the attitude of the glider are probably extremely important...animals suffering from eye issues will be completely different animals....noninteractive and "fussing" with the eye etc......I would agree with Suz and a visit to the vet is always a good idea but hopefully this will help you sleep a little better...
Posted By: Anonymous
Re: Sophia's Eye Injury, Can you take a look? (pi - 01/30/07 03:18 AM
Thanks Elizabeth. She was already taken to the vet on Saturday. They just gave her some antibiotic eye drops and didn't seem too concerned with it. I guess I figured the swelling would have gone down some by now but maybe it does take longer for these types of injuries to heal...I'm hoping you are right.
I will see what it looks like tomorrow and if the swelling has not gone down it sounds like we may be making another trip to vet. I just didn't have any idea how long the swelling would last and if it's normal. I guess I'll ask them tomorrow if I have to call how long I can expect the swelling to last too. Maybe she will just say it's normal? I just hate this.
My poor baby girl. But like I've said she doesn't bother it at all and I've been keeping her on me all day and watching her at night until I go to bed.
Posted By: Anonymous
Re: Sophia's Eye Injury, Can you take a look? (pi - 01/30/07 01:04 PM
I agree with Suz. With Friday being Day 1, the swelling should be noticeably reduced by at least yesterday (Monday, day 4). The medication given the day after an injury is actually there to prevent infection, not treat it, so I'm not counting the day you started meds as day 1. The swelling is from inflammation due to the injury itself and should gradually go down. If it doesn't, that could mean it is becoming infected, perhaps due to a bacteria which is not sensitive to the particular antibiotic they gave you.
Did the vet put in a yellow dye, called fluorescein and shine a blue light on her eye when she orginally examined her? That helps to make eye injuries show up.
Posted By: Anonymous
Re: Sophia's Eye Injury, Can you take a look? (pi - 01/30/07 03:31 PM
Good morning!
Well I was able to get a good look at her eye this morning when she was sleeping in my hand. From the top the eye is looking much better as far as the swelling. There is still some swelling there but not nearly as bad as it was. The eye lid is still droopy though. Do you know what that could be caused by? Could it be from the bruising in the upper eye lid that the vet was talking about? I guess it would make sense if there is still some swelling and bruising there. Also Peeperkeeper the vet did do something with a light in her eye. I don't remember what she called it and I wasn't back there when they did it but I did see them turn off the lights. She said she was able to look at the cornea and she saw no damage. It sounds like she did the same thing you are talking about.
Posted By: tbull
Re: Sophia's Eye Injury, Can you take a look? (pi - 01/30/07 04:59 PM
Dez, your doing a great job with Sophie. Thanks for being such a good mom to my little one. Please keep us updated as how her eye is doing. And give her an extra few mealies and hugs from me.
Posted By: Anonymous
Re: Sophia's Eye Injury, Can you take a look? (pi - 01/30/07 07:32 PM
Thanks all for your help! That's a good idea about keeping pictures of her eye for reference Suz. I will start taking a daily pic.
My gliders are so special to me. I love them so much and I just hate that one of them is hurt. It's good to know I have all you here for support.
Posted By: BeckiT
Re: Sophia's Eye Injury, Can you take a look? (pi - 01/31/07 12:10 AM
Dez, I'm glad to hear she's starting to feel better
Keep up the great work!
Posted By: Anonymous
Re: (Update)Sophia's Eye Injury, (pics) - 02/01/07 11:19 PM
Posted By: Anonymous
Re: (Update)Sophia's Eye Injury, (pics) - 02/02/07 12:03 AM
She is very cute!!
You would never know she was sick
Posted By: Anonymous
Re: (Update)Sophia's Eye Injury, (pics) - 02/02/07 01:07 AM
Thanks! She is quite a special little girl!
Posted By: Anonymous
Re: (Update)Sophia's Eye Injury, (pics) - 02/02/07 01:27 AM
Dez....sounds like you did a great job....silly me, I use photodocumentation at work all the time and didn't think to use it in this situation....duh!!!!......so glad to hear she is feeling better.....
Posted By: BeckiT
Re: (Update)Sophia's Eye Injury, (pics) - 02/02/07 01:45 AM
she's looking much better Dez
Keep up the good work
Posted By: tbull
Re: (Update)Sophia's Eye Injury, (pics) - 02/02/07 02:46 AM
She is looking better. Great job.