Hershey's Eye

Poor Hershey! After we got back from our relaxing trip to the spa on Saturday, we noticed that Hershey's eye was red and that he couldn't get it open completely. Part of his eye was staying shut--I not sure what the technical name for it is, but we call it his third eyelid. Since it was Saturday, we knew our regular vet would not be open, so Cody called the emergency vet. They said it would be at least $100 for him just to be seen; this didn't include the costs of any tests they may do, or any medicine he may need. (This is the time when you wish you knew someone who was a vet!) But we were concerned parents, so of course we took him right away!

They did several tests, and he doesn't have any current scratches or glaucoma. He was such a good boy when they were doing all those tests! They said it could be caused by any number of things, some more serious than others. Right now, he seems completely normal, other than his eye, of course, so we really don't think it is anything serious. More than likely, he scratched his eye somehow, and this is just part of the healing process. We will just have to keep an eye (no pun intended) on him to see if we notice any other symptoms that could mean anything more serious. For now, the treatment is a steroid eyedrop twice a day for two weeks. We will take him for a follow up appointment with his regular vet next week to make sure it is healing properly. His eye already looks better, so that's good news!