Self-Inflicted Eye Injury
Sigh...I was playing fetch with Jackson yesterday with one of those rope toys that has tennis balls on either end. The doofus decided to be a bad boy, and he rushed towards the toy instead of out into the yard like he normally does as I was moving my arm forward and about to release the ball across the yard - my arm was really moving forward hard at the time - right before the release point. Instead of grabbing the ball, Jackson missed, and slammed his eye into the tennis ball that was still in my hand, but moving - OUCH! It was like a t-bone wreck between cars!!
He yelped very loudly, then went running around the yard, rubbing the side of his face frantically. I rushed over to look, and his left eye was already swelling, and the bottom lid was starting to droop. Then his other eye started to droop, so I was afraid that he'd given himself a concussion! Good grief! :(
I decided he'd better go to the vet to be safe, and I'm glad I took him. She was pretty amazed as to how it happened - lol! The vet squirted in a topical anesthetic and then examined the eye. Fortunately, he was still focusing and following the light; pupil still reacting to light, so no concussion. She then decided to stain the eye to check for damage. He incurred an ulcer and a slight abrasion from the tennis ball hitting and rubbing his eyeball!
Jackson has to wear the cone of shame to keep him from rubbing and further damaging his eye and I have to apply antibiotic ointment 3x daily for 10 days. He's also getting Metacam daily for the next 5 days (normally he gets it every other day for his front shoulder arthritis) - vet said she was glad he had already been given a dose that morning for his arthritis, because it probably controlled the swelling. He goes back for a recheck next Monday. Poor guy looks like he's been in a boxing match!
And all of this from playing fetch... If it's not one thing, it's another! :R
He yelped very loudly, then went running around the yard, rubbing the side of his face frantically. I rushed over to look, and his left eye was already swelling, and the bottom lid was starting to droop. Then his other eye started to droop, so I was afraid that he'd given himself a concussion! Good grief! :(
I decided he'd better go to the vet to be safe, and I'm glad I took him. She was pretty amazed as to how it happened - lol! The vet squirted in a topical anesthetic and then examined the eye. Fortunately, he was still focusing and following the light; pupil still reacting to light, so no concussion. She then decided to stain the eye to check for damage. He incurred an ulcer and a slight abrasion from the tennis ball hitting and rubbing his eyeball!
Jackson has to wear the cone of shame to keep him from rubbing and further damaging his eye and I have to apply antibiotic ointment 3x daily for 10 days. He's also getting Metacam daily for the next 5 days (normally he gets it every other day for his front shoulder arthritis) - vet said she was glad he had already been given a dose that morning for his arthritis, because it probably controlled the swelling. He goes back for a recheck next Monday. Poor guy looks like he's been in a boxing match!
And all of this from playing fetch... If it's not one thing, it's another! :R
