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    Although the cone has provided some comical relief (not to him), my 5 year old shih tzu, Jesse the Ewok, is stuck as a conehead for 2 weeks while recovering from eye surgery.

    he had ectopic cilia and distichia (sp?). basically, his eyelashes on the inner eye were growing directly into his eye and causing corneal ulcers and major irritation and pain to him. these were taken yesterday when he got home from the hospital. i'll document his recovery throughout the week. he looks sooo sad and defeated. poooor jesse.
    Last edited by Chrissy68; 11-03-2008 at 12:42 AM.

    Love it!

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    awwww pooooor little guy!!!!! give him some love for me. I used to tech at a vet hospital and it would break my heart to put those collars on the cats/dogs. I hate seeing sad animals

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    aw poor baby!

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    Aww, I want to give your baby a hug & kiss.

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    Aww his eyes. Poor thing. Get well soon puppy!
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    Awww...take heart that Entropion() is common for that breed and is fairly easily corrected, so he will be fine. In the meantime....kiss your little conehead for me!

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    aww he does look sad...poor baby! *sends wishes for a speedy recovery*

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    "Sad and defeated" is exactly right! Awwwwww poor thing! Smoochies!


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    he's like: "mommy whyyyyyyyyy?"
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    poor lil baby. give him lotsa luvin'

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    awwwwwwwww

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    I am so sorry to see your baby like that, it really hurt me when I opened this thread. I too have shih-tzus and love them dearly. I hate to see them in pain. I hope he feels better real soon. Send him my kisses..

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    update: today, he is doing much better, back to his old self and trying oh-so-desperately to get the e-collar/cone off him. he's barking at it, which is fairly funny, since he doesnt bark at much of anything like ever. but we've perfected the treat-eating and drinking water with the e-collar on. swelling has come down a lot and his tail's back to waggin'. more pics to come soon. he looks a lot less defeated now and is back to the "hey, fuck you guy!" look when he bats the e-collar.

    oh, and cam it's not eyelids, those are fine. i guess it's the inner lid's lashes which normally grow outward (i guess dogs have both outer and inner lid lashes, both growing out, top ones curling up, inner ones sticking straight out) are growing into his eyes. thanks for the link anyway, interesting to read up on anyway .

    thanks all for the lovin', he liked all the petting.

    Love it!

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    I'm glad he is feeling better
    You are a good dog owner to put all that money up!
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    Oh my god, how sad!!! I hope he starts to feel better soon. Poor little guy!

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    *hugs Jesse the Ewok*.
    Sending good healing vibes to your little muffindog.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Chrissy68 View Post
    update: today, he is doing much better, back to his old self and trying oh-so-desperately to get the e-collar/cone off him. he's barking at it, which is fairly funny, since he doesnt bark at much of anything like ever. but we've perfected the treat-eating and drinking water with the e-collar on. swelling has come down a lot and his tail's back to waggin'. more pics to come soon. he looks a lot less defeated now and is back to the "hey, fuck you guy!" look when he bats the e-collar.

    oh, and cam it's not eyelids, those are fine. i guess it's the inner lid's lashes which normally grow outward (i guess dogs have both outer and inner lid lashes, both growing out, top ones curling up, inner ones sticking straight out) are growing into his eyes. thanks for the link anyway, interesting to read up on anyway .

    thanks all for the lovin', he liked all the petting.
    Gotcha..thats rarer, but still very treatable, as you see.(sorry...I missed your explanation in the OP..I saw "eyelashes" and immediately thought entropian. Bleh...maybe I should actually READ shit once in awhile before I open my big mouth..duh!)

    Glad to hear the furbaby is doing better!! When they are pissed at the E-collar you know they are back to themselves!LOL!

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    update:
    he had his 2 week checkup and is back to a smelly good dog who really wants me to take him on a long walk now. so i figured i'd do that after puttin' up this msg.
    and here's the best news i got today, other than hearing he's healing:

    the vet follow up visit was free! i asked why (not that i was complaining) and the receptionist said they either loved me or loved my dog. lol. i'm betting it was all the dog.

    Love it!

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