This is our Shih Tzu, Oreo and he had an eye injury. Something sharp injured his eye, there was a big hole in his right eye located in his peripheral vision. We do not know exactly how he got the injury but there was a house construction and there is a lot of dust, dirt, and cement it may have irritated his eyes. Since there was an irritation, Oreo might scratch his eyes.
We also have a cat, so that is one theory. The cat may have caused the injury.
Another theory was, that Oreo got caught in my lemon plants, it has sharp thorns that can injure his eyes.
Then I discovered that one of our wooden chairs had an exposed sharp metal that was also on the eye level of Oreo.
Anyways, we brought him to the veterinarian, and they performed eye surgery. His eyes were stitched so dirt and dust will not infect the wound. They also provided an eye drop, vitamin C, and eye tablet for Oreo.
The whole procedure and medicine cost around 10,000 pesos. The emergency procedure, anesthesia, blood work, CBC, doctor's fee, take-home medicine, and others were charged. Follow-up check-ups were free.
The stitches were removed after two weeks and no bathing while there were stitches.
He also had to wear a protective dog plastic to prevent him from touching his eyes. The doctor said it will help the dog while it's healing since the wound gets itchy.
He cannot scratch it.
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