I have yet another pet post. It seems to be my month for pet issues.
Chewy is our almost 5 year old beagle. Most of you know him, some of you were even here to see puppy pictures when we first got him. Well, he's growing up, getting older, and he's having a few issues.
Number one is always his ears. He's a long eared dog, and because of that he's constantly battling ear infections. We clean his ears daily, and at least once every 2 months he's back at the vet because we need more drops. Well, he's battling a particularly evil ear infection right now, and the drops aren't working. We haven't gone back to the vet because she never prescribes anything but the same drops she always prescribes. I did try to get more, without an appointment, and they refused. So we're using other products for his ears, and even though he still has issues, the creams and stuff we're using are working better than the drops ever did. The infections is clearing up, but it is still there. It's his right ear..
But this thread isn't about his ears, I just mention it in hopes that it's connected to his eye.
Today, when I was cleaning his ears, I noticed that his left eye has a film over it. The whole eye has that film, like the film from bubble solution. You know, when you blow bubbles, there's that shimmery rainbow film? Well that's what it looks like. There's also a thicker white film on 1/4 of the eye starting in the inner corner. At first I thought it was because he just woke up, then my daughter mentioned that she had noticed it for a few days. That eye is also redder than normal (he has always had redder eyes, it's a beagle thing I'm told by the vet).
He was having a hard time opening the eye, like it hurts too much to open it.
I'm not looking for a diagnosis, you all know me better than that, he will be going to the vet, but if I can get a few ideas before I go, so it won't be too much of a shock if it's something bad, I'd like to hear any thoughts about what this could be.
I should add, the last few nights he's been very whiny, crying at 3am, not as social. We figured he just had to go potty during the night, and sure enough when we get up to let him out, he goes. But now I'm wondering if the crying is related to the eye, and pain. :(
Any thoughts?
If you have any questions, please ask. I know I may have left information out, that's easy to do when you're upset and stressed out.