I took our big old girl down to the vets today, and to be honest its all a bit of a mixed bag. As I suspected, the problem with her eyes appears to be Entropian which will require surgery to remove skin from under the eye to pull the lashes back and stop then curling in over. Not a particular nice thing for our girl to face. Likewise out of all the lumps and bumps, the one that is causing the most concern is a mammary tumour that we will get removed at the same time as her Entropian operation.
Ava has had her claws cut and is on antibiotics for her skin and ear infections, as well as eye drops and ear drops, so hopefully she will begin to feel a little bit better in herself soon. One major thing though which to be honest is the decider in when and if the operations happen is the state of her back legs. When she is walking she is very upright, but if she stands for any period of time her back end sinks, very much like Dudley did.
We decided to treat the infections and see how she goes. Ava has been neglected for such a long time and I don't want to put her through surgery if shes not up to it. She's lying here snoring by my feet now alongside Dusty. These old dogs were discarded by people as they were past it. What doe they say about "One mans rubbish is another mans treasure....."
Ava has had her claws cut and is on antibiotics for her skin and ear infections, as well as eye drops and ear drops, so hopefully she will begin to feel a little bit better in herself soon. One major thing though which to be honest is the decider in when and if the operations happen is the state of her back legs. When she is walking she is very upright, but if she stands for any period of time her back end sinks, very much like Dudley did.
We decided to treat the infections and see how she goes. Ava has been neglected for such a long time and I don't want to put her through surgery if shes not up to it. She's lying here snoring by my feet now alongside Dusty. These old dogs were discarded by people as they were past it. What doe they say about "One mans rubbish is another mans treasure....."
