Three Week Check-Up
Good News, Bad News again.
Good news is that Gwydion’s left eye is doing great. The tech’s exact wording was “perfect.” We are continuing the pred drops, same dosage and timing.
The right eye is still giving us trouble. The pressure is still very low, and even though the blood clot is gone, it’s still not dilating as much as it ought to (it is dilating, just not much). The doctor is still worried that it is going to heal contracted. So we have something new for that eye. Instead of the twice a day drops that he was getting, now we have atropine ointment (which is pretty ooky to put in) once a day.
On the way home, we stopped at our regular vet’s office to weigh Gwydion and visit with Carolyn. She checked his records, and he has lost 2 pounds since November :-( That doesn’t sound like much, but this is a 40 lb. dog we’re talking about! She agreed that he felt thinner, so I suspect he’s lost the weight more recently, rather than gradually over the past 2 months. So, I guess I’ll be feeding him more (not that he will mind!).
She also thought he seemed more subdued than normal (he hardly grinned at her at all). I think I’m going to give him a few more days, and if I don’t see improvement (it might just be his BG levels, and if I can get those down a bit, he ought to feel better) then I’ll bring him in. Probably do a urinalysis and bloodwork, see if anything turns up. But my fingers are crossed that he just perks up on his own (I don’t want this to be anything more serious).