[nagdu] Echo's checkup
Julie Martin
jhm3c at virginia.edu
Thu Dec 29 16:58:41 UTC 2011
Hey, would you mind telling me what ointment you're using and if it's a prescription or not? I have an old dog (not as old as good old Echo though) who has the same tearing problem.
Julie M
On Dec 29, 2011, at 10:47 AM, Tracy Carcione wrote:
> My retired guide Echo is 16, going on 17. She's on a couple medications,
> and just had a checkup yesterday. The vet couldn't believe how old she
> is. She said Echo's coat is shiny and healthy-looking, like that of a
> younger dog. She asked me what food Echo is eating, which is Canidae. So
> it seems like feeding a high-quality food is having good effects.
> She also said that Echo's eyes look fine, which is good. I have been
> putting ointment in one eye every day or two for a while, because it gets
> very runny, and the effort seems to be working. I had asked the list for
> eye-ointment administration suggestions. What's working for me is to put
> a bit on my finger, pull the skin around her eye gently so the eye is
> open, and dab on the ointment. I had been trying to do it directly from
> the tube, but I have a much better idea of exactly where my finger is than
> I did of where the end of the tube was. I was always afraid of jabbing
> her eye by accident.
> Anyway, the old gal keeps on trucking!
> Tracy
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