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    I think its important to share info on good vets and on BAD ones.
    Othewise, how are you going to know?

    Sharron Hurlbut

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  • tanzaT

    @Vanessa:

    I made an appt for this monday with Dr. Cook. Rather than waiting a week to see her I had her squeeze me in. :)

    Dr Cook was the one that did her puppy exam, so "she" Kiya should be on file with them. Just tell them it is the Leighton/Troyna litter.

    But I am surprised that you didn't get a copy of the eye exam with your paperwork?

    Pat Fragassi

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  • VanessaV

    I don't have all of Kiya's paperwork. Since Ken's health changed everything has been put on hold.

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  • tanzaT

    @Vanessa:

    I don't have all of Kiya's paperwork. Since Ken's health changed everything has been put on hold.

    Well good news is that she had her eye exam and that when you take her in, it is the same Vet…. Dr. Cook is a great eye vet

    Pat Fragassi

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  • tanzaT

    How was Kiya's check up with Dr. Cook?

    Pat Fragassi

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  • VanessaV

    So we took Kiya to see Dr. Cook the other day to take a look at her red eyes. Dr. Cook ran some tests on her and checked to make sure she was producing enough tears. All the tests came back fine except for a little sediment which had developed on her cornea. That was due to eye drops which my first vet (Adobe) prescribed. Basically the eye drops were damaging her eyes! :mad: Dr. Cook said that we needed to immediately stop using those drops and her eyes should return back to normal.
    The doc mentioned that one of the reasons Kiya had red eyes was due to the fact that since she is a tri, they had a tendency to not have pigment in the surrounding eye which also causes redness.
    So as it turns out….Kiya will be fine. :D

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  • tanzaT

    @Vanessa:

    So we took Kiya to see Dr. Cook the other day to take a look at her red eyes. Dr. Cook ran some tests on her and checked to make sure she was producing enough tears. All the tests came back fine except for a little sediment which had developed on her cornea. That was due to eye drops which my first vet (Adobe) prescribed. Basically the eye drops were damaging her eyes! :mad: Dr. Cook said that we needed to immediately stop using those drops and her eyes should return back to normal.
    The doc mentioned that one of the reasons Kiya had red eyes was due to the fact that since she is a tri, they had a tendency to not have pigment in the surrounding eye which also causes redness.
    So as it turns out….Kiya will be fine. :D

    Good news and interesting… I had never heard that before about a Tri... and none of mine had/have red eyes... learn something new every day....

    Pat Fragassi

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  • VanessaV

    Yeah I found that to be crazy too! LOL
    Apparently in the corners it is common for Tri's to be a little redish.
    Its when you open the eye and if you see red in the top or lower portion is when you should be concerned.
    I am still a little upset over what Adobe did. Dr. Cook said that those eye drops were damaging her eyes! I feel awful. All this time I was thinking I was helping her when in turn, I was slowly harming her. Gggrrrrrrr.

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  • tanzaT

    @Vanessa:

    Yeah I found that to be crazy too! LOL
    Apparently in the corners it is common for Tri's to be a little redish.
    Its when you open the eye and if you see red in the top or lower portion is when you should be concerned.
    I am still a little upset over what Adobe did. Dr. Cook said that those eye drops were damaging her eyes! I feel awful. All this time I was thinking I was helping her when in turn, I was slowly harming her. Gggrrrrrrr.

    What kind of drops were they? And I hope you gave them (Adobe) a "piece" of your mind about giving them to her…

    Pat Fragassi

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  • S

    Glad you know what NOT to do..
    Hugs to all.

    Sharron Hurlbut

    BRAT, basenji rescue

    Evergreen basenji club

    Seattle Purebred Dog Rescue

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