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OK...with all of these questions/problems I'm sure you experienced Malt owners are doing the eye roll right now for those anxious, first-time moms...BUT, I have another question/concern.
Leila was on her back while I was combing her tummy today and I noticed that one of her eyes didn't look quite right. It took me a few times glancing back and forth to realize that one of her upper eyelids seemed to have a bump on it. It doesn't really look like a stye to me (I thought those were more ON the eyelid..?). It is only one eye. The eye itself doesn't seem irritated or red (the white of the eye is still white) and it doesn't seem to be causing her any pain. I just want to know what this is.
I called the vet and they said if it doesn't seem to be bothering her, the eye itself isn't red or swollen shut, and there's no sort of 'oozing', that I could hold off and see if it goes down on its own. They suggested cold compresses and thought maybe it could be some sort of bite.
We went on a really long walk today and I have no idea if it could be some sort of irritation from something going into her eye, a bite, some sort of allergy..? I have no idea. In fact, I'm not even positive that today is the first day it's there
. When her hair is dry it's so fluffy that I probably wouldn't have even noticed it, but wetted down it's really obvious.
Here are some pictures. I feel like it looks a little worse in them because it's super close up and I just washed her face so all of her hair is out of the way. Excuse her wet/messy look.
ANY THOUGHTS?? Should I be freaking out or letting it go and maybe it will resolve itself on it's own? I really try not to rush to the vet over any little thing, especially if they're going to tell me it's a stye and to put a compress on it (there's a $90 exam fee right there...).
Leila was on her back while I was combing her tummy today and I noticed that one of her eyes didn't look quite right. It took me a few times glancing back and forth to realize that one of her upper eyelids seemed to have a bump on it. It doesn't really look like a stye to me (I thought those were more ON the eyelid..?). It is only one eye. The eye itself doesn't seem irritated or red (the white of the eye is still white) and it doesn't seem to be causing her any pain. I just want to know what this is.
I called the vet and they said if it doesn't seem to be bothering her, the eye itself isn't red or swollen shut, and there's no sort of 'oozing', that I could hold off and see if it goes down on its own. They suggested cold compresses and thought maybe it could be some sort of bite.
We went on a really long walk today and I have no idea if it could be some sort of irritation from something going into her eye, a bite, some sort of allergy..? I have no idea. In fact, I'm not even positive that today is the first day it's there
Here are some pictures. I feel like it looks a little worse in them because it's super close up and I just washed her face so all of her hair is out of the way. Excuse her wet/messy look.
ANY THOUGHTS?? Should I be freaking out or letting it go and maybe it will resolve itself on it's own? I really try not to rush to the vet over any little thing, especially if they're going to tell me it's a stye and to put a compress on it (there's a $90 exam fee right there...).
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