Dog Eye Surgery

Dog Eye Surgery 

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     This summer my mom and I needed to have the left eye of our 6 month old puppy, Odin. He cannot see in his left eye because someone, most likely his breeder, hit him in the head. Why they chose this is most likely due to him having a mutation that made his tail nubby meaning that,  although Odin is a purebred German Shepard, they cannot sell him. Despite this Odin is a happy and outgoing puppy but, we still need to get his eye removed to avoid further injury or infection. I have decided to document his recovery.

Day 1

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    On the day of the surgery Odin was a first shaking and very scared, but our belief is this was mainly due to the original cone he was in, so we switched him to an inflatable one. After that he was much more upbeat, though it was hard to tell because we had a long trip back home from the vet in Maryland. He drank plenty but unfortunately barely ate, luckily that is enough for him to take his pain medication.

1 Week Later

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     About a week later the swelling had gone down a lot and you could better see what Odin would look like when he was fully recovered though, it was still a bit swelled up where the eye once was. Odin still wouldn't lay on his bad side despite him usually doing so, so that he could see his surroundings. He was still mostly cheerful but was upset that he had to be separated from our other dog so that his stitches didn't rip. We mainly kept Odin the inflatable cone but when we could keep a good eye on him we took it off so that he could groom.

Ten Days Later

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     After another 3 days Odin was laying back on his bad side and acted mostly normal. Due to his missing of our other dog, Psyche, and her missing of him we let them see each other. These interactions didn't last for log but they did help with making their attitudes much closer to normal. Odin's stitches now are safe to dissolve and his fur has noticeably began to grow back. We also let Odin have the cone off without strict supervision because he was acting good with them and almost entirely ignored them.

2 Weeks Later

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   After 2 weeks Odin has entirely recovered, except for the short hair around the surgery area, and is acting entirely normal again. He now never has to wear the inflatable cone and is back up to being a mischief maker. Odin is now also able to see and play with his sister as much as he wants, granted that they aren't in the way. Something notable is that he has become a lot worse behaved since his surgery, this is probably due to the sympathy he garnered. If your dog is to have surgery like Odin, especially if they are an adorable puppy, I would recommend still being strict with their behavior to avoid this consequence.

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