Category: Medical

It’s been a long day for us today. Cow’s corneal ulcer hadn’t got better (or worse). The Lysine treatment did not work. Neither did the eye-drops. So I brought Cow to the vet for another evaluation today. The vet checked and confirmed that the ulcer hadn’t healed at all. It also had not got worse and…

Cow’s eye was getting better after his first visit two Fridays ago. He was able to open the eye until three-quarters full, but two days ago, the eye seemed to have deteriorated again. So, today, off we went to the vet’s for another check-up. The vet said Cow’s eye had not improved but it also…

We were out all morning yesterday and when we came back at noon, I noticed Cow could not open his right eye. Oh no, it’s that same eye again. Yes, the one that went through a month of treatment, got so badly ulcerated and then underwent the third eyelid flap operation, which thankfully, turned out…

I woke up at 5am today. I’m definitely more excited than Cow, that’s for sure! It wasn’t until 6.30am that we decided to let Cow have his “independence”. It’s been so long and last night, I could see he was already scratching everywhere. The vet said “3 days” and today is the third day. Here…

Today is the big day for Cow and for all of us, folks, and it’s good news!! The vet started by snipping off the two stitches and then he put some local anaesthetic into the eye. As Cow opened his eyes, the third eyelid fell back into place. Good, at least it’s not stuck. In…

The three weeks ends today. We will be taking Cow to the vet’s this afternoon to get his stitches removed and finally get to see if the ulcer has healed after three whole weeks of (hopefully!) being nourished by the blood vessels in the third eyelid. In the four times we took him for a…

Yesterday, Cow was able to open his stitched up eye a little bit more than usual, so I got worried. This morning, we took him to the vet for a check-up. Being Saturday, it was really very crowded. The vet checked and said everything looks good on the outside. It’s been 18 days after the…

Yesterday, we went out for about 2 hours and when we came home, I saw Cow sitting happily against the grille…with his e-collar off!! Oh my gosh!!! No time to waste! I got inside the room, found the e-collar on the floor beside the back grille, put it on Cow and checked his eye. I…

Cow finished his oral medicines yesterday and now, it’s just nutritious food and the daily eyedrops. We continue to give him massages as often as he wants, doing our best to make him as comfortable as we can. It didn’t take us long to understand exactly where Cow Mau wants to be massaged – he’d…

We brought Cow for his first check-up, a week after the third eyelid flap surgery. The vet said on the outside, it looks good and clean. The third eyelid flap is still intact and there is no signs of any infection. Cow will finish his oral antibiotics tomorrow and we are just to continue with…

Today is Day 6 since Cow had his third eyelid flap surgery. We let him have a walk in the garden this afternoon. Brother Bunny accompanied Cow, but they went on their own adventures. Cow was quite reluctant to be taken back into the room. Despite the e-collar, it was a struggle for me to…

Today is only Day 3 since Cow had his third eyelid flap operation. Time passes so slowly when you wish it would fly… Cow has learnt to adjust to eat with the e-collar on, but he still needs help, so I hold the bowl up for him as much as possible. All of us have…

We have tried the best we could, with eye drops and even the plasma drops, but today’s visit to the vet’s revealed that the ulcer has got even worse. This was my greatest fear – that we are only left with the option of performing the third eye lid flap operation as a last ditch…