Yet another visit

to the vet.  Casey took Dude to the vet on Monday because we thought he was surely falling apart.  For the week before he’d been closing his squinty (brown) eye more so than usual and sleeping, we’re guessing because it relieved any pain he was having.  Sunday, we were doing yard work out back when Dude started rubbing his face to scratch it on everything – the deck, the grass, the dirt, everything.  His face ended up turning bright pink and swelling up.  At least double, if not more, the normal size of his face.  His eyes were so swollen he couldn’t see food that was right in front of him and was running into walls.  Then he broke out in hives, so he was just a mess.  Casey took him in and apparently he had an ulcer that was irritated by his lashes growing inward on his squinty, left eye and on his right he apparently got something in it when we were outside and that just made his head swell and break out in hives.  He’s on eye drops, two different eye ointments pills, and then a solution and pill for his ear allergies as well.  Argh, good thing I’m working!  Poor little guy is being quite the sport.  He doesn’t like the ointments very much and I wouldn’t either.  His swelling and hives have gone down so hopefully when he goes back on Monday all will be well.