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 Hi
everyone, my name is Thomas and I
have some information for all of my
4 legged friends. The other day
when I was going for my morning
walk, I was stopped by one of my
many 4 legged friends who I always
stop to talk to. We were greeting
each other and I noticed that Ben
was acting kind of different. I
noticed that something was wrong
with his eye. His eye was tearing
and he kept rubbing his eye. It
sure looked like it was bothering
him a lot. Ben told me that he went
to his vet and the vet told him that
he had
Entropion.
It sure was a big word, but it is
not a good thing to have.
Entropion
in dogs is an inward rolling of the
eyelid edges. It is a condition in
which the lower eyelid edges of or
both eyes roll inward. I think this
causes the eyelashes to rub against
the eyeball, leading to really bad
chronic irritation and damage to the
cornea. That is not good. His
doctor told him it is considered to
be inherited and usually develops
within a few months of being born.
Boy that is scary.
Ben’s doctor told his human parents
what to watch for and here is the
list Ben told me:
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Tearing
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Squinting, inability to see
the eye well
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Rubbing eyes
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Mucoid or thick discharge
from the eyes
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Rolling of the eyelid and
wetness on the hair adjacent to
the eyelids
I don’t want this to happen to any
of my friends, so if you have a
problem with your eyes, please have
you human parents take you to a vet
and ask questions and have an exam.
You need your eyes so see the
rabbits when you go for walks. I
hope this helps you.
Love Thomas
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