Sunday, February 08, 2009

Cherry Eye

Lucy, also known as the money pit, has cherry eye. Cherry eye is the prolapse of the gland behind the third eyelid, which results in this:

Yeah, that looks disgusting, right? And guess how they fix it? Surgery.


3 comments:

Sophie Belle's Mom said...

Boy, you just can't catch a doggie break, can you? Poor Lucy! (And poor Lucy's family.)

Melissa McDaniel said...

Lucy is just trying to bring a little excitement to your life...

Navy Jax Mom said...

Oh no! Poor Lucy. Mason had to have eye surgery too because his eye lid/lashes were kind of scratching the inside of his eye somehow -- it must be a bulldog thing. Make sure your vet knows that bulldogs have to be very carefully watched with anesthesia.