Taboo - Eye injury * UPDATE, with new pictures 9-24-2010

[jenluckenbach]

Poor old Taboo. She somehow scratched or poked the cornea of her left eye yesterday.

The vet has stitched her thrid eyelid over the eye (from bottom to top) to allow the cornea to heal underneath. It needs to remain this way for 2 week, and eye meds administered 3 times a day. And this may or may not help save the eye.

So she's a cone head for 2 weeks.









I pray this will heal, I'd hate her to go through eye removal surgery at her age.

[Freedom]

Oh Taboo! Prayers this all heals up well, and quickly too!

Some years back, RB Vita and Sparkle were playing, and Vita scratched Sparkle's eye. Of course this was late on a Saturday, so an ER Vet visit to boot.

Sparkle had 3 types of drops to administer daily, and thank goodness it all healed up. I did the follow up with our regular vet.

One of the drops was for pain relief, they said this type of injury is extremely painful.
One was to keep the pupil dilated, so the third drops could get in more easily to help with healing.

[jenluckenbach]

YUP, 2 drops and a pill form of pain reliever. And I know it must hurt because Taboo would LOVE when I would rub her eyes to clean them out, but not now!! OUCHIE!!!

[cassiesmom]

Awww, Taboo! I am so very sorry to read about your eye. I hope it heals completely so you can enjoy meowmie taking care of your face again. Gentle ***kisses*** for you, sweety kitty!

[phesina]

Ohh, Taboo, poor baby!

Prayers that this heals up soon with little pain and distress and your vision is not permanently affected.

[Karen]

Awww, kisses to poor Taboo!

[Catty1]

Kisses to sweet Taboo! I hope the painkillers keep her comfortable, and that her eye heals up! HUGS, dear kitty!

[krazyaboutkatz]

Poor Taboo. I hope that the drops help her eye heal and that she'll start feeling better soon. Prayers and positive thoughts are being sent her way.

[katladyd]

Kisses and loves for sweet Taboo! Get well soon Sweetie!

[Medusa]

Aw, poor sweetie pie. It's no fun wearing that collar, especially for so long; just ask my Yodie. Prayers that she heals quickly, easily and in peace.

[smokey the elder]

Poor Taboo. Get well soon and get rid of that "cone of shame".

[jenluckenbach]

This is going to be a LONG 2 week! The cone she was sent home with is too heavy for her to lift. She's old and weak, and drops her head and it gets stuck on the carpet. So I gave her a smaller cone that I had at home. She can walk with it, but she tries to run and she tries to go into the carrier or under the lamp table and she bumps the cone, it scares her and she runs away. Then she starts all over. I think she will be spending the majority of the time in her cage for her own safety. Poor kid.

[columbine]

Poor little Taboo. I know it's awful having to wear that cone, but once your eye heals up you'll feel much better. Be well, be calm, be patient, little one, and you'll be good as new soon.

Love, Columbine

[Catty1]

What about the fabric-umbrella type cone? That would be way lighter for her.

Poor wittle girl!

[jenluckenbach]

New pictures os Taboo sleeping.

Her problem now is that she is not eating. And she has no weight to spare. She had actually lost some weight so she is now just under 6 pounds.