Prayers for Nebo please

[wolf_Q]

I took Nebo in to work with me today and gave him a bath, so I was with him all day. I came home and was taking some pictures of him when I noticed that one of his pupils in his eye was bigger than the other. I called the vet and they said to get him in right away so I rushed him there. In the car his eyes seemed to get even worse, one was extremely small compared to the other...as small as it would get in bright, direct sunlight, not the light inside a car in the evening.

I weighed him at the vet and he's lost 8 lbs since March 19 when he was last weighed...he's 51 lbs now and he was 59 lbs. I don't think that is related to this though it's because he wouldn't eat much dog food (ate lots of treats) while we were gone, he never will eat dog food away from home he does it every time...but that is still a significant weight loss. He had been eating at home just fine, he ate all his food last night and he's eating some right now.

Anyway, then the vet examined him. It was the eye that had the smaller pupil that was the problem, the other was dilating ok...that one was dilating much slower (he turned off the lights and put a flashlight to his eyes). He said it could either be the actual eye doing it or a neurological problem. He did a test to see if it was the actual eye (called it UV-itis I think?) causing it but the test showed it wasn't.

So that left it with it being a neurological problem...and apparently there are lots of different possibilities. He said it could be related to his tail being hurt (his tail seems much better now, he was almost holding it up all the way today)...like his back being injured and sending a nerve signal causing the eye to react that way. He had a name for the disorder but I can't remember it. It could also be caused by some sort of insect bite...something carried by fleas and ticks....that I guess they have in the florida area but not here that can cause neurological damage. I think he said some other possibilities too but I was too upset to really take it all in after what he said last. He said that it's possible there could be a brain tumor causing it but he said it was not likely considering his age (almost 3) and no other symptoms...but just saying that about gave me a heart attack.

He took a blood sample that would test the insect thing but I won't know until Monday. He gave me some prednisone to give him (very small dose) for now.

Now his pupils look fine, they are both the same size.....but the one that had the smaller pupil is now swollen in the corner. And ever since we got home I noticed he's been scratching at his nose. I'm wondering if he could have been stung or bitten by an insect (spider?) here? I don't know if that could cause the pupil thing, but I think that can affect the nerves which could affect the eye.....

I don't know, I just know I'm really upset and worried about him. He's my baby, I just don't know what I would do if something happened to him. I would really appreciate some prayers for him, I really hope it is not something serious. Thank you.

[wolf_Q]

Picture of Nebo's eyes when one pupil was smaller than the other (took the photo before I noticed the problem)

They looked a lot worse in the car and in the vet than in this pic

[wolf_Q]

Picture of Nebo's eyes now, pupils are the same size

[swimma253]

Oh Poor Nebo. I hope its nothing serious! :)

[wolf_Q]

Closeup of the swollen eye

[chocolatepuppy]

Poor Nebo.:( I will keep Nebo in my thoughts and prayers that this is nothing serious.

[petslover]

I hope its nothing serious either. Good Luck Nebo

[LuvGold00]

Sending TONS of good thoughts and prayers Nebo's way!!!!!! Get better soon big boy!

[delidog]

I hope that Nebo is fine now!!
Poor Baby!!!
To come home to this!!!

We Love YOU Nebo!!!

[Ginger's Mom]

It sounds like it may be a bug bite of some sort (fingers crossed). It is a good thing you noticed it so quickly. Poor Nebo, we will keep him in our thoughts and prayers.

[LuckiLab03]

Me and Riley are sending good thoughts your way Amy and Nebo! Please keep us updated!

[Daisy and Delilah]

Thoughts and prayers coming to you and Nebo. We are hoping and praying real hard that Nebo is going to be ok!!! Please keep us posted.

Love, Terry, Daisy, and Delilah

[micki76]

The swelling of the inside corner almost certainly indicates some sort of reaction. I’d be willing to bet he was either stung/bitten by an insect or something blew into his eye that caused the pupil to constrict. It could’ve been most anything at your work, Amy. Even a reaction to a different (or even the usual) shampoo, flea dip, perfume, etc.

I know you’re worried sick, Lord knows I would be too, but try to stay calm and keep him calm. I would imagine the prednisone should remedy the swelling by tomorrow and hopefully he’ll be just fine.

{{{{{{{{{{Hugs}}}}}}}}}}

[anna_66]

Oh Amy, I don't even know what to say. I can imagine how upset you were and still are about all of this. I'm just hoping it's nothing and he will be doing better soon.
The swolen eye you showed, Roxey's has been like that before. I'll have to see if I can find a picture of it. It scared me too but after a couple of days it went away and I hope Nebo's does too.

You know I'll be praying and keeping Nebo in my thoughts until you find something out on Monday. If you need or want to call me pm me and I'll give you my # or if you even want to talk on msn let me know.

{{{HUGS}}} to both you and Nebo.

Love Anna

Ok, I found the picture. It's not exactly swolen in the same place but it looks very similar. Hopefully it's like Roxey's was and will go away in a couple of days too.

[Tollers-n-Dobes]

Poor Nebo:(:( I hope it's nothing too serious and he'll be back to his normal self soon...

[luckies4me]

Poor Nebo. I hope he gets better soon. I can see the difference in the pupils. That's very odd. I've never seen anything like that before, though of course I've heard of it and know about it. I've just never seen it up close like this. Keep us updated and prayers coming your way Nebo! :)

[wolf_Q]

Thanks everyone for the thoughts and prayers. The swelling doesn't have me as concerned as the pupils...the vet seemed really concerned when he looked at him...he really didn't know for sure what caused it just said a bunch of different possibilities...some possibilities being very serious and some not serious. I just hope it's not a neurological problem, I hope it's just an insect bite. He was stung by a bee once and his whole face was swollen up, he's really sensitive to things.

[Lexi_Lover]

Oh poor Nebo! :( Prayers are on the way! I hope he feels better soon! Tigger had something like that, but it was like a little bumpy bubble or abcess of skin or something growing inside of her eye and the vet told us not to worry about it.



-Paula n' THE CREW!

[jennifert9]

I hope Nebo is doing OK. Poor pup. Is he acting the same? So glad you got him to the vet asap, what a wonderful mom you are! Duncan had dilated pupils once. He got out of the house when I wasn't home and when I got home, both his pupils were extremely dilated. (The vet said he was literally blind for days because of it!) They never were sure what it was that caused it but their speculation was that he got into something toxic. I think their first suspect was marijuana because his symptoms were so familiar to that type of poisoning in a dog and that type of "medication" in a human.
Not to say that Nebo was exposed to that in any way....just similar symptoms!
I hope he is doing better today. Keep us updated please!

[Oggyflute]

Thoughts and best wishes for Neebo, and I hope his eye gets better. It does sound & look like insect possibly to me.

[RobiLee]

Ohh, Amy, big hugs for you. I know how much that boy means to you. I'm sitting here trying to think of some great words to help comfort you. You know I love that boy too. I'm so glad that you were observant and caught this and took him to the vet. Nebo is in my thoughts and I will be saying my prayers for him. Gosh, for some reason I feel completely tongue tied. I know how worried you are and I care so much about you and Nebo that I just can't find the words to express myself. You know I'm hear and you can talk to me anytime.

Prayers and good thoughts coming your way!

{{{Big Hugs}}}.........Robin

[cloverfdx]

Oh no Amy i only just saw this now :(. Good thoughts on the way for Nebo, get well soon sweety.

[PJ's Mom]

Get well soon, Nebo. You've got a lot of people pulling for you. :)

[Cinder & Smoke]

.
Hi God ~

Will You paleeze keep an Eye on our lil Snow Buddie - Nebo ;)

He's havin a problem wiffa *eye* - an da White Coat
kuld use summa Your Help onna problem.

Anna Big {{{GodsHug}}} fur his Mommie wuld be 'preciated, too!

We'z gonna add Nebo to our Purrayer Kard next to da Kandilz.

THANKS, God!!

/s/ the Prayer Pups
..

[K9karen]

Kinda looks like a cyst or bite to me, Amy. I hope that's all it is! Oh! Those poor, beautiful baby blues! Lots and lots of prayers that it's nothing serious! We love you Nebo and Amy!

[shais_mom]

aawww poor BEEEEBOOOO
Sorry Amy I just saw this now. I will keep him in my thoughts and prayers!

[jenfer]

Poor Nebo and Amy. I hope it's nothing too serious. :(

[Nomilynn]

Amy I hope that Nebo will be all better soon!

[sandragonfly]

*whew*.. my mind attacked my heart "what?! now other dog....?? especially nebo?! no way...we, pet talk can not lose another one... or nebo! ok..it's not like broken leg or ruptured organ, THANK godness.

I've been lurking on nebo, this, your wonderful brave boi romping everywhere. I honestly 20% think and 80% know he WILL be ok. :) I'll keep on checking on this little fella! take care, amy, too! [({(be bettar bebo boi!)})]

[Kfamr]

That's so weird, especially since he acted completely fine here, the whole time?
It worries me a lot especially since it's a possibility it could have happened here, which could mean my dogs could get whatever it is, and if not there's still the fact poor Bebo is hurt.

I just went and looked back at the last few pictures I took of him, his eyes look completely normal there.

There's a few things that make me wonder of how it could happen here.
Was it sand in his eye, salt water? Being bit by one of the other dogs, getting into whatever he got into at the beach?

Who knows! :(
Thank gosh Pet Talk is finally back up because I was going CRAZY last night wondering what was going on after seeing the link in your LJ.

[RobiLee]

Checking in to see how Nebo is. Just wanted to let you know that I'm thinking about you.

Hugs...Robin :)

[EssTer]

Oh..I hope it´s nothing serious....I´ll be thinking of Nebo...

(((HUGS))) :)

[LKPike]

Originally posted by wolf_Q
Closeup of the swollen eye

:( :( :( :( :( :( :( *kissie, kissie, kissies!* Get better QUICK Nebo!

[KYS]

Sending so many good thoughts for Nebo that
he will be back to his 100% self.

Sending (((HUGS)))!

Karen

[The boys Mom]

Wolf Q I live in florida. I am writing this to HOPEFULLY put some of your fears to rest. We have had our cairn terrier to the vet twice in the past 2 months. It seems there is something in the air here in florida that is giving usually normal healthy dogs allergies. Boogies has had a very serious skin infection and the vet said he is not the only one to come in recently. Hopefully if you have been to florida it is just an allergic reaction to what we do not know. But it seems to be common here recently. My other dog Elvis who is a large dog (1/2 rottweiler, 1/2 boxer) has NO symptoms what-so-ever. So whatever is going over is completely random. Hope I have eased your mind a little. Our babies are our love.

[senorita02]

We will be sending our get wells to Nebo, im sure he will be ok, hopefull it is just an allergy of some sort, let us know what the vets say MON.

[Kfamr]

That's really, really, strange.
Wolf_Q came to visit us in Florida - I have 3 dogs, not one of them has any sort of allergies. None of the dogs I know of who live in Florida have any sort of allergies!


Where in Florida do you live?

[Cincy'sMom]

Poor Nebo!! I really want to believe that with the swelling that is an indication that a bug bite, or dust particle or something is causing the problems. To me (and I try to be optimistic!) the sweeling may be a good thing, but it seems to say there is an outside cause.

We'll be keeping Nebo in our prayers. Hope he feels better soon!!

[Albea]

Poor, beautiful Nebo. I hope your boo-boo goes away soon. Best wishes and prayers for a quick recovery.

[cyber-sibes]

Sending prayers to you & Nebo --- hope it's something easily remedied, sounds like your vet is checking everything out.

[bckrazy]

wow, this must be really scary for you :(. . I'm sure its not a big problem, I'm really hoping it isn't. But good job for being so watchful ^_^

[anna_66]

Hey Amy,

Just thought I'd check in and see how that big beautiful boy of yours is doing.

More {{{HUGS}}} for you:)

[*LabLoverKEB*]

Oh, poor Bebo. I'm so sorry Nebo, that your eye isn't feeling well. I'm glad it's back to normal now, sweet bebo. By the way, you have 2 very gorgeous eyes, Mr. Nebo!

Love and prayers,

Sarah

[DoggiesAreTheBest]

Poor Nebo :( Hope his eye gets better. He is in my thoughts...

[Daisy and Delilah]

We're just checking to see how Nebo is too. We hope Mom and Nebo are on the road to recovery by now. You're still in our thoughts and prayers. We were so upset this morning when PT was down and we couldn't wait to check on Nebo. Get Well Big Fella!!!!

I'm in Florida too and both my girls are ok. I haven't heard about anything unusual going on either Kay.

Love, Terry, Daisy, and Delilah:)

[BitsyNaceyDog]

Yes, Florida has a lot of fleas and ticks, but I've never heard of anything happening like that as a result. I don't think I've ever seen a flea on any of my animals, but ticks are a whole other story. Ticks are sooo bad here, I keep my dogs on Frontline and still find ticks. :mad: :rolleyes:

Anyway, I hope Nebo is better soon.


Originally posted by The boys Mom
Wolf Q I live in florida. I am writing this to HOPEFULLY put some of your fears to rest. We have had our cairn terrier to the vet twice in the past 2 months. It seems there is something in the air here in florida that is giving usually normal healthy dogs allergies. Boogies has had a very serious skin infection and the vet said he is not the only one to come in recently. Hopefully if you have been to florida it is just an allergic reaction to what we do not know. But it seems to be common here recently. My other dog Elvis who is a large dog (1/2 rottweiler, 1/2 boxer) has NO symptoms what-so-ever. So whatever is going over is completely random. Hope I have eased your mind a little. Our babies are our love.

Bitsy (my pom) is having a hard time with allergies right now too, but my other 4 are fine. It's weird because during the day she's not too bad, but at night she is really itchy. She has pills that help take off the edge, but that's about all they do. I've also been bathing her in an oatmeal & tea tree oil shampoo, which helps.

[popcornbird]

Oh Amy, poor Nebo. :( Hope he'll get better soon.

[ChrisH]

Poor Nebo. Hope he is doing better today.

Prayers and good thoughts on the way for you both.

Hugs
Chris

[wolfsoul]

Scary! :( I hope Nebo is alright. Please keep us updated. I'd really like to know if something comes up in his blood test.

[dukedogsmom]

I just now got to see this. I hope he's going to be ok and it's not serious. I don't know of any serious allergies either. Duke itches but I think it's dry skin. I just hope Nebo will be alright and the vet can find the exact cause of what happened. Hug him for me and keep us updated. Try not to worry too much but I know that's hard.

[Dixieland Dancer]

Amy, I hope Nebo is doing better. I will keep him in my thoughts and prayers.

[ramanth]

Poor Nebo!! :( :( I hope it's nothing too serious. Many prayer, healing vibes, and hugs.

[Crikit]

Oh Amy, I hope it isn't anything to serious and that Nebo gets better soon. You and my fave american Husky will totally be in my thoughts tonight though, and Smudge sends his buddy Nebo a big fat wet kiss.

[CountryWolf07]

Aww! Poor Nebo! I hope he will be better in no time! :) I'll be thinking of you!

[Kfamr]

Hey Amy, How's Beebutt doing?

[wolf_Q]

Nebo says thanks for all the well wishes. By Saturday morning his eye was completely fine.....no swelling, pupils fine...still fine today. His tail is up all the way now too and doesn't seem to be bothering him.

He did poop in my room this morning but I don't think it was related to this, I just think he really had to go and he doesn't seem to know how to wake me up.

I'll know the blood test results on Monday.

I'm really thinking that a spider bit him near the eye and possibly paralyzed the nerves of the eye temporarily...swelling came afterward. Maybe that is a completely crazy idea but it's the best explanation I can come up with for now.

[sabies]

Sending lots of good thoughts your way - I hope you are ok Nebo!

[Vermontcat]

I'm just now catching up with this thread.
It's good to hear that Nebo's eye is looking better and that he is starting to feel better too.
I hope the blood tests come back with good results.
Now Amy, I want you to go crank up some U2 tunes and stop worrying so much.;)

[Daisy and Delilah]

We're glad to hear Nebo is better. We're hoping and praying the blood tests are perfect!! Feel better Big Fella!!!

Love, Terry, Daisy, and Delilah:D :D :D

[pitc9]

Oh I'm so glad he's doing better, I'm sure you are going to still worry about him for awhile (we all would if we were in your shoes!)

Please give a hug and a smooch to that boy of yours for me!
I also send hugs to you too!!

[Dixieland Dancer]

Amy, I am waiting patiently for the blood test results. I agree it must of been a bite of some sort, but getting the results back negative will make a lot of people at Pet Talk rest easier (including you!). We all love Nebo! :D

[Buddy Blaze Lover]

Oh no! I hope Nebo gets better soon, Amy!! And that nothing serious is wrong!!:(

[Cincy'sMom]

Hope the test results were good news today!

[My Peanuts]

I just saw this. Amy I'm glad to hear that Nebo is better. Please let us know what the test results are.
Prayers are on the way.

[flamepony12]

Hope Nebo gets better soon!

[Corinna]

Those spider bites can be really bad news. I had a terrible time with the one Merlin got while I was visiting with Slick in Washington took 2 rounds of Peniccin to fix it. Of course if I had been home I would have seen it sooner
Hope it is just a bite. Poor little boy. Glad he's getting better. Sorry so late on posting just got home from a business trip.

[micki76]

Amy, have you heard anything? I'm a worry wart, and you've both been on my mind all day.

[anna_66]

I know you said he was feeling better but but is there any news on the test results yet?

[Cookiebaker]

I'm so glad that his eye seems to be doing a little better now. Hopefully the blood test will turn out A-Ok, too.

We love our Nebo, and can't stand it when he's not feeling good! :(

[wolf_Q]

The test results were perfectly normal. The vet also said the spider bite theory was not possible so basically I'm left with absolutely no explanation. He said the swelling in his eye was probably from the stuff they put in his eyes to test them...doesn't all add up to me though as they put it in both eyes and only the one was swollen.

I just hope it doesn't happen again and this is the end of it.

[Daisy and Delilah]

Yay Nebo!! We're so glad to hear you're ok. We know Mom is resting better too!!

Love, Terry, Daisy, and Delilah:)

[captain]

I am so sorry I missed this thread .......... and am glad to have read that Nebo seems to be OK now.

{{{hugs}}} to you both!

[chocolatepuppy]

I'm happy to hear Nebo is okay! Sorry you didn't get any answers though. Hopefully nothing like this will ever happen again.

[Denyce]

I am so glad Nebo is well. I missed this post at first and am very glad to see I didn't have to worry..that there was a happy ending by the time I read it.

Denyce

[Dixieland Dancer]

Amy, that is a relief that his blood results were completely normal! The bug bite theory sounded possible to me but then I'm not a vet. I hope nothing like that happens to precious Nebo again.

[Cinder & Smoke]

Originally posted by wolf_Q

"I just hope it doesn't happen again and
this is the end of it."

You can say that again!! ;)

There's a whole LOT of us that are praying it never happens again!!

Glad you're A-OK-Fine now, Nebo.
Give us a big GRINN, take a Bow, and <<WAG>> that Tail! :)

:D
...

[Logan]

Amy, I'm sorry I haven't been around very much in the last few days to even see this! I just read the whole thread, though, and I am so glad your boy is back to normal!!! What a scary thing to have happen!!

Quit scaring your mom, Nebo!!!!! ;)

[pitc9]

WHEW!!!

Glad to hear he's okay, but I'm sure you don't feel 100% comfortable not knowing what it was from.
But just remember that the vet said he's fine!!! With such a good mom like you looking after him... he doesn't have anything to worry about!

So please... wrap your arms around that fuzzy neck of his and give him a hug for me!! *~Hugs~* to you too!!

[gemini9961]

Get well soon NEBO!!!

[ramanth]

Whew!! I'm so happy to hear that the blood test was normal. :)

[K9karen]

Whatever it was, I'm glad the ordeal is over and that our Bebo is back to normal and pooping OK! ;) :p Love those blue peepers!