So yesterday we had a bit of a scare with Daisy. The vet thinks she may be having seizures, which somehow caused her to traumatize her right eye early, early Friday morning while we were still sleeping. The vet kept her all day and ran a battery of tests but couldn’t find the cause. All of her tests were coming back normal, nothing in her blood, no organ failure, despite the fact that her pupils were different sizes — a possible symptom of a neurological problem or even a stroke — and her right eye just wasn’t responding to light for most of the day. Finally, the vet tried some steroid antibiotic eyedrops. The steroids are supposed to help the eye heal and the antibiotics will help prevent any possible infection. We’re supposed to watch her over the next couple of days to ensure there’s no more seizure activity, or else she may have to see a neurologist.

But for now, the drops seem to be working. She has both eyes open and focusing and practically seems to be back to her old self. I’m still watching her like a hawk though, and I’m hoping for a full recovery by the 24th, her 13th birthday. She’ll be 68 dog-years old.