46. Fever from a wood shaving eye injury

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The management of corneal ulcers in 2-3 months old puppies is not easy. The immune system of the puppy is not well developed. In this case, the Shih Tzu had fever on day 1 of admission and 3 days later.



So, it is important that no general anaesthetic be done to perform surgery to cover the eye ulcer. If this was done, the puppy may die and no owner forgives the veterinarian for puppy deaths. It is important to control the fever. Otherwise the puppy will not eat or drink. It may die. When she is well, she barks a lot for attention.

The cause of the ulcer: Wood shaving stuck on her right eye. Wood shavings were used as litter. They can be quite rough on the protruding eyes of the Shih Tzus if stuck on the eyes.


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