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TheGoldenCorgi · 03-20-2008, 02:21 PM

ahh. Thanks for your response MyPemCharlie, Debbie and Jane.

You bring a good point that we cannot see if there are any damages or scarring done by just viewing his eyes alone. An ophthalmologist will be able to detect these by using the eye viewing light scope. The tech had also mentioned that the vet will be doing that to see if it has healed up properly and that no scarring tissue was developed.

To reply to Jane, yeah Jin's eyes are still showing the green hue even after 24 hours. I'm not sure if they dilated his eyes but they did give him some medications and the numbing drops. I know that dogs give off the light reflection because they do not have cones in their eyes but they have rods and the Tapetum Leucidum which reflects the light back. Humans and other species capable of seeing color have cones; cats and dogs don't have cones which is why they are able to see at night better than we can.

Anyways, I am having a hard time giving him these drops as he knows that I am going to give them in his eyes. He knows how to roll over but when I get him to and he sees the bottle he gets up and tries to fetch the bottle. Restraining him with another person trying to put the drops in is also hard as he jerks his head around aggressively.

Does anyone have any suggestions? Corgi's are a small little beast. lol

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TheGoldenCorgi Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 32	ahh. Thanks for your response MyPemCharlie, Debbie and Jane. You bring a good point that we cannot see if there are any damages or scarring done by just viewing his eyes alone. An ophthalmologist will be able to detect these by using the eye viewing light scope. The tech had also mentioned that the vet will be doing that to see if it has healed up properly and that no scarring tissue was developed. To reply to Jane, yeah Jin's eyes are still showing the green hue even after 24 hours. I'm not sure if they dilated his eyes but they did give him some medications and the numbing drops. I know that dogs give off the light reflection because they do not have cones in their eyes but they have rods and the Tapetum Leucidum which reflects the light back. Humans and other species capable of seeing color have cones; cats and dogs don't have cones which is why they are able to see at night better than we can. Anyways, I am having a hard time giving him these drops as he knows that I am going to give them in his eyes. He knows how to roll over but when I get him to and he sees the bottle he gets up and tries to fetch the bottle. Restraining him with another person trying to put the drops in is also hard as he jerks his head around aggressively. Does anyone have any suggestions? Corgi's are a small little beast. lol Last edited by TheGoldenCorgi; 03-20-2008 at 02:24 PM.