Loretta - our million $ baby

So, yes, Loretta had to go to the doggie ophthalmologist. I’m just SO thrilled to be able to put another veterinarian’s child though college. Or grandchild. Whatever, you get the idea. The initial diagnosis – which wasn’t really a diagnosis so much as hunting and fishing by the ophthalmologist – was a bit scary. Anything from “golden retriever uveitis,” basically an inflammatory disease mostly found in goldens, to a tumor. I’m not slamming the doc, not at all – he was VERY thorough, and actually very reasonably priced. (Dr. Shifrin at the Austin Animal Eye Clinic, but don’t head out there with your fur-baby as you have to have a referral from your regular vet.) Loretta just presented a bit unusually. Anyway, antibiotics and steroidal drops later, she seems to be on the mend. She had a checkup last Monday, and most evidence of the “whatever” was gone. She stays on the eye drops for the next 6 weeks, a follow-up visit then.