Entropion Surgery- Stella's Recovery

From the moment I first saw Stella I thought that her eyes looked extra squinty. She was the puppy who ran to us and cuddled while all hell was broke loose on the farm: her grandmother howling, a goat was bahhh'ed (I swear I heard it), her sisters were clumsily exploring, finally free from their crate, and one notoriously pranky Chocolate pup, was biting crotches. As I pried this one away from us, Stella stayed close by, quickly falling asleep in Travis' arms. she was the obvious choice. So after the breeder showed us her credentials, gave us records certifying the puppies' parents were healthy, we were convinced. Stella was the obvious choice, we had picked our pup. Here is Stella on one of her first days home. You can tell her eyes are runny even then. Our non-pet-friendly apartment lease was ending, we had no idea where we'd go, and only two months time before Stella was due home. I had no house to bring her home to, but I felt assured k...

Stella's recovery has been frightening, worrisome, even momentarily joyful. One minute we're celebrating the fact that we hit the bullseye administering Stella's drops, the next we're panicking as blood is oozing from her eyes. There are very few websites chronicling a dog's recovery with this surgery so I thought that this would be helpful for parents of dogs with Entropion, but also those who have dogs recovering from other surgeries and conditions. I'll forewarn you that we are the quintessential helicopter parents, but we are just trying to do right by our dog. After all, she takes her duty of loving and protecting us very seriously, so we try to do the same for her. We have also learned a lot from Stella's medical needs. I am hoping others will find our blog to be honest and meaningful. Stella said that she won't be too embarrassed sharing information or being pictured in her cone of shame if it helps other doggies and...