Rocky update

Since that second fever episode, Rocky has been having some dryness in his eyes and nose. Recently, it seems to be causing him some discomfort; he's been pawing at his eyes, sometimes so hard that he yelps in pain.

It reminded me of this old episode of E.R., when Mark was still alive, but had that inoperable tumour. It affected some of his neural functions, and one night, he realised that he couldn't close his eyes. Susan taped his eyelids close with some surgical tape, so that he could get some sleep.

We called the vet first, not wanting to bring him in unnecessarily; he hates car rides and vet clinics with a vengeance, more so after having spent so much time there.

"As long as there isn't any redness, he should be fine," the vet said.

Thankfully, nothing is out of the ordinary apart from the dryness. No redness, no discharges.

It helps when we dab his eyes with a moist cotton wool, but the pawing starts again after an hour or so, which means we have to wet his eyes as often. The only time we get any respite is when he's asleep. Hopefully everything will start to function on their own soon.

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Sherman's Lagoon by Jim Toomey