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Old 11-09-2018, 09:38 PM   #1
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Unhappy Red, Irritated Skin Around the Eye

Hello all,

Libby has red, irrated skin around his right eye. I just noticed it yesterday. His left eye looks normal, black open and not irritated skin around it. His right eye has no hair and red around the eye. He was also squinting it. I put a little saline solution around it. I’m going to keep an eye () on it. If it swells up more I’m going to take him to the vet. I’ll keep you all updated. Also, we don’t know his age because he was adopted but, we think he is around 14 months at the youngest.
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This one shows before I put saline on it. He was squinting.
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This one is after I put saline on it.
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Old 11-09-2018, 10:18 PM   #2
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This does seem to be a common problem in Russians, if it doesn't get better soon I would take him to the vets as he may need some eye drops to clear it up.
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Old 11-10-2018, 04:10 AM   #3
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Poor Libby, hopefully it heals up quickly. These kinds of eye problems do seem common in Russians.
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Old 11-10-2018, 05:41 AM   #4
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Aww poor Libby, I hope he gets better soon
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Old 11-10-2018, 09:05 PM   #5
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Thank you everyone for the kind words
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Libby’s eye looks a lot better. Yesterday (Friday) the red and swelling had gone down a lot. There is almost no red there anymore. It has stoped swelling and he has stopped squinting. I think the saline solution I put on on Thursday recalling helped, I put more on Friday to help it even more. I’ll keep you updated.
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Old 11-10-2018, 10:14 PM   #6
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Good to hear Libby is getting better
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Old 11-12-2018, 09:33 AM   #7
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Glad to hear there's been an improvement with Libby's eye Sasha
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Old 11-12-2018, 11:19 AM   #8
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Update:

Libby’s eye is completely cleared up! I think the saline helped wash away whatever was bothering it!
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Old 11-13-2018, 05:12 PM   #9
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A relief to hear it's cleared up Libby must be much more comfortable now.
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Old 11-16-2018, 11:06 PM   #10
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Thank you mangoandmimi!
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