Lucy has had her second eye sewn shut, so she is in facto totally blind for now. She will have both eyes unsewn in three weeks. There is a little hope for her right eye to retain some vision, but we are proceeding as if her blindness is permanent. Yesterday, I took Lucy to her regular vet. I updated her on Lucy's double melting eye ulcers. I told her that I had worries about Lucy's anxiety meds. That a loss of appetite, foggy mild, wobbly walk, mental shutdown with lethargy might be a side effect of medication. Also, I was worried about the bigger problem. Lucy can't fight infection. She's had a chest cold as long as we've had her. Two eye infections was just not normal either. The vet thought that all of this was caused by one thing, and is indeed one problem. When she was infested with fleas earlier this year, she may have contracted Bartonella. We are doing a blood test for the Bartonella bacteria, and will know more on Monday.
Lucy had totally shut down. No eating, no drinking, she wouldn't even pick her head up. She refused to walk; instead she just curled up and quivered (also a Bartonella symptom).
Lucy had totally shut down. No eating, no drinking, she wouldn't even pick her head up. She refused to walk; instead she just curled up and quivered (also a Bartonella symptom).