Here is how our day started . . . . Mike and Remi waiting for the doctor to come in and examine Remington's eyes. For those of you that do not know- Remi has had a white spot on his right eye for a few weeks, and we didn't know what it was so we took him to the vet. The vet referred us to an eye specialist, and we went to see her this morning.
She put some drops in Remi's eyes that turned them this creepy green color (if I wasn't so scared it would have been cool!) and they also did a tear drop test, but Remi HATED it so I don't have a picture because I was trying to comfort him. She did a pressure test, and looked at his eyes with some other machines (he was really good during this and I was impressed) finally she said, I have good news and bad news. . . . . . . .
He has a cancerous mass in his right eye. The good news is that this is treatable, the bad news is that the eye will have to be removed. I was thinking to myself - what was the good news?? (Mike told me later he was thinking the same thing)
Below is a picture of his good eye - Other then the green, I am sure you can see that it looks pretty normal.
This is a picture of the bad eye - The discoloration (you can see it in the shot with both eyes also) is the mass. The doctor said it is possible to remove just the mass, but it is only temporary, doesn't completely solve the problem and eventually the entire eye would have to be removed anyway.
Okay so the actual good news is that this surgery will completely remove the cancer and there is no chance of it spreading to his other eye. Other then some discomfort after the surgery, he will be completely normal and will be able to do everything he could do before. (yeah!)
Also, I am posting this after the surgery has been completed and can report that everything went as planned. The animal hospital is keeping him overnight to monitor him, and make sure he doesn't scratch at his stitches. I will post more pictures once he comes home so everyone can see that even with only 1 eye our boy is still quite handsome.
Keri and I are so appreciative of all the calls and emails about Remi, we can't wait for him to get home tomorrow. I'm also a little surprised that some people are surprised that we are doing so much for "just a dog"? . I feel sorry for people who haven't experienced the joy of having a pet. We can't imagine our life without him, a dogs affection is absolutely unconditional. We are so lucky to have him. So many times after a hard day at work, all we look forward to is coming home to our boy and his wagging tail. We love you buddy, one eye or two.
