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I think it should be a sport considering the patience, strategy, strength and endurance it involves!
So here's my issue. I'm a long time dog owner, but I've never had a dog smaller than 35 lbs. We just adopted a 3 mo. old Chiweenie from the shelter to save it from being PTS. No one wanted him because he's at least partially blind in one eye due to a suspected injury. It's cloudy and was very angry and swollen. The vet gave us eye drops to put in every 4-6 hours to cure a secondary infection but I'm finding it next to impossible to do! My husband's out of town for 2 weeks, so I have to do this alone and have no idea how to go about doing it so that neither of us walk away traumatized. He's only 6 lbs and I'm afraid I'll hurt him. He's so fast it's like trying to wrestle greased lightening! I tried sneaking the drops up to his eye on the blind side..but he can see out of it well enough to know that it's there.
Any tips on how to subdue or restrain him..or some kind of strategy?? I have to do this until his appt w/ a veterinary eye specialist next week. It's going to be a long week. =(
So here's my issue. I'm a long time dog owner, but I've never had a dog smaller than 35 lbs. We just adopted a 3 mo. old Chiweenie from the shelter to save it from being PTS. No one wanted him because he's at least partially blind in one eye due to a suspected injury. It's cloudy and was very angry and swollen. The vet gave us eye drops to put in every 4-6 hours to cure a secondary infection but I'm finding it next to impossible to do! My husband's out of town for 2 weeks, so I have to do this alone and have no idea how to go about doing it so that neither of us walk away traumatized. He's only 6 lbs and I'm afraid I'll hurt him. He's so fast it's like trying to wrestle greased lightening! I tried sneaking the drops up to his eye on the blind side..but he can see out of it well enough to know that it's there.
Any tips on how to subdue or restrain him..or some kind of strategy?? I have to do this until his appt w/ a veterinary eye specialist next week. It's going to be a long week. =(