Dr. Palumbo is willing to fit Casper's surgery in on Tuesday so he can convalesce in a warm apartment while we still have it. This photo is a not-so-awful look at his right eye. It's actually worse now. You can see that the hair on his lower lid is irritating his eye ball. It's a medical condition called entropion. If the surgery isn't done soon the hair can scrape his corneas.
He's having both eyes done on Tuesday the 16th. It's not cosmetic surgery like a blepheroplasty; it's corrective... and will cost me about $300 in addition to the cost of today's visit. (Now I need to raise more money.)
As his mom, I worry about him having surgery and being put under at his age - 13.5 years old - and will be a nervous nelly until I can bring him home. Following will be a week of trying to keep him from scratching at the stitches and also giving him eye ointment. Not so easy when I'll be moving things to the storage unit daily. On the day of his surgery I will be making red plaid, wool privacy curtains for the van. Measuring, cutting and sewing should keep me occupied.
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sorry to hear about your cat. hope he makes out ok.
ReplyDeletethe apartment people sound like jerks. so much for generosity huh?
-Art
I'll post something about Casper when he's back home. As for the landlord situation it just confirms how much my book, The Generosity Experiment (working title), is needed.
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