Reagen
My dog is a Boxer. They have a proclivity to have digestive issues (along with a myriad of other health issues). While writing my previous post this morning, he puked. It wouldn't have bothered me so much but he 'chucked' on my bed so I've had to strip the bed and the sheets are now in the washer. Thankfully, it never has a smell. He's on special food for his sensitive systems and a probiotic enhanced yogurt to aid his digestion because he's a regurgitator. (He occasionally brings up undigested 'stuff' hours after eating it.) Two and a half weeks ago, he ate a rubber doorstopper and pulled a used panti-liner from my mother's trashcan but didn't eat it. Last week, he had to go to the vet's for his annual wellness exam. (I've had him a year.) He checked out fine but now weighs a whopping 91 pounds. This disturbs me because his food is carefully measured and he gets exercise. The vet didn't seem bothered by his weight and said it was all muscle when I asked about it.
He also has issues with ocular discharge, which I call 'eye boogies'. The vet says 'short faced' dogs (dogs with short muzzles) have such issues because "God mushed all of their facial parts into a small area". (Her words, not mine.) I'm constantly going after him with a tissue because they look gross and he likes to wipe them off on my pants so I avoid that disgusting mess by wiping his eyes frequently. I learned from the vet that a dog's 'tears' contain water, protein and cholesterol. I had no idea. He has a few small spots on his cornea and she said it was cholesterol deposits that didn't get flushed away with the 'tears' and they stuck. They don't impair his vision or bother him in any way but she told me to keep an eye on it.
He also has issues with ocular discharge, which I call 'eye boogies'. The vet says 'short faced' dogs (dogs with short muzzles) have such issues because "God mushed all of their facial parts into a small area". (Her words, not mine.) I'm constantly going after him with a tissue because they look gross and he likes to wipe them off on my pants so I avoid that disgusting mess by wiping his eyes frequently. I learned from the vet that a dog's 'tears' contain water, protein and cholesterol. I had no idea. He has a few small spots on his cornea and she said it was cholesterol deposits that didn't get flushed away with the 'tears' and they stuck. They don't impair his vision or bother him in any way but she told me to keep an eye on it.