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Yesterday around 2, I noticed that Harry’s left eye was completely clouded over. I rushed him to the vet. It was hot, and Harry was panting in the passenger seat, even with the AC running full blast. The vet took one look and said that it was very serious — swollen, infected, and with a puncture right in the center — and that I needed to go to the Pet Eye Clinic. They very kindly called the clinic for me, who said they could squeeze me in between appointments. There was construction blocking the ramp to I-5, and we had to battle downtown traffic to get on the freeway. Then there was the beginning of rush hour traffic. It was hot. I was panicked, imagining that he would lose the eye.

Finally, I got to the clinic. It was peaceful; there was no one in the waiting room in front of me and we only waited about 10 minutes. The vet took one look and was incredibly reassuring. Pugs do this all the time and it was lucky that I brought him in as soon as I saw it.

The eye is very infected. I have drops to give him — every hour last night, twice in the night, every two hours today, and every four hours until his appointment next Thursday. We are still worried because he only has 20% of the cornea left (very aggressive bacteria), and the possibility remains that the eye could rupture. If that happens, there’s surgery to repair it. Modern medicine is truly amazing.

Wish us luck.