Bug Eyed Dog

Homer's eyes occasionally bulge, giving him a rather psychotic look. This has started quite a while back and it comes and goes--we hardly notice it anymore, but people sometimes point it out. It doesn't seem to be bothering Homer and since I couldn't find anything about this online, I didn't give it too much thought. I just subscribed it to his high-strung personality or allergies or maybe pug ancestry.

Today Jfer send me a link to this site and apparently "bulging eyes" can be symptomatic of some severe conditions. Guild ridden, I called the vet today, got an appointment for the afternoon and took him in. The vet ruled out some common problems and referred Homer to an ophthalmologist. I drop him off tomorrow at the Austin Animal Eye Clinic and hope for the best.

I've done some more searching online and discovered a site for owners of blind dogs (no, I'm not expecting it to come to that, but you know you always think of the worst scenarios when you're in a doctor's waiting room). And then there is this helpful article telling you how "to replace an eye that has popped out" (if it ever comes to that, I'm calling dibs on holding down the dog--Jfer can have the ocular honors).