Wednesday 12/20/06, a black day:
This day I visited a befriended breeder who has puppies. When we came in I was told that her dachshunds would probably act a bit nasty towards Floor and Pien ("I hope you can stand that"). A few growls at a strange dog who suddenly comes to your house is quite normal, just let the other one know who's in charge, but unfortunately her dogs didn't leave it at some growling and snarling when they entered the hallway. They left Pien be, but they really attacked Floor and bit her too. I was quite startled and Floor too was completely dazed (that's what I thought at the time). She had wet marks all over her back and ears, but no injuries by the looks of it...
Thursdaymorning I noticed something wasn't right with Floors left eye, there was a strange haze on it. At the picture of wednesday evening that was sent to me by e-mail I discovered Floor had one blue and one yellow eye from the flashlight. Really scary.We went at once to the vet where it showed that the lens had ended up in front of the pupil. Fortunately that same afternoon we were able to come to professor Boevé, an eyespecialist, who confirmed the diagnosis of the vet. It turned out she was bitten in her eye and the ligaments that keep the lens in its place were irreparably damaged. I was given drops to lower the eyepressure to prevent damage to the eye itself, the lens however would have to be removed. He would do his utmost to schedule an operation for the next morning in the clinic in Utrecht. On Fridaymorning Floor was operated upon and it looks like everything went well. I do hope she will keep her eyesight and at the worst will see things a bit blurred, because she cannot focus anymore. Her recovery will take several months.