
11/07/2025
We had a bit of a scare with our Baby Betty B the other night. As you might know, she is a double Merle Aussie which is why she is mostly white, deaf, and has very abnormal eyes. Her eyes are a very pretty icy blue but don't be fooled. They are an emergency waiting to happen.
I'm with this puppy literally all day long. So I noticed right away when her left eye was turning brown.
Since I have other double Merle dogs, unfortunately I am familiar with uveitis, inflammation in the eye. This is considered an emergency bc uveitis, inflammation, can lead to increased pressure in the eye, loss of sight, pain, and the need for enucleation.
Thankfully in our case, Betty was given an oral antiinflammatory medication which along with one drop of steroids for the eye, the inflammation subsided over about 5 hours.
You can see the progression in these pics and videos.
Normal, inflamed, then improvement, and clearing to show her pretty blue eyes again.
We'll be keeping a close eye on our Baby Betty.
Literally!