It started out as an ordinary evening. Had just got home from work and fed the dogs when Sheryl suddenly noticed that Cassie’s eye was swollen and bloodshot. Decided to make a trip to the emergency vet as we noticed that the skin at the side of her eye was torn and was sagging. Cassie looked like a bloodhound!
Made our way in record time to Mt Pleasant (Whitley) where we were attended to by Dr Dennis Choi. I actually never liked the idea of going to Mt Pleasant as i have heard so many unpleasant stories (no pun intended. giggle) Anyway, they ran some tests to see whether her cornea and retina was affected and how bad the damage was. Most importantly, we wanted to know if her vision was affected. Luckily, it looked a lot worse than it was! The entire fiasco was just a bruise! There was no tear, or cuts. It just looked like it was torn because of the swelling! It was just a really really bad bruise. Whew! We think she must have gotten it while play fighting. Yikes!
We give Dr Choi 2 thumbs up! He is my new favorite vet!!!!! Went back to him 5 days later for a review. I have to say he is very patient, detailed, and willing to listen to all my concerns about my dogs. After losing Arson so suddenly, i have been a little paranoid over the smallest of issues, just in case i miss anything out. We asked him a zillion questions and he answered them all. We definitely got a lot of insight from his consultation. Dr Choi is just a great vet:) I usually go to Dr Hsu of Animal Clinic, another fantastic vet. We have gone to him since we had our first dog which was more than 10 years ago. However, since he is in a “semi-retirement” stage,(he only has consults 2 days a week now), it’s hard to get an appointment with him. We have been looking for an alternative vet for 2 years but have not been very successful so we are so glad we found Dr Choi. Peace of mind at last!
Some photos taken while waiting to see Dr Choi:
