Well, I just got the news on Thor's eye problem. He was looked at by a vet opthamologist, and the news is that he has a lens luxation (sp?). Basically, the fibers that hold the lens in place in the eye gave way or broke down and the lens slid forward and is bumping up against the cornea. Thus the tearing, swelling, squinting and slight bluish tinge to the eye. They aren't sure exactly why it happened - could have been trauma (though I don't know of anything that got his eye at all before this started, especially not that hard), or it could be congenital. I was told that the two options are to try and take out the lens or to remove the eye entirely. If they try and take out the lens, they have to make an incision into the cornea, and there's the possibility that they won't be able to suture it up again, or that it won't hold the sutures, in which case they'd have to remove the eye anyway. And if it were to happen during surgery, it'd mean that Thor would have to be under anesthesia that much longer. If they can suture and they give way later (i.e. when he's back home), he'll lose eye fluid and they'll have to go back and take out the eye anyway. So I guess we're leaning towards removal of the eye. :^( He's scheduled for Thursday morning. They want to do something as soon as possible, because he is hurting. So I need to make a decision pretty quickly (for which option). I was told that this is HIGHLY unusual for a ferret - that they've never seen it before. Has anyone else out there - any vets or shelter operators or owners - ever heard of or dealt with this???? Please send me mail at my home address, as I am not going to be at work tomorrow. And please keep Thor in your hearts. Amy --- Amy Goldman [log in to unmask] <-- work [log in to unmask] <-- home [Posted in FML issue 1737]