Holly knows!

Speaking of Holly -- we had an exciting day with her today. She's had this weird thing going on with one side of her face for about 2 weeks. We thought she had gotten stung by a bee or a spider bite and it would just go away. Well, not so fast. This morning I noticed that in addition to her droopy lip, and her right ear that didn't perk up, her right eye doesn't blink.

So, off to the Vet we go this morning. (not her favorite place to go either!) Poor Holly.

So, after some poking her face with a needle (I already did that and no reaction), and sticking a scope in her ear and seeing nothing, and shining a light in her eye and seeing no flinching...the Vet and I came to the same conclusion -- idiopathic partial facial paralysis aka Bell's Palsy. Yep, dogs get it too.

Most time it resolves itself within 6-8 weeks or so. Problem is it can get worse so we have to watch for sign of imbalance and problems swallowing. And poor Holly needs artificial tears cuz she doesn't blink!

Other than that...she's healthy! Weird.

Boy was she glad to get out of that place today! I bought her some special treats at the doggie store today!