NASAL FOLD SURGERY

Nasal fold surgery is not uncommon for Pekingese.  My Scooterbug had this years ago because the fold under his eyes was touching the eyes. 

Paddington had this surgery.   If the hair on the fold touches the eye, over time, the eye will form scar tissue as a protection.   This causes blind spots, and can build up and limit the vision. 

You can see how Scooterbug's eyes were more visible, since the fold had been removed on both eyes.

Piper, don't worry, you don't need it.  You have no eye folds. 

Mitsy came to us, and she needed multiple surgeries.  One was to reduce the nasal (eye) fold.  You can see how prominent the folds are.

Her folds should have been removed years ago, and now she has so much pigment on her eyes because this didn't happen.   Her vision is limited.

It's important not to rub the stitches, so an e-collar was necessary.   Out came the big pasta bowl for water.   She could easily get a drink. 

The eye area is shaved down, and then full of stitches after a section of skin is removed. 

Mitsy was so good-- she never tried to bother the area.

"I feel your pain," said Paddington.

I switched her to a more Peke friendly e-collar, which helped her to eat with more ease (and I didn't have to hand feed haha).   She still didn't bother her stitches.

You can see that this e-collar does not come out as far.  With some dogs, this e-collar won't work because they will manage to push it back and rub their eyes.  But, Mitsy was good. 

She looked like a train wreck for a bit.

I took the e-collar off to wash it and she did fine, so I left it off.  The e-collars can also cause sores on the neck, so check that.  Mitsy had some, so I cleaned them, and let them air and heal. 

And look how great her eyes look now.  When her hair grows back, you won't even notice the scars.

Paddington said, "It just made me more beautiful."  😉💙