A LABRADOR puppy has been given the gift of sight after life-changing surgery from a Penrith vets. Vetinary Vision had the three-week-old puppy referred to them with ulcers on both eyes caused by severe abnormalities with his eyelids. He hadn’t responded to intensive medical management, so emergency surgery was the only option available to save his sight. The team – made up of Chris Dixon, an accredited advanced practitioner in veterinary ophthalmology, and his nursing colleagues Bex Martin and Emma Sturch – carried out surgery on Rufus to remove a large abnormal growth of skin, called a dermoid, from the surface of both eyes.
A tiny Labrador puppy with an eye condition so severe he was set to lose his sight has opened his eyes for the first time thanks to surgery at a Penrith vets.