02/22/2025
I wanted to send a PSA regarding non- pet-friendly salt for de-icing walkways and stairs. They make pet friendly for a reason, and I learned the hard way.
My little Ursa's eyes swelled completely shut overnight in early January. I was initially dumbfounded, then a friend of mine asked if I had put salt out and she said it can cause corneal abrasion. I took Ursa to the vet and she had an ulcer in each eye, with no history of entropion at 18 months old. They made her some eye drops out of her own blood serum and also prescribed antibiotic drops with oral antibiotics. Within 4 days her eyes were open again, but she couldn't see for 2 weeks. She was so happy when her eyes opened back up, I would have been too! Photos are before healing and after.