Dora appears to have recovered from her life threatening illness / near-death experience, we are really not sure what it was.

Fact is, her eye was BLOOD red and I mean inside the eyeball for about a month while she ran around apparently unaware.

We spent over $1000 on tests and meds only to discover nothing and we can’t even blame the veterinarian. She didn’t exactly do anything wrong, because based on appearances… well the dog looked haggard.

It was not just the eye which was very alarming. Dora can’t see, hates to go to the doctor, hates to stand on a (slippery) metal exam table, hates to be handed over to strangers she can’t see, hates to get shots and have thermometers in her butt.

Consequently besides looking decrepit as always and having a red eye, she is authentically beleaguered by all the handling and she really goes into “dog in distress” mode. Consequently the doctor springs into savior mode, going to take care of this obviously neglected dog.

“Don’t feel bad, P. She pulls this shit all the time. She’s done it her whole life. Take her to the doctor and she looks at them like, I don’t know who he is. Who is this guy? He kidnapped me, that’s what. I don’t know this guy from Adam but as you can see he starves me all time. That’s right, I have been kidnapped, I’m starving and please help me.”

“Well that’s what she did.”

“I know, P, I know. I have spent thousands on that dog because of her acting.”

To update, it took a month but the red is gone from her eye with no actual treatment. We have no idea what it was but as you can see, she is regular Dora.