We did bring Peanut in for an after hours examination. Dr. Gaerig told us that an ulcer had developed because Peanut was unable to fully close his eyelids due to swelling. She said that the swelling could be from either silicone oil OR from the trauma of surgery. She also told us that on April 18 (our original recheck appointment three days later), Sisler might want to put in a suture, but she did not offer us the option of doing that herself.

Over a month later, we learned that Eye Care for Animals was preparing and sending detailed discharge reports to Dr. Lindley (the referring vet) but NOT providing them to us. All we received were medication instructions. In her discharge report for this visit, Gaerig notes that she DID offer to put in a stitch to help Peanut close his eye. But this statement was false. (We eventually sent a Memo to Sisler notifying him of that error and others in various discharge reports.) This is important because by the time we met with Sisler (who did put in a stitch) Peanut’s ulcer had worsened and this could have been prevented had Gaerig put the stitch in herself.