Liz Buchanan BVSc MRCVS
Keymaster
Hello! The word trauma means damage or injury; I wonder how this happened or why the puppy was born with it? Have the vets ruled out an inherited problem, infection, ulcer or foreign body? Do the vets mean 'sewing the eye closed' (and leaving a traumatised or infected eye underneath) or do they mean eye removal (ennucleation - altogether a bigger surgery, although dogs can live a good life with one eye, if that is all that is wrong).
We do not diagnose from pictures on this site, although I believe that the third eyelid may be extended almost right across the globe in this picture, so it may be difficult to say what is going on with the eye underneath it in any case.
I would be interested to see a print out of the clinical notes from your puppy's vets. The vets are legally obliged to keep notes and show them to the owner on demand, but would only be able to share them with you if the owner gave their permission.
Failing this, it seems a good idea to ask to take the puppy to the vets yourself.
In general, the low numbers of puppies at the moment has led to a situation where prospective owners feel obliged to buy puppies without seeing the medical record. Some breeders (and I am not accusing yours of this - please remember that I know absolutely nothing about them) can use this to avoid animal welfare obligations, so all good breeders would understand and even support your asking to see the notes.
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