Eye-yi-yiiiii

 Thursday;

We are having some beautiful warm Fall weather with cool nights that have sparked hair growth on Laz!

I hope his winter coat is even thicker this year, as it was pretty great last year.

 This is the image of Laz as of late; face down in grass

The BO has started also feeding out hay which is great as the grass isn't surging like it was

 By my thumb shows the 'soft spot' that was uncovered in his last trim, on his right rear.

Because of this, I've only walked him in the riding pasture, and trotted when he wanted to, or for about 10 minutes.  It's still soft, nothing has popped or leaked open, but it hasn't hardened either.

 Our ride;

Walking by the OTTB eating lawn mower lol

 Working while the neighbors mowed their lawn as well.

I was happy to see Laz act calm and not react to too much stimulation

 Neighbors walking by with their kids, going on a walk/hike

They asked if they could come back later to feed him carrots, and of course I said "YES!" but only a few ;)

You never know...I've seen people feed out insane amounts

 After our ride, I turned Laz back out with his buddy Scout

 Leaving the barn, Mason and I saw 5 deer running by...so beautiful

 Mason decided he was tired from trotting around with Laz and I, and it was time to cuddle with Pudge

 Saturday; I received a call from my BO saying Laz's eye was a bit goopy.  

Hmmm, I noticed while still at our old facility that his left eye was draining. I would wipe the tracks clear and it seemed ok...but for some reason, it seemed to really flare up Friday/Sat.  I came out and cleaned him up.

I decided to not ride him and just treat him to a body massage, grooming and love.

I obviously came during nap time...

Here is his left eye after I wiped it clean.

Still goobers within the eye.

He isn't blinking rapidly, squinting, no swelling and allows me to wipe clean with a damp cloth and water.

I don't know if it's viral, bacterial, or an injury...but his left is now a little drippy too.

 Resting on his RR (great) and taking a little standing nap after I cleaned him up

I just sat by the barn and stayed with him.

I wanted to watch him...make sure he was OK.

He ate his hay, grass...went in stall, gulped down water.

Came out, rolled in his dirt spots....

 And went back to eating.

 I'll take that as good.

Mason and I played for a bit while we hung with Laz and Scout

 I love this photo...this 8 yr old Lab LOVES his life!

"Wahoooooooo!!!"

 Taking a moment to let it in ;)

 Laz and Scout have really made their own herd.

Laz is definitely more dominant than baby Scout who is 4.

Laz doesn't beat up on him but pins his ears at him to move him back when he wants to

 Which isn't often...  :)

Driving home, I stopped by this farmers market stand just 1/4 mile down the road from where we now board

 AMAZING!!!! Fresh local fruit and veggies, for super cheap and YUMMMM!

So happy to have found this little gem!

Today, Sunday, his eye was a little better. Still leaking goo but not as much.
I cleaned it up again but couldn't get the goo in his back corner to budge and obviously I'm not going to dig at his eye.

The photo below was mid blink opening, there is no swelling or light discomfort shown

I'm hoping to get our new Vet out there on Tuesday to check him out

Of course I made the mistake of googling eye issues and UGH, had to stop. 

I read everything from moon blindness to allergies to ulcers. 

Why???

The Vet will help me figure it out

Oh Laz!

Hopefully it's a nothing issue...or a very easy to fix and get back to normal, issue.

He continues to act 100% normal which is always encouraging but I don't want to mess around with an eye injury or issue, so I'm being proactive about it.