Aug 20, 2019 at 02:32 am

August 19th Update

Update posted by Carol Young

On August 14th Wilbur went into surgery to receive a corneo conjunctival transposition (CCT) graft, which is a procedure to treat a deep cornial ulcer. It is done in order to save the eye. Wilbur's surgery went well and he was sent home at the end of the day with eye drops and instructions to care for him. Unfortunately a few days after surgery Wilbur started to have problems with his eye again, so he returned to the hospital to see a specialist. It was determined that the sutures did not hold so the grafting procedure was not successful. Wilbur will need to return to the hospital midweek at which time the surgeon will determine what procedure Wilbur will need, including the possible removal of his eye.

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