bad news

I'm just back from the vet and the odd discoloration is either a tumor or an abscess inside Krümel's eye. If it is an abscess there is some chance antibiotics might help, so I got an oral antibiotic to give once a day, and antibiotic eyedrops I need to use five times a day, and also an oral painkiller, because apparently this kind of thing is painful for him too. I need to go in again Monday for another check in their regular hours, though I ought to come in tomorrow during their emergency hours again should his condition worsen. Despite giving me antibiotics, the vet seemed to think it quite likely that they'll have to remove Krümel's left eye. :(

Of course I hope for a best case scenario, i.e. that the antibiotics simply work, but barring that I hope it's at least really confined to his eye. I mean, he can still have a long and happy life with one eye, after all, and he's in good health otherwise, only a year old (his first birthday was December 2nd), so he has good chances with the operation risks and recovery and such. It still sucks so much. :(