Hi Shasta220. It really is your responsibility to get the puppy to the puppies vet or your vet and get it checked out quickly. I feel that you should do this before contacting the owners as they are not in a position to assess their puppy or his eye. It’s not really a matter of whether the dog seems to be in pain or not, a scratch by a cat especially in an eye can turn bad pretty quickly. Your better off getting on top of this before matters get out of hand which is a possibility especially in such a young pup. That’s part of the responsibility of dog sitting. If the vet says everything is fine or gives you some ointment for the pups eyes then there is no reason to scare the owners while they are in Italy and cannot do anything. Obviously, you will tell them upon their return what happened and that you immediately took care of it. If you’re getting paid to babysit the puppy then it is also your responsibility to pay the vet bill, not the owners. Please take the puppy to the vet and get his eye checked out.
