eye problem (need help)

[LucysMum]

Sorry to hear about Big Mac! I am always drawn to eye problem posts because of my experience with our Lucy. 2 years ago Lucy had corrective surgery (called a Hotz procedure) to change the direction of her lids. This procedure is often used to correct entropian but Lucy's biggest problem is distichiasis--which is a big word for an extra set of lashes on the inner lid. Her lashes prior to surgery would irritate her eyes leading to corneal abrasions and ulcers. I will say that she had instant relief from surgery. She had hundreds of stitches and looked a mess--but she seemed to be comfortable. Could you share what meds Mac is on? Perhaps something is making him sluggish--or maybe he is allergic to something. I scratched my cornea with a mascara wand about 15 years ago. I was in terrible pain days after my initial appointment and felt like my eye was getting worse. When I went in for a follow up appointment it turns out I was allergic to the eye ointment the doc prescribed. It sounds like he is getting excellent care so I wouldn't panic.

Also, in many cases dogs that have eye surgery may need eyedrops to keep the eye lubricated. It is not that the eye is dry but the quality of the tears are poor. We use cyclosporin and tacrolomis daily--and we also use BLINK which is an over the counter product.

I will give you some hope. Once Lucy recovered from her surgery we haven't had one ulcer. We do follow up appointments to her specialist and we keep a close eye on her for changes--but thankfully once she had the surgery her eyes have been close to perfect.

 

[BIG MAC]

Initially he was on 8 different medications(drops/ointments/pills) but now he's down to just 3 but is still very sluggish and sleepy(sleeps almost all day)

gabapentin (last dose 6/8)

serum (last dose 6/8)

atropine (last dose 6/8)

Rimadyl/carprofen (last dose 6/10)

Clavomax (last dose 6/10)

the following 3 he is still on

artifical tear ointment

cefazolin drops

tobramycin drops

At the follow up the doctor said he was healing great which was on 6/8 but i know he's still not right.

He has to have his stitches removed this week so I want to see what she thinks.

 

[Chunksmama]

When Chunk had his entropion surgery the dr told us it would take as long as 3-4 weeks for everything to heal. Now while this is a different surgery, maybe recovery time is similar? He said he wouldn't be in pain but possible discomfort/itchiness from the healing. Just a thought. . Hope he's feeling better!

 

[BIG MAC]

sorry for the late update I totally forgot until i got an email from the site

well as it turns out $2,200 later Mac is doing great and has been for some time now

Can u believe it was dehydration the whole time ?

I guess all the meds dried him out, I'm a little disappointed the doctor didn't think of this through all the confusion

It was actually my GF who started bottle feeding Mac water and got him back up to speed

So keep in mind that keeping your dog hydrated when they are on medications can save u a lot of money/time/nerves