Cherry eye- what would you do?

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So Blue's had a mild (meaning small) case of Cherry eye in his left eye for the last few weeks.
It comes out every 2-3 days but so far we've massaged it back in each time.

I read here that once your bullie gets it in one eye, it's just a matter of time before he gets it in the other. So far though, his right is fine.
Riisi Mentioned Usko had it when he was younger but it went away on it's own as he grew. [MENTION=3354]RiiSi[/MENTION] how often did Usko get it?

So here's my question, should we get it tucked now or wait?
My biggest concern is would waiting cause more serious eye issues? Or as long as we can massage it back in, it should be fine?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
 

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Two questions:

How old is Blue?

And did your vet show you how to put the cherry eye back in?

I ask because my Truman sounds similar. He had a mild cherry eye at a young age and the vet showed us how to put it back in and advised us to let his head fill out to see if it gets better or if the other side comes out. It got better and the other side never came out, thus we did not need surgery. Once in a great while, it'll pop out again but massaging it back in place is fairly straight forward once you get the hang of it.
 
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Two questions:

How old is Blue?

And did your vet show you how to put the cherry eye back in?

I ask because my Truman sounds similar. He had a mild cherry eye at a young age and the vet showed us how to put it back in and advised us to let his head fill out to see if it gets better or if the other side comes out. It got better and the other side never came out, thus we did not need surgery. Once in a great while, it'll pop out again but massaging it back in place is fairly straight forward once you get the hang of it.

He'll be 6 months next week.
But no, the vet didn't show us, Youtube did :ashamed:. The vet hasn't seen it yet.
 

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if your bully will be getting fixed around 6 months then that would be a good time to tack it if it seems to be a chronic issue. anesthesia only once vs waiting and having to endure the stress twice. Lola doesn't have cherry eye, but we doubled down on a tooth extraction and palate surgery.

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He'll be 6 months next week.
But no, the vet didn't show us, Youtube did :ashamed:. The vet hasn't seen it yet.

This is when it started happened to Truman as well so it's probably best to give his head a chance to fill out to see if that helps or exacerbates the issue. As I said, in Truman's case, it really helped and he almost never gets a cherry eye.

In the meantime, cherry eye is really a cosmetic issue so if you can work with Blue to get the eyelid back in or perhaps ask your vet to show you (our vet wasn't too keen on this), it can really help. I've also found that a nap will often return the gland back to it's spot within in the eye.
 
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if your bully will be getting fixed around 6 months then that would be a good time to tack it if it seems to be a chronic issue. anesthesia only once vs waiting and having to endure the stress twice. Lola doesn't have cherry eye, but we doubled down on a tooth extraction and palate surgery.

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Well, that's another thing. He's not getting neutered for another year. We're waiting until he's about 18 months.
 

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Oh sorry, I missed the part about you already knowing how to massage it in! I would continue to do that until he's bigger and see how it goes!
 
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This is when it started happened to Truman as well so it's probably best to give his head a chance to fill out to see if that helps or exacerbates the issue. As I said, in Truman's case, it really helped and he almost never gets a cherry eye.

In the meantime, cherry eye is really a cosmetic issue so if you can work with Blue to get the eyelid back in or perhaps ask your vet to show you (our vet wasn't too keen on this), it can really help. I've also found that a nap will often return the gland back to it's spot within in the eye.

Thank you for the advice.
 

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Finn gets this every so often too and I've been successful with massaging it back in. When he was younger it seemed like he got the cherry eye more often. Funny thing, I was just telling myself how he hasn't had it in months and wouldn't you know it, that same night it came out again. I notice it happens when he's very excitable and has been playing hard w/his brother, or if he's very tired. I've not considered surgery for him at this point.
 
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Finn gets this every so often too and I've been successful with massaging it back in. When he was younger it seemed like he got the cherry eye more often. Funny thing, I was just telling myself how he hasn't had it in months and wouldn't you know it, that same night it came out again. I notice it happens when he's very excitable and has been playing hard w/his brother, or if he's very tired. I've not considered surgery for him at this point.

Thanks.
It's good to hear from multiple people that there's a chance it may go away. Or at least, come out less.
 

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I have to agree with everyone else if you can massage it and it stays in I would hold off on the surgery. The only time I have had cherry eye done was when it wouldnt stay in at all and got really red and dry looking. I could tell in opviously was irrating so I had them removed.
 

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Abby had cherry eye and had surgery because it was way out and couldn't be massaged back in. She had surgery at 4mo. Jacksons had a mild cherry eye a few mo ago I massaged it back in and it has stayed in. My vet advised surgery soon for abby be because the cherry eye was large and could have caused more eye damage. Good luck with blueberry. I xo agree if you can massGe it back in do that and have it done when he is neutered.
 

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Re: Cherry eye?
I copied and pasted this from another person I gave advice to, hope it helps
hi , I also have a female named Blossom who developed Cherry eye at the same age (5 months) , at first I was able to massage it back in, but by the time I had her spayed at 7 months, it was no longer staying in, and was getting bigger from swelling due to being exposed to the air. I had her eye repaired at the same time as her spay surgery when she was 7 months old. unfortunately a week later the other eye poppped out as well, and pretty big right from the beginning, it wouldn't massage back in at all, and so a month later she had a second surgery to fix the eye. Our vet does not remove the tear gland, and has been doing this surgery for over 20 years, and she has her own technique that she has perfected and told us she has a 85 to 90 % success rate for the eye not to pop out again. we are very happy with the job she did, and Blossoms eyes are beautiful. We had no problems post surgery, and its been 3 months since the surgeries, and no problems. I'm so sorry you and Sophie are going through this , and having such a tough time. I am not familiar with the other method of removing the gland, but there are other members who have had it removed with no problems, and others who have had problems with dry eye, I think they can develop dry eye with either method, and there really isn't any right or wrong way to repair the eye. There are risks with both, but the tacking in of the gland with sutures has more risk of recurring cherry eye, than removing the gland altogether. i think you just have to do your research, that's what I did, and ask lots of questions, then talk to your vet, and see which method he has done more and which one he recommends and why, and them make your decision based on what you are comfortable with. In your case since the first surgery was not succesful, and they have already cut a pocket in her eye, i would be wondering if another surgery with sutures might irritate her eye and cause her more problems, and for the price $1800 and no guarantee, i would be leery of doing it again, a better option for you may be to remove the gland altogether to save her having more surgeries, and risking irritation to her eyes, and future problems down the road. If you have it removed, you wouldn't have to worry about it not working, and having to do further surgeries. you may have to give drops after , but I would rather do that than have her go through more. It is something you have to discuss and think about, and then make a decision with your vet. I hope everythng works out for you and you find a way to fix her eyes. sending love , hugs and prayers your way, for a solution, and a speedy recovery. Keep us posted on what you decide , and how she is doing.
 

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Usko's cherry came out weekly, usually when he was rubbing his against something. We were scared at first, but it always went away easily. And really it was nothing like what Voittos' eye was...He started having his sherry pop out at the age of 4 months, and for the first two weeks we could get it back in, but when we couldn't get it in anymore it was time for a surgery. Let me tell you, you know when it's time...It was really read and looked like a real sherry. So if Blueberry's is stil just pink and goes in, don't worry he can grow out of it like Usko, but if it get's like Voitto's, don't hesitate to get it pouched. I was of course a wreck and afraid of the surgery, but it's really minor and a specialist will do a good job. Voitto's wa so big that the surgeon said that there's a good chance it will pop out again quite soon after the surgery, but it's been 2 months and he's looking great, so maybe it's all cured. If a real inflamed sherry eye is left out for a long time it can cause eye problems.
 

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