Baxter Tiberius
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- Apr 16, 2015
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- baxter
Hi all -
So for the last year of baxters 2 years, he has had what I assumed was just a cute bully "squint". I noticed his right eye was always a little more closed, but everyone jokes that he's trying to look "smooth" in pictures
. I always thought he was just doing a "squishy face" squint that comes with all those rolls.
I noticed recently however that he was getting a lot more discharge out of that one eye, and when it caught the light at the park, it was glazed over with a white fog. Previously, vets (who do what doctors always do) just threw antibiotics at it, and assumed it was an infection. However doctors are never trained in finding the root cause of anything. So we went months thinking he just had some random eye infection, rather than exploring what truly was causing it.
Today I did what I do with my own health. I bypassed the pointless vets and went to an eye specialist. And it paid off.
After a thorough examination, they discovered that baxter has something called Ectopic Cilia. This is hairs that grow out of the glands around the eyelids and point inwards. This means Baxter has literally had something scraping his eyeball for over a year, and has been in extreme discomfort the entire time. Every time he blinks. Every day. All day.
Upon hearing this I was absolutely crushed. I cant imagine having something stuck in your *EYE* every minute of every day for a *YEAR* 
Apparently this is pretty common. He is scheduled for a surgery called "Cryoepilation". They freeze the follicle with liquid nitrogen and remove the hair. This prevents regrowth. She said all the infections would ultimately lead to ulcers and eventually blindness. See how doctors just treat symptoms and never bother trying to find the cause, and how that results in months/years of unnecessary discomfort? Glad I went to the specialist.
His surgery is on Friday, and we are finally going to neuter him that day as well. Here in San Diego hes literally not allowed anywhere public unless he's neutered. No dog parks. No dog beach. No doggy daycares. No interaction with other dogs at all. So we are stuck. But he's had prostate issues and he's well past 2 years now so I guess its okay.
I guess the bottom line is, if you notice clear discharge, a squinty red eye, and DEFINITELY if you notice fogging over of the eye - dont bother going to the vet. Google "dog eye specialists" with your city name, and bring your pup there. It may be this, and dear lord ... anyone who's had eye problems knows how horrible it is just to even function.
So for the last year of baxters 2 years, he has had what I assumed was just a cute bully "squint". I noticed his right eye was always a little more closed, but everyone jokes that he's trying to look "smooth" in pictures
. I always thought he was just doing a "squishy face" squint that comes with all those rolls. I noticed recently however that he was getting a lot more discharge out of that one eye, and when it caught the light at the park, it was glazed over with a white fog. Previously, vets (who do what doctors always do) just threw antibiotics at it, and assumed it was an infection. However doctors are never trained in finding the root cause of anything. So we went months thinking he just had some random eye infection, rather than exploring what truly was causing it.
Today I did what I do with my own health. I bypassed the pointless vets and went to an eye specialist. And it paid off.
After a thorough examination, they discovered that baxter has something called Ectopic Cilia. This is hairs that grow out of the glands around the eyelids and point inwards. This means Baxter has literally had something scraping his eyeball for over a year, and has been in extreme discomfort the entire time. Every time he blinks. Every day. All day.
Upon hearing this I was absolutely crushed. I cant imagine having something stuck in your *EYE* every minute of every day for a *YEAR* Apparently this is pretty common. He is scheduled for a surgery called "Cryoepilation". They freeze the follicle with liquid nitrogen and remove the hair. This prevents regrowth. She said all the infections would ultimately lead to ulcers and eventually blindness. See how doctors just treat symptoms and never bother trying to find the cause, and how that results in months/years of unnecessary discomfort? Glad I went to the specialist.
His surgery is on Friday, and we are finally going to neuter him that day as well. Here in San Diego hes literally not allowed anywhere public unless he's neutered. No dog parks. No dog beach. No doggy daycares. No interaction with other dogs at all. So we are stuck. But he's had prostate issues and he's well past 2 years now so I guess its okay.
I guess the bottom line is, if you notice clear discharge, a squinty red eye, and DEFINITELY if you notice fogging over of the eye - dont bother going to the vet. Google "dog eye specialists" with your city name, and bring your pup there. It may be this, and dear lord ... anyone who's had eye problems knows how horrible it is just to even function.
