yankydoodle
Member
- Nov 28, 2016
- 91
- 35
- Country
- South Africa
- Bulldog(s) Names
- princess, kleintjie
Hi folks,
I need some advice please.
Once a month my dogs go for a check-up and get a bath as well. Their eyes, noses, skin and teeth are checked, and they get a pedicure as well. This was this morning.
My one dog has had some liquid in her left eye for a while now, and when she spends some time outside (in the sun), it seems to disappear. However, some mornings it looks really bad, like her whole eye is covered up.
I got the following message from my vet just now, and this was the first time I got this message, as it appears to be serious now.
"Princess has a severe shortage of tears in her LEFT eye, without artificial tears 6-8 x day in the eye, the eye will stay gunky and infected. I feel she really needs the drops (chronic). Without it, she can eventually lose her eye if it continues."
I just want to read some people here who had this experience with their dogs. Princess is very difficult when you try to do something near her face. So, I'm facing an uphill battle with regards to the eye drops.
I give both my dogs plain yoghurt and cheese as a treat. I wonder if perhaps the dairy has an effect on the eye ? The other eye is fine. Princess is pure bred, and my other one is not. So, they come with their own issues. My other one does not have eye issues.
I would really appreciate any experiences shared and additional advice regarding this situation. Princess had eye drops before, but this was years back, and the vet saw no problem for years and years until today.
I've been using this vet for the most part since I've had my dogs, and they've been really good, but on the odd occasion, they've been trying to tell or sell me stuff, that later I found out, they were just trying to make money, with regards to my dogs health. And I rejected it.
Princess is going on 10 in a couple of months, just so I mention her age. My other one going on 9.
Not saying the eye thing is a con, but I just want good and correct information. So, taking that also into account, I would like to know opinions etc, please.
Thanks for any help
Princess thanks you as well.
I need some advice please.
Once a month my dogs go for a check-up and get a bath as well. Their eyes, noses, skin and teeth are checked, and they get a pedicure as well. This was this morning.
My one dog has had some liquid in her left eye for a while now, and when she spends some time outside (in the sun), it seems to disappear. However, some mornings it looks really bad, like her whole eye is covered up.
I got the following message from my vet just now, and this was the first time I got this message, as it appears to be serious now.
"Princess has a severe shortage of tears in her LEFT eye, without artificial tears 6-8 x day in the eye, the eye will stay gunky and infected. I feel she really needs the drops (chronic). Without it, she can eventually lose her eye if it continues."
I just want to read some people here who had this experience with their dogs. Princess is very difficult when you try to do something near her face. So, I'm facing an uphill battle with regards to the eye drops.
I give both my dogs plain yoghurt and cheese as a treat. I wonder if perhaps the dairy has an effect on the eye ? The other eye is fine. Princess is pure bred, and my other one is not. So, they come with their own issues. My other one does not have eye issues.
I would really appreciate any experiences shared and additional advice regarding this situation. Princess had eye drops before, but this was years back, and the vet saw no problem for years and years until today.
I've been using this vet for the most part since I've had my dogs, and they've been really good, but on the odd occasion, they've been trying to tell or sell me stuff, that later I found out, they were just trying to make money, with regards to my dogs health. And I rejected it.
Princess is going on 10 in a couple of months, just so I mention her age. My other one going on 9.
Not saying the eye thing is a con, but I just want good and correct information. So, taking that also into account, I would like to know opinions etc, please.
Thanks for any help
Princess thanks you as well.
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