Moose Squinting With One Eye

[bulldogs1501]

Hello all!
I have a question.

Few weeks ago we noticed Moose's eye constantly tearing, waking up with a lot of gunk around his eye and reddish so we took him to the vet. Our vet (has 2 bullies herself) told us he has entropion in one eye but wouldn't rush to surgery. She also mentioned it's allergy season and to give him some time. She sent us home with Vetropolycin cream to apply to his eyes for 2 weeks. It seemed to have gotten better, but the last 24 hours I have noticed him squinting with the eye. Any clue as to what may have caused this suddenly? I've done warm compresses and he likes the massage, but obviously something is wrong.

Anyone have any experience with entropion they want to share? What can we do to alleviate the pain? We are taking him to the doc on Monday...

Here's a video of his squinting. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QnBpB2Ngm8s

Also. Here's a video of him being lazy )) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MF_tMkHmuQ

 

[helsonwheels]

[MENTION=17893]bulldogs1501[/MENTION] love the lazy bum... cute... a few members went through entropion issues n will let them answer you instead. I personally didn’t. From your video the squinting can also be an eyelash problem. Growing inside instead of out. Try to look with a flashlight, if not ask them on Monday.

 

[ddnene]

We have had a bully w/entropion issues... I would make sure they check to see if he hasn't scratched his eye to create an eye ulcer. Obviously I wouldn't rush to surgery w/any bulldog... we gave our Winston Zyrtec daily, that really seem to help w/eye allergies. I would talk to your vet about trying to get him thru this fall allergy season w/meds and ointments.

 

[oscarmayer]

Eye Ulcer = BAD. If it ruptures that could mean loss of sight or the immediate need for a very expensive graft. See an eye specialist as soon as possible. Moose's diagnosed entropion (or distichia) should be corrected right away to get ahead of future vision problems. I do not recommend that this surgery be done by anyone other than an eye specialist.

 

[paw7004]

Porkchop has entropion as well. Surgery is not an option. My vet recommended using Genteel Eye Drops each morning and it is giving him some relief. The first thing he does in the morning before the drops is to drag his face on the carpet to clear his "gooey eye", which certainly doesn't help if carpet fibers cause more irritation.

 

[2BullyMama]

Hello all!
I have a question.

Few weeks ago we noticed Moose's eye constantly tearing, waking up with a lot of gunk around his eye and reddish so we took him to the vet. Our vet (has 2 bullies herself) told us he has entropion in one eye but wouldn't rush to surgery. She also mentioned it's allergy season and to give him some time. She sent us home with Vetropolycin cream to apply to his eyes for 2 weeks. It seemed to have gotten better, but the last 24 hours I have noticed him squinting with the eye. Any clue as to what may have caused this suddenly? I've done warm compresses and he likes the massage, but obviously something is wrong.

Anyone have any experience with entropion they want to share? What can we do to alleviate the pain? We are taking him to the doc on Monday...

Here's a video of his squinting. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QnBpB2Ngm8s

Also. Here's a video of him being lazy )) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MF_tMkHmuQ

Poor handsome fella.... I'd get back to vet and let her know it is not getting better.

 

[helsonwheels]

Any updates?

 

[Dollys Owner]

Porkchop has entropion as well. Surgery is not an option. My vet recommended using Genteel Eye Drops each morning and it is giving him some relief. The first thing he does in the morning before the drops is to drag his face on the carpet to clear his "gooey eye", which certainly doesn't help if carpet fibers cause more irritation.

My vet recommended I use Systane eye drops as a lubricant, but I switched my dog to Hydrasense night therapy gel twice daily, because it's preservative free and contains sodium hyaluronate, and haven't really noticed any difference, but I figure it has to be less irritating without the preservative.

 

[bulldogs1501]

Hello all. Sorry I've been MIA...busy planning a wedding. We took Moose to the vet about 2 weeks ago. Our vet who has 3 bulldogs wasn't too concerned. She said she would still wait before surgery and that there will be days when it flares up more than others. She gave us neopolydex ointment to apply to his eyes and said to keep monitoring it...
However, we did find that our guy has an elongated soft palate so he will need surgery. We are going to do it after the wedding and when it gets colder toward the end of the year. We will then also try to do entropion surgery at the same time...

 

[cefe13]

Hello all. Sorry I've been MIA...busy planning a wedding. We took Moose to the vet about 2 weeks ago. Our vet who has 3 bulldogs wasn't too concerned. She said she would still wait before surgery and that there will be days when it flares up more than others. She gave us neopolydex ointment to apply to his eyes and said to keep monitoring it...
However, we did find that our guy has an elongated soft palate so he will need surgery. We are going to do it after the wedding and when it gets colder toward the end of the year. We will then also try to do entropion surgery at the same time...

Wishing you a nice wedding!
Concerning doing eye surgery together with other surgery - I'd doublecheck whether that is a good idea. Our Castor was scheduled for eye surgery (entropion) a year or two ago but we backed out as he didn't seem to be in pain and we then decided not to sedate him unless needed. Anyway, while discussing the operation with the eye surgeon, we asked her if they could also check his teeth while he was under. If I remember correctly she said they never did eyes and teeth at the same time (risk of spreading bacteria, I guess). Now, soft palate is of course not teeth but they go in via the mouth so if this is a general precaution, they may not do eyes and soft palate at the same time.

Castor btw did soft palate surgery in late November five years ago and that was a good time of year.

 

[2BullyMama]

Hello all. Sorry I've been MIA...busy planning a wedding. We took Moose to the vet about 2 weeks ago. Our vet who has 3 bulldogs wasn't too concerned. She said she would still wait before surgery and that there will be days when it flares up more than others. She gave us neopolydex ointment to apply to his eyes and said to keep monitoring it...
However, we did find that our guy has an elongated soft palate so he will need surgery. We are going to do it after the wedding and when it gets colder toward the end of the year. We will then also try to do entropion surgery at the same time...

Glad that the neo poly will help and surgery can wait.

Good luck with the wedding and keep us posted


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[bulldogs1501]

Wishing you a nice wedding!
Concerning doing eye surgery together with other surgery - I'd doublecheck whether that is a good idea. Our Castor was scheduled for eye surgery (entropion) a year or two ago but we backed out as he didn't seem to be in pain and we then decided not to sedate him unless needed. Anyway, while discussing the operation with the eye surgeon, we asked her if they could also check his teeth while he was under. If I remember correctly she said they never did eyes and teeth at the same time (risk of spreading bacteria, I guess). Now, soft palate is of course not teeth but they go in via the mouth so if this is a general precaution, they may not do eyes and soft palate at the same time.


Castor btw did soft palate surgery in late November five years ago and that was a good time of year.

Thank you for that advice. He seemed fine last week and then the last two days again he is not opening his eye. The neopoly dex seems to help only that he is not trying to paw at his eyes. However, his eye has been shut for the better part of the last two days.

Any docs in New Jersey that anyone would recommend for a consultation/surgery. We hate seeing him like this.

Thank you!

 

[2BullyMama]

Thank you for that advice. He seemed fine last week and then the last two days again he is not opening his eye. The neopoly dex seems to help only that he is not trying to paw at his eyes. However, his eye has been shut for the better part of the last two days.

Any docs in New Jersey that anyone would recommend for a consultation/surgery. We hate seeing him like this.

Thank you!

Here is a list of member recommendations..... I’ve been to Red Bank in Titan Falls years ago... they were highly recommended

English Bulldog News Forums - English Bulldog News Recommended English Bulldog Veterinarians

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[cefe13]

Thank you for that advice. He seemed fine last week and then the last two days again he is not opening his eye. The neopoly dex seems to help only that he is not trying to paw at his eyes. However, his eye has been shut for the better part of the last two days.

Any docs in New Jersey that anyone would recommend for a consultation/surgery. We hate seeing him like this.

Thank you!

Oh, does not sounds good. Cannot suggest a vet over there bur sounds like he needs to see an expert.

 

[bulldogs1501]

Here is a list of member recommendations..... I’ve been to Red Bank in Titan Falls years ago... they were highly recommended

English Bulldog News Forums - English Bulldog News Recommended English Bulldog Veterinarians

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Thank you. One of the Vet's listed on that link is actually Moose's primary doc. She is the one that gave us the neopoly dex and told us not to worry for now.