PuggaWuggles Posted January 4, 2010 Share Posted January 4, 2010 Roland the abandoned shar pei undergoes a facelift to stop going blind from entropion Roland the Sharpei dog that had corrective surgery too help him see properly.He is pictures at the RSPCA and is looking for a home soon. IT'S the facelift that could save Roland's life. Rather than the vanity that motivates hounded Hollywood stars into seeking plastic surgery, Roland the abandoned shar pei has had a face lift so he won't go blind. As a shar pei, Roland is highly prized for his wrinkly skin, but the breed suffers from entropion, a painful condition in which his wrinkles cause his eyelashes to turn inward and rub against his eyeballs. If left untreated the condition could have caused Roland to go blind and was preventing him from being rehomed. The solution: A double eye lift and full face lift. RSPCA chief vet Magdoline Awad said the 90-minute surgery was not about vanity. "What we have done is made him adoptable," she said. "It is not uncommon in this breed, it is a congenital problem." Roland's eye lift surgery and excess face wrinkle removal cost almost $1000. Roland now had a better chance at finding a good home as a family could adopt him without having to pay for the surgery, Dr Awad said. Roland is one of growing number of shar peis turning up at animal shelters. The breed, once the world's rarest, is often dumped after owners realise the costs of correcting the breed's congenital health problems. http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/lifestyle...i-1225816056973 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poodlefan Posted January 4, 2010 Share Posted January 4, 2010 Of course if he'd been bred by someone who knew what the hell they were doing, a bit of tacking as a bub may have cured the issue. The RSPCA clearly has purebred dogs in its sights. Pity they don't illuminate us on what sort of breeder bred this dog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Souff Posted January 5, 2010 Share Posted January 5, 2010 Yes, I saw Roland's new puffy face in the paper this morning, his "After" photo. But ............. Where is his "Before" photo? Why use a photo of another Sharpei with different features and better pigmentation? Why not use a photo of the dog who had the problem to show the public what Roland looked like before and what the problem was? Wouldnt that be more educational? I am not saying that Roland didnt have a problem, but if we see "Before" and "After" photos of humans after they have had a facelift, why not do this for Roland? If anyone from the NSW RSPCA is reading this, would you care to enlighten us as to why the public did not get to see a photo of Roland BEFORE surgery? Souff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted January 5, 2010 Share Posted January 5, 2010 by someone who knew what the hell they were doing, a bit of tacking as a bub may have cured the issue. wouldn't it be much better if the poor dogs were bred so that NO intervention is necessary for them to be able to see, for heaven's sake? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poodlefan Posted January 5, 2010 Share Posted January 5, 2010 by someone who knew what the hell they were doing, a bit of tacking as a bub may have cured the issue. wouldn't it be much better if the poor dogs were bred so that NO intervention is necessary for them to be able to see, for heaven's sake? Of course it would. But I'd suggest that a bit of tacking sure beats what this dog has been put through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elfin Posted January 5, 2010 Share Posted January 5, 2010 :rolleyes: at the scarring!!! All down the sides of his face!!! I have never seen such extensive scarring to correct entropion. If the poor dog had been seen by a veterinary ophthalmologist, a much more minor procedure could have helped him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted January 5, 2010 Share Posted January 5, 2010 a bit of tacking sure beats what this dog has been put through. No argument there ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ams Posted January 5, 2010 Share Posted January 5, 2010 I think you will find that sadly it is his before and after pics. The nose on the before pic is in shadow. They have mutilated his face. There is no need to take all the wrinkles out and leave that much scarring. Looks like a butcher took to him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Souff Posted January 5, 2010 Share Posted January 5, 2010 I think you will find that sadly it is his before and after pics. The nose on the before pic is in shadow. They have mutilated his face. There is no need to take all the wrinkles out and leave that much scarring. Looks like a butcher took to him. Huh? The other dog in my newspaper has a well pigmented, black nose. The mutilated dog has a pink nose that has no pigment. Different dogs. Souff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
centitout Posted January 5, 2010 Share Posted January 5, 2010 There are a few ways to correct entropian,i just had to get one done,only one in the last 3 litters from parents with good eyes. But there was absolutely no need to do that,why the hell didnt they get someone who knew what they were doing in if it was that bad-after all they fly in specialists from other states to check debarked dogs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asal Posted January 6, 2010 Share Posted January 6, 2010 I think you will find that sadly it is his before and after pics. The nose on the before pic is in shadow. They have mutilated his face. There is no need to take all the wrinkles out and leave that much scarring. Looks like a butcher took to him. Huh? The other dog in my newspaper has a well pigmented, black nose. The mutilated dog has a pink nose that has no pigment. Different dogs. Souff nope its both shots of a chocolate dog just one pics in shadow the other in sun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puggy_puggy Posted January 6, 2010 Share Posted January 6, 2010 Um those are photos look like completely different dogs. If they are the same dog I don't understand why they had to remove so much skin. The poor boy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ams Posted January 6, 2010 Share Posted January 6, 2010 I think you will find that sadly it is his before and after pics. The nose on the before pic is in shadow. They have mutilated his face. There is no need to take all the wrinkles out and leave that much scarring. Looks like a butcher took to him. Huh? The other dog in my newspaper has a well pigmented, black nose. The mutilated dog has a pink nose that has no pigment. Different dogs. Souff Sorry I can only view the pics online so my comment relates to those pics. Can't comment on pics in paper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Souff Posted January 6, 2010 Share Posted January 6, 2010 I think you will find that sadly it is his before and after pics. The nose on the before pic is in shadow. They have mutilated his face. There is no need to take all the wrinkles out and leave that much scarring. Looks like a butcher took to him. Huh? The other dog in my newspaper has a well pigmented, black nose. The mutilated dog has a pink nose that has no pigment. Different dogs. Souff Sorry I can only view the pics online so my comment relates to those pics. Can't comment on pics in paper. Mystery solved! I have just checked the online article. The before photo in the Sunday Telegraph newspaper on page 3 is a totally different dog to the photo of the comparative dog in the online article. Just another media file photo used probably. Ho hum. Souff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ams Posted January 6, 2010 Share Posted January 6, 2010 Um those are photos look like completely different dogs.If they are the same dog I don't understand why they had to remove so much skin. The poor boy. I spoke to my vet about this and she did say the extent of surgery would be dependent on the type of entropian. There is one that is quite uncommon that requires radical surgery like this dog had, BUT she said she agreed that the way it sounded the article was written that it was sensationalism. **note she had not read the article and was making comment on my reporting of it**. Sorry but the condition she mentioned had two many vowels and consonants for me to even have ANY hope of remembering to share it here - one of those super medical terms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted January 6, 2010 Share Posted January 6, 2010 We have not seen the dog before surgery- who knows what may have been wrong? he may have had WAY too many ,and pendulous, folds..covering his eyes-dragging that whole skin area out of whack.. perhaps they were infected... we don't know. I think he looks fine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ams Posted January 6, 2010 Share Posted January 6, 2010 We have not seen the dog before surgery- who knows what may have been wrong?he may have had WAY too many ,and pendulous, folds..covering his eyes-dragging that whole skin area out of whack.. perhaps they were infected... we don't know. I think he looks fine There is a before pic on the link.. not the one printed in the paper. He does not appear to have an overly lot of wrinkles.. and I've certainly seen heaps with way way more. BUT as I said... he MAY have needed it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peibe Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 Entropian yes, brow lift no Poor dog now looks like a Pitty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Pandii Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 can some one post the pics plase I cant get the link to work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogs4Fun Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 Entropian yes, brow lift noPoor dog now looks like a Pitty At least he can now see himself in the mirror to see if he looks like a "Pitty". This is not a slur on Sharpei breeders, but on HIS breeder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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