bobchic Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 My poor little Missy has a sore eye. I took her to the vet today who checked her eye for any scratches etc but could find nothing at all. I think she said Missy had conjunctivitis (or something like that. Small terriers are pron to it) I have an appointment tomorrow to go back as the drops have Cortisone in them and aparently could drop her immune system. The thing is, her eye is a bit more swollen and she is just so uncomfortable. I don't know if I should head down to the 24 hour vet and see if they can give me something to take away her pain until morning.. But the cost is a factor and am unsure how much it would be ($50 - $60 is okish) What should I do? Is there anything that I might have around that house that could make her more comfortable? The eye drops are meant to be 3 times a day. But maybe I should give her another lot as it seems to take the swelling away for a bit.. I feel horrible which her so miserable (it only got worse in the last hour. Hence why I havn't done anything earlier today) Thanks everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parkeyre Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 Can you flush her eye with saline? Then reapply her drops afterwards? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
becks Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 When did you last apply the drops? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garloch Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 Bobchick - why don't you call the 24hr vets and ask if you can give her more drops? Tell them what drops you have and when you last gave them. Our afterhours emergency vet in Canberra charge you $500 for walking through the front doors, so $60 sounds divine! They can tell you what to do over the phone, and the advice is generally free. If its conjunctivitis, an anti allergy drop would help, but DO CHECK with the vets first. Some human drops are not good for dogs. If the eye itself keeps rapidly puffing out despite your best efforts, you may have an abscess behind the eye, rather than conjunctivitis. Gum disease or a broken tooth can get infected into the sinuses and make the eye bug out. Make sure your vet checks this as well as the conjunctivitis. Its a bit tricky to diagnose and my old boy had this, when the young vet thought it was conjunctivitis. Antibiotics and the draining of sinuses fixes this up very quickly. You'll know if this is what he has as you can practically see the eye coming out over an hour or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobchic Posted January 5, 2011 Author Share Posted January 5, 2011 Thanks for all the replies.. I was just so worried about her comfort levels. I ended up giving her another eye drop and then taking her to bed with me. She settled down to a deep sleep pretty quick so all I can assume is that she wasn't in so much pain that she couldn't get a good nights rest. Its a bit less swollen this morning (can't see her third eyelid anymore) but will still get my OH to take her to the vet this morning. The vet is an eye specialist so Im going to have to keep confidence that she knows what she is doing. I did tell her that Missy had bad teeth at christmas BUT I started her on marrow bones every second day which has helped hugely. Thanks so much for the responses! Sonia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormie Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 Did the vet give you the drops with Cortisone in them at the first visit? Why would they give you those drops if they weren't suitable? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobchic Posted January 5, 2011 Author Share Posted January 5, 2011 Did the vet give you the drops with Cortisone in them at the first visit? Why would they give you those drops if they weren't suitable? Yes they gave them on the first visit. The vet said they should be fine but if the issue is an auto immune disease then they will cause problems. Hence why I have to take her back today anyhow... About to go and get her looked at and hopefully something to take away the pain etc. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobchic Posted January 5, 2011 Author Share Posted January 5, 2011 (edited) Just got back. A different vet did her own exam including mouth but agreed with the vet from yesterday. *edit* Her temp was 39. Vet said it was the high side of normal. She gave Missy a pain relief/anti inflammatory injection which is to last 24hrs plus some pain killers for after. Her eye looks way better today then last night anyhow but Im really glad she now has pain relief. She is sitting in the corner of her cage all 'happy' lol. Very chilled now. Fingers crossed it all goes down asap and she is better real soon. Thanks everyone! Edited January 5, 2011 by bobchic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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