minicooper Posted October 1, 2011 Share Posted October 1, 2011 My poor old girl, Mini, had a weepy eye for a day or so, so off to the vet with her. It turns out she has an ulcer on her eye. We have ointment that has to be put in her eye every couple of hours, but it doesn't seem to be getting any better. The vet wants to see her again on Wednesday, and he has said that if it hasn't improved, she will probably need surgery I was wondering if anyone else has gone through this with their dog? I am so worried about her, even the thought of aneasthetic at 14 years old is bad enough, without her eye being cut open. Any spare 'healing vibes' anyone could send her way would be greatly appreciated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koolietas Posted October 1, 2011 Share Posted October 1, 2011 We've had a few pekes over the years with ulcers on their eyes - usually the ointment works well (but will take a few days). Obviously the sooner the ulcer is diagnosed and you start treating the better. We've had a couple of incidents where they have had to have their eye stitched over, which is usually very successful. Best of luck for Mini Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted October 1, 2011 Share Posted October 1, 2011 (edited) Eyes do not have the blood circulation to heal fast - ulcers take a while. Surgery , for ulcers, used to mean sewing the eyelids shut, to rest the eye . Not sure if this has changed over the years... Be vigilant with using the ointment as often as you were instructed- keep her out of bright light ,dust and other irritants ..and give it time to heal. vibes sent for Minnie Edited October 1, 2011 by persephone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jemappelle Posted October 1, 2011 Share Posted October 1, 2011 My Cav had this earlier this year - the ulcer was huge and her eye very swollen. The drops settled hers in a couple of days. As Persephone said, if you can keep her out of bright sunlight (dark rooms are good) and get her to keep her eye closed as much as possible it will help. I would suggest crating her and covering the crate. Good luck with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowanbree Posted October 1, 2011 Share Posted October 1, 2011 I have had to have this surgery done a number of times over the years. They normally just scrape the top of the ulcer and then sew the eye shut. Not a long operation or overly hard one. I have never had the drops work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pretty Miss Emma Posted October 2, 2011 Share Posted October 2, 2011 Is it a normal vet or a vet opthalmologist who has treated this so far? I'm a bit touchy about eyes and if there is any problem say go see an opthalmologist!!! My Emma had an ulcer on her eye post cataract surgery and they were able to get it to pop off with some special eye drops, she stayed in the clinic for the day and by the end of the day the ulcer had popped off. Unfortunately the cornea did not heal over so she then had to have surgery to have a pedicle graft put over the hole. But it was really easy surgery and as the ulcer/hole was close to the eyelid they just put a stitch in her eyelid for about a week so that it was kept relatively covered while it healed. So that's probably a more complicated situation than you have but all in all it wasn't that difficult. Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavNrott Posted October 2, 2011 Share Posted October 2, 2011 I took my elderly Rottweiler to a canine opthalmologist after many attempts by the vet at healing her ulcer with daily eye meds failed. He then gave her a GA for a grid keratotomy which also failed to heal the ulcer. We were referred to the ophthalmologist who debrided the cornea and also did a grid keratotomy. She was not anaesthetised, just had local anaesthetic drops in her eye. Her eye wasn't stitched closed, instead he popped a contact lense in and 8 days later at our post op check she had completely healed. Faith was a very calm dog. Had she been a nervous dog he probably would have needed to heavily sedate her or even give her a GA but with her calm nature it wasn't necessary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corvus Posted October 3, 2011 Share Posted October 3, 2011 We went through a few of these earlier in the year. It turned out Erik had abnormal eyelashes growing on the inside of his eyelid that were causing them. Both were very deep and the vets were concerned the ulcer would penetrate all the way through the cornea, which would lead to the collapse of the eye. So they checked it every day or two until they were satisfied it was okay. If it didn't heal quickly enough they were going to do a corneal graft, where they take some of the cornea from the edge of the eye and patch it over the hole. We never had to get that done, but I have heard it's not as big a deal as it sounds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mum to Emma Posted October 3, 2011 Share Posted October 3, 2011 My poor old girl, Mini, had a weepy eye for a day or so, so off to the vet with her. It turns out she has an ulcer on her eye. We have ointment that has to be put in her eye every couple of hours, but it doesn't seem to be getting any better. The vet wants to see her again on Wednesday, and he has said that if it hasn't improved, she will probably need surgery I was wondering if anyone else has gone through this with their dog? I am so worried about her, even the thought of aneasthetic at 14 years old is bad enough, without her eye being cut open. Any spare 'healing vibes' anyone could send her way would be greatly appreciated PLEASE see a veterinary eye specialist. Don't let your local vet attempt the surgery (hopefully he wouldn't even suggest this himself). This is something for an expert - eyes are not something you want to take a chance with. And don't worry, specialists are used to operating on older dogs as many vision-related problems develop in old age. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marion 01 Posted October 3, 2011 Share Posted October 3, 2011 Am going through this with Mindy our 12 yr old Tibetan Terrier. She has ulcers on both eyes. Tried the first lot of ointment Tricin, with not much luck, so back to the vets, this time came home with 3 different things, Caniplas, to go in eyes every hour for first 24 hrs, Conoptal Eye Gel every 4 hours, and Visco Tears Gel every 2 to 4 hours. At the moment her eyes are not looking much different than they were when she first went in for treatment. Vet wants to see her on Thursday again. Am also wondering if it is an immune thing going on, as she has skin problems mainly on her legs, where she gets this thick scaley stuff that is just like a big dry scab, but it doesn't manifest itself as sores to begin with. She has had a long course of antibiotic treatment for it and it did seem to clear it up the first time but the last course didn't seem to make much difference, so she went on a high course of prednil, which did stuff all. She has had bloods done and nothing untoward there, so have no idea what is going on with her. Wish I had a crystal ball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minicooper Posted October 6, 2011 Author Share Posted October 6, 2011 Mini had a Grid Keratectomy today. She is home, and a bit sleepy, but not too bad. She has a course of antibiotics to take, and ointment to go in her eye. Fingers crossed it heals ok now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 I was wondering how she was going... Hopefully now it will get a good chance to heal ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minicooper Posted October 11, 2011 Author Share Posted October 11, 2011 Mini was back at the vets yesterday to get the eye checked after surgery last Thursday. The vet said the eye is showing signs of real improvement, so fingers crossed it heals completely! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 The vet said the eye is showing signs of real improvement, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ams Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 Good news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogbesotted Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 excellent news indeed. H Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minicooper Posted October 14, 2011 Author Share Posted October 14, 2011 Back to the vet this morning for another check up. The eye is healing perfectly, so no more checks for 6 months, unless something doesn't look right. I'm pretty sure that at 14 years old, we will be back at the vets within 6 months for something Thanks for all the good wishes, I'm sure they helped Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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