Cherry Eye - Name Of Ointment You Can Reduce It With?

[Her Majesty Dogmad]

I rescued a dog last year and during her period as a foster dog, a cherry eye popped up.

I expected surgery but my vet prescribed an ointment which reduced it within a week.

A friend's new dog has cherry eye coming up and I can't remember the name of the ointment as I gave it to the new owner.

Does anyone know? If not I can call my vet's on Friday and ask.

Thanks!

[bridgie_cat]

hmmm… amacin? ABs and antiinflams combined? doesn't necessarily work but this would be my assumption for one to try….

eta - what Kirty said below - and the longer it is out the more likely it will stay out (if trying to treat medically) and they often need surgery to actually fix them.

Edited December 31, 2014 by bridgie_cat

[*kirty*]

It would be Amacin. It won't fix or reduce the cherry eye, but it will reduce the swelling and inflammation.

ETA If it is a young dog, she should monitor it and really consider surgery to replace (NOT remove) the gland. The gland is responsible for tear production and left untreated, cherry eye can lead to issues such as dry eye later in life.

Edited December 31, 2014 by *kirty*

[Guest Ams]

Please don't use Amacin unless the dog has been seen by a vet first even if it has been used previously. If Amacin is used without checking for ulceration first you could do irreversible damage to the eye.

Tricin is relatively safe to use as a lubricant until the dog can be properly assessed.

[Her Majesty Dogmad]

My friend will take the dog to the vet I'm sure, she'll need to in order to get the Amacin - if that's appropriate. She just wanted to be armed with some information first.

[Dogsfevr]

tricin works very well on cherry eyes but they do need tending to ,the cream won't fix it just assist in emergency situations