Cloudy/inflamed eye

[BDJ]

Hi all.

My older (15yo) dog has a cloudy/inflamed/weepy eye, and I would appreciate some information from those with senior dogs.  He has always had the 'little dog' moist eyes, but it has really blown up in the last 48 hours

 

Some extra info:

 - he can't have an anaesthetic (he had a bad reaction to the premed last year when he was going to have his teeth cleaned - and vets recommendation at the time was no more anaesthetics for him as he would not make it)

 - he is on heart medication twice daily

 - his hearing and eye sight have deteriorated over the last couple of years.  He still has some of both, but certainly less than when he was a young dog

 - over the past 12-18 months he has started having seizures.  Totally random (can be twice in a week, then nothing for a month or so) - no triggers identified.  Vet advice is not enough for medication

 - full blood tests done 3 months ago with no major call outs

 - overall he is healthy (even though it doesn't sound like it) - he is definitely slower and an elderly man who sleeps a lot more etc etc - but given everything he is 'well' (hope that makes sense)

 

I am taking him to the vet tonight, but would love peoples thoughts as I have never had an animal with cataracts etc and would peoples opinions on whether he may be in pain/discomfort etc.

 

He is a tough little bugger (the type who will scream the place down if I pick up nail clippers, but would get absolutely smashed in a dog game of chasey and not acknowledge it) - so if he is in pain he wouldn't tell me :-(

 

thanks all

[Loving my Oldies]

No advice, just happy you are taking your boy to the vet.  Anything to do with eyes - vet immediately.  

 

Good luck and let us know what the vet says/thinks.  

 

  

[BDJ]

thanks - yep, was definitely straight to vet 

 

She did an eye stain and it showed an ulcer.   So eye ointment and anti inflams/painkillers for now.  Check up next week to monitor (it should be starting to heal by then).  If it looks worse in the interim it will be straight to the eye specialist to check eye pressure etc.

 

(Dr Google sucks - spent time last night reading about glaucoma - why do the horror stories always appear first )

[Loving my Oldies]

Good luck @BDJ.  You are onto the cause immediately, so should be all good from now on.  Old age sucks !!!

[Dogsfevr]

3 hours ago, BDJ said:

thanks - yep, was definitely straight to vet 

 

She did an eye stain and it showed an ulcer.   So eye ointment and anti inflams/painkillers for now.  Check up next week to monitor (it should be starting to heal by then).  If it looks worse in the interim it will be straight to the eye specialist to check eye pressure etc.

 

(Dr Google sucks - spent time last night reading about glaucoma - why do the horror stories always appear first )

My advice go see the eye specialist now to get eye pressure checked .
 

[BDJ]

Thought I would give an update on my boy (mainly because I hate following a thread and wondering how the pooch is later)

 

I took him back to the vet for his check up last night, and she was very happy with how the eye is healing.  He is quite perky in himself as well (thank goodness), so just a case of keeping up the ointment and anti-inflams/ABs for another few days, then fingers crossed it will be another drama he has gotten over.