Hello!
All of you have been so much helpful for me to find a right dog for me. I finally brought her home last night after all!
She has recovered from Kennel Cough with antibiotics last 7 days. Now she has a new problem!
I have noticed that her left eye has been producing brownish, greenish discharge last three days at the boarding facility. The white part of the left eye is red. I also can see the bottom part of her conjuntiva more visible and kind of inflammed. I remember seen this from other dog long time ago, and the owner told me that the dog had a condition called "cherry eye" and she told me that it would stay there for the rest of her life. I really do not want this to happen to my pit!
I have been putting few drops of gentamicin opthalmic 3% (no steroid in it) solution every 4 hours since yesterday. This morning, I see less discharge, but the eye is still red! Please help me if you have similar experience or if you know how to treat it appropriately.
When the vet checked her out a week ago, the dog did not have this eye condition. I wanted to see if you guys have seen this and to know how to treat them. I live in Chicago, and sometimes just to have vet look at the dog, it costs close to $80-$90!
TJ, I had a cocker spaniel that had Cherry Eye. It is true that it will not go away, but it isn't something horrible either even though it looks really bad. The treatment for this is surgery, which is relatively simple. They either tack that part of the eyelid down or they remove it completely. They removed it from my dog, and it really wasn't a big deal. I don't remember how much it cost to have it done, but if you compare the cost of surgery to the cost of vet visits & the medicine drops you'll be putting in her eye for the rest of her life, you're probably better off having the surgery.
I just reread the original post, and you're going to want to make certain that it really is Cherry Eye. The inflammed lower eyelid popped up on my dog overnight, literally, but she didn't have any discharge or redness of the actual eyeball. I would take her to the vet to get a definite diagnosis just in case this condition is something else.
I think you maybe should bite the bullet and take the dog to the vet. The eye is a very delicate structure and you don't want to fool around with something as important as your dogs sight. If you don't treat the probelm properly now you could end up with something very expensive to treat or a continuing problem. I'd vote for a trip to the vet. Good Luck and I hope your dogs feeling better soon.
Jeannette Polowski Webboard User Reg: 03-12-2002
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Chokeout,
I'm curious where did you get your dog from? You mentioned that the dog just had kennel cough, and now the eye condition.Did you get a health guarantee from where you got the dog from? They may be liable for the cost of treatment if the dog was sold to you unhealthy. Many times a visit to the vet to establish the dogs condition at the time of sale is part of the guarantee of good health.
Just a thought anyway.
No one ever said life was supposed to be easy, life is what you make of it!!
Thanks for your thought! I just sent the organization email about the vet cost reimbursement. The thing is that this poor girl (dog) has been staying at the boarding facility for more than two months. When the vet checked her out last week, she told me that this dog is healthy other than kennel cough she developed at that time.
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