Daniel Fernando wrote 01/16/2011 04:28 AM New Cherry Eye :( #311965 - 01/16/2011 04:28 AM
Daniel Fernando Webboard User Reg: 05-21-2010 Posts: 106 Loc: Philadelphia, PA - US Offline	I found out today Eva got a new Cherry eye on her right eye. It's whitey/pinky ump on the corner of her eye. She already got one on her left eyes. I have no idea what caused that. I wanna know if you guys have any experience in this. I heard that surgery will affect her tear gland and decrease the tear production on her eyes. Right now I don't know what to do. Im gonna make calls to some vets here and see what they will say about this.
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Lynne Barrows wrote 01/16/2011 05:57 AM Re: New Cherry Eye :( [Re: Daniel Fernando ] #311966 - 01/16/2011 05:57 AM
Lynne Barrows Webboard User Reg: 09-22-2007 Posts: 2531 Loc: S. Florida Offline	Daniel, I'm sorry to hear this. Cherry eye is a genetic thing and is usually present somewhere in the dog's lineage. My dog had surgeries on both eyes. Do not waste your money on regular vets for this, because chances are you will end up at a veterinary opthamologist's anyway. My dog ended up with 3 surgeries; 2 by my regular vet and one by the opthamologist who had to correct problems with the first surgeries. The surgery involves tucking the protruding tear gland back into the proper position. Do not let anyone tell you that proper treatment is to just clip the protruding gland. If this is done chances are that at some point you will need to put drops in the dog's eyes every day, for the remainder of the dog's life...
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Lynne Barrows wrote 01/16/2011 06:00 AM Re: New Cherry Eye :( [Re: Lynne Barrows ] #311967 - 01/16/2011 06:00 AM
Lynne Barrows Webboard User Reg: 09-22-2007 Posts: 2531 Loc: S. Florida Offline	Can you take pictures and post them, to show the severity of the eyes? If the gland is only poking out a little bit, your dog probably can go for awhile without the surgery...
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Betty Landercasp wrote 01/16/2011 09:31 AM Re: New Cherry Eye :( [Re: Lynne Barrows ] #311977 - 01/16/2011 09:31 AM
Betty Landercasp Webboard User Reg: 11-30-2009 Posts: 3724 Loc: minnesota Offline	The old way was to wack off the gland.It worked. But, GSD have the dry-eye problem anyway, plus pannus, with aging, so it's probably not a great plan. If the cornea is intact (not scratched) sometimes you can get the swelling down and the 3rd eyelid replaced using topical cortizone preps. Tugging against the pressure of a collar seems to make pressure in the eye, make the prolapse worse. Odd that your dog has this, I seem to remember this as a basset, cocker, bulldog, (droopy eyed) or boston terrier, chihuahua (bulging eye) problem. Hope it resolves! It sure looks creepy. http://s922.photobucket.com/albums/ad67/Grasvaly/
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Daniel Fernando wrote 01/30/2011 10:38 PM Re: New Cherry Eye :( [Re: Betty Landercasp ] #314225 - 01/30/2011 10:38 PM
Daniel Fernando Webboard User Reg: 05-21-2010 Posts: 106 Loc: Philadelphia, PA - US Offline	im sorry for taking it too long to respond. 30 minutes after I found eva got new cherry eye, I fed her one pill aspirin for dog. couple minutes later she fall asleep and the new cherry eye is gone. I don't know what trigger that. but now I know that I have to contact opthamologist in my area and be prepared if it comes uout again. thank you
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