Eye & Entropian Questions
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Eye & Entropian Questions
Submitted by jeagley on April 20, 2010 - 11:15pmHello
I've read a bunch of discussions on here about Entropian, but could use some personal insight from the board's fellow members.
I have a 9.5 month old English Bulldog named Bella. She had Cherry eye and had it tacked down during her spaying. She has yet to have it come back out, but since she had her surgery her eye is much more watery. I have had the vet look at it multiple times since and she said it looks great etc. I take her a vet recommended on here as a "bulldog vet". That alone isn't a big deal, but wonder if this is a necessaricly a bad thing.
Her eye doesn't tear, but it does often times appear watery on the eye itself. (So much for not cutting it out as a fear of dry eye ha)
The last time I took her in, the doctor said she has entropian on both of her bottom eyelids, and they dyed her eye and verify no scratches etc. The vet said there were no scratches and it's not bad and something we should simply keep an eye on.
My thoughts are this, what symptoms indicate you should have surgery? She has some redness of her eyes certain days (which is probably related to allergies I feel). She never squints, scratches at it etc. The only symptoms I'm seeing is some slight watering around the edges of her eye. As noted the eye that had the cherry eye surgery has always been fairly watery since the surgery. I really like my vet, and they do seem to have good bulldog experience, but wondering if I should take her to a specialist. I was considering taking her to an Ophthalmologist at Tufts, but they're quoting around 150-185 for a consultation and not sure I want to spend the money if I'm just being paranoid.
I just wanted to get others opinions or thoughts. For those who had entropian, what were the symptoms that spurred the surgery, is this something I shouldn't mess around with and do it regardless of my vet's opinion?
Re: Eye & Entropian Questions
In my opinion try to treat on allergy first because i had a dog went on the entropian surgery few 3 time for both eyes and it seems he still will going for another surgery but when i saw his body has some pimples i gave him niralone pills for allergy and everything clears up include his eyes no more entropian but become ectropian and now has dry eyes and ulcer. this is a very very hard lesson i learned i ruin his eyes and i cannot blame the vet and worst is he never feel wrong with his decision.
Re: Eye & Entropian Questions
In my opinion try to treat on allergy first because i had a dog went on the entropian surgery few 3 time for both eyes and it seems he still will going for another surgery but when i saw his body has some pimples i gave him niralone pills for allergy and everything clears up include his eyes no more entropian but become ectropian and now has dry eyes and ulcer. this is a very very hard lesson i learned i ruin his eyes and i cannot blame the vet and worst is he never feel wrong with his decision.
if your vet.....
felt comfortable to keep a watch i would go along with them...some times we rush to surgies....their can be different signs...most is squinting their is alot of green junk from the lids rubbing the eye...i would keep a watch on it....if the cherry eye stayed in then your fine...watery eyes can be from several causes...allergies mostly...watering keeps the eye clean from dirt...
so if it were me i would take a wait and see attitude but that is just me.....
if your vet.....
felt comfortable to keep a watch i would go along with them...some times we rush to surgies....their can be different signs...most is squinting their is alot of green junk from the lids rubbing the eye...i would keep a watch on it....if the cherry eye stayed in then your fine...watery eyes can be from several causes...allergies mostly...watering keeps the eye clean from dirt...
so if it were me i would take a wait and see attitude but that is just me.....