Ulcerated Eye
We took him back to have the stitches removed today since they didn't dissolve and the Dr said his eye had ulcerated. Maybe from the stitches we don't know. They drew blood to make an eye drop serum and we are applying a triple antibotic ointment as treatment. He will go back again on Wednesday to see if removing the stitches and the new treatment is helping. I didn't get to see my regular vet and the new vet I'm not too sure of the depth of knowledge. She said if it's not improving by the wednesday visit, more drastic measures would have to be taken and that would involve the eyeball.  Then she mentioned blindness. I'm always the medical optimist in a situation like this and will not think worst case scenario until it's proven.
However, I'd sure like to hear any experiences other members have had with this type injury so I'm a bit better prepaired to deal with this. |
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I am so sorry the Buff is having to go through this...(you too!!) 
Keep us posted..please!! Healing thoughts are being sent from all of us in St. Louis...... |
| Do you have a canine opthamalogist in Salt Lake? Might be worth the consult.
Yes, Basil the St. B had an ulcerated eye and he eventually lost sight in it and later the other eye from cataract....poor guy. Fox's eye never quite got to ulcerated, scratched yes. We put eye goop in for weeks.....never know how tight they can clamp that eye shut until you have to medicate it  Over time he too lost sight, but it took like 5 or 6 years as we could never quite get it healed.
So work hard, follow instructions and if you don't feel comfortable with your vet, ask if there's a specialist in your area. Glacier has these little pink bumps on the inside of her lower lid and on the thin membrane in the corner of her eye. Older vet biopsied these and they came back with three long words meaning "who knows but don't worry." Other younger vet in the practice saw them and called them cancer. Within two weeks half of the bumps disappeared, the others are smaller. Maybe insulting the sore will help  |
SheepieBoss wrote: Do you have a canine opthamalogist in Salt Lake? Might be worth the consult.
Would be better to consult a specialist in that area with the Ulcerated eye now, scarring can occur on the eye ball which can lead to loss of sight. They deal the specialists with these problems better then a normal vet.
Hugs buff. |
| Not quite the same cause, but for the timeline it may be worthwhile.
Our friend's 11 yr old Sammy had an irritated eye. It was weepy, draining and he was always rubbing at it. They thought he had gotten something in his eye. After a couple days of watching it and flushing it w/ saline, they went to their vet. Their vet started him on some rx eye ointment and I think it went on for about a week or so - maybe more - no real improvement. They got referred to an eye specialist. He diagnosed an eye ulceration that was of medical origin - no actual injury. I can't remember the name, but not really important. Something that some breeds are prone to (including Sams), but they had never heard of. Anyway, he did a surgical procedure that day, and he came home with a contact lens over the eye to protect it, and some eyedrops. A week later they went back for a checkup, had the contact removed and he has recovered 100%. So, there is a positive outcome, even though the correct treatment wasn't immediate. Not that it made them feel better at the time - knowing what they do now! But still came out good in the end.  |
| One of my work colleagues little bitser rescue has a similiar problem, they're not sure how he got it.
After a few weeks of antibiotic creams he was no better and they were talking about sewing his eyelid shut to let it heal. They decided to scrape the ulcer first as it had a build up of dead tissue on it that they were worried was stopping it healing. 5 days later it was looking much better and they were cautiously optimistic. I havent heard this week how he's going. I'll post when I get an update. All the best with your boy. |
| Thanks everyone, I knew there would be good information here. The more information I can get, the better to discuss options with the vet. I have a friend that had a proceedure on her eye and they used a contact to protect it while healing. Makes sense that it could work for dog. Mim would really like to know how your friends dog is getting along.
We do have a veterinary opthomologist practice in SLC. I'm still optomistic we can get Buff through this and not end up with impaired vision.  |
| Hi I just managed to catch up with Raelene at work today.
Chester is doing really well. She said after the vet scrapped the dead tissue from the ulcer on his eye it healed up really well. She had to put synthetic tears in his eyes every 3 hours for a few days then after another check up it was 4 times a day, then 3, then twice and now he's all clear. I think it took only 2 to 3 weeks after the scrape for him to get the all clear. I hope things are going well for Buff. Mim |
One month into a simple cyst removal.  We have been back to the vet weekly to check Buffs progress, which has been marginal at best. Some day's he will open the eye others he looks like a pirate.
Two weeks ago we suggested to the vet the possibility that not all the stitch's had been removed. On closer examination another stitch was found and removed. Still no measurable improvement. Todays visit we asked that the eye be checked for more errant stitches. Sure enough, a knot had worked it's way out and continued to irritate the eye. Apparently the stitches don't dissolve as advertised. 
The vet gave Buff a quick anesthetic, removed the stitch and checked for others. It appears all stitches are gone. Now it's a matter of healing the ulcer. I'm told the ulcer is very shallow and should heal now that it's not irritated. We will see. |
| Stitches still in there??! yikes.... |
Holy.... 
How awful. Here's to, finally! healing. 
Kristine |
| Two month's into the "simple cyst removal". Buff has been to the vet each week to have his eye checked and still looks like Jack Sparrow. We discussed visiting the opthomologist several weeks ago, but our vet said the ulcer was healing, he just couldn't figure out why Buff continued to squint most of the time. This week we agreed it was time for the specialist. We called and had an appointment the next day. Apparently the eye had been trying to heal, but to quickly. The opthomologist said he had an excess granular build up of cells on the cornia which caused an irritation when Buff blinked, hence the third eyelid stayed closed as much as possible. So with only numbing drops in the eye, the doctor used Radial Keratotomy to remove the excess layers of cells. He hasn't squinted since leaving the opthomologists office.  So now we are left with talking to our vet about sharing the cost of the visit to the specialist.  |
| I'm glad his eye is finally on the mend. I had a cat with an ulcerated eye and I remember that I had to put those serum drops in every single hour for the first 24 hours. I think after that, it went down to 2 hours, then 3 hours etc. His eye healed and was no further problem (that's just for the future reference for whomever might come across this thread). I am glad you went to the specialist. I will be very curious to hear what your vet thinks about cost sharing. |
| Wonderfull news so glad you went to the specialist in the end |
| That's great news!!! Sounds like the same thing as happened to Chester see prev post. They scraped the tissue build up off and he healed up beautifully. Hoping you have the same success with Buff. |
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