Doggy needs eye op due to ulcer.

the_devil_made_me_do_it · 8 February 2013 at 10:03PM

Oh dear beachview..how horrible for you and your dog. Hard to understand why the vet just didn't tell you the truth.

Yeah ulcers in dogs are mainly caused by trauma & i think that was this case with my dog.

He has had his stitches taken out today, poor dog was in a bit of pain during it. Vet has given him some eye ointment & I have to take him back on Monday for a check up & to see whether the ulcer has gone.

_Andy_ · 8 February 2013 at 10:09PM

Same - have a horrible feeling my girl's one came when I accidentally bodged her eye when I moved around in bed a few weeks ago.
She's feeling sorry for herself but appetite is fine, and is now drinking water again.
Took her for a walk which she enjoyed although she kept knocking my leg on the 'blind' side.

the_devil_made_me_do_it · 8 February 2013 at 10:21PM

I think they can get an ulcer just by sniffing about in bushes and long grass.

To be honest, I think dog owners are very lucky if their dog doesn't get an ulcer.

Hillbilly1 · 11 February 2013 at 3:47PM

Beachview wrote: »

My dog had bladder stones a few years ago and had to stay in the vets for a few days after the operation for that. When he came home he suddenly developed a severe eye ulcer. They could not save his eye. I asked the vet what caused it and she said it had been caused by the stress of staying at the vets. I believed this for years.

I found out recently from another vet that it would have been impossible for stress to cause an eye ulcer, he said the only cause would be a knock or injury to the eye.

So the first vets lied. Obviously covering up for themselves.

I agree TDMMDI. We used to have patients get eye ulcers during hospital stays due to drying out of eyes with stress, or due to certain pain killers making them drowsy, but not closing eyes to sleep, therefore drying out eyes and ulcers can start.

It was protocol to lubricate all such patients eyes as a preventative. So the vet may not have been lying, the second vet may just not have worked in a 24 hr practice and seen what can happen.

the_devil_made_me_do_it · 14 May 2013 at 2:20PM

Well..not sure whether my dog's ulcer has returned. Was less than 4 months ago since he had the first one removed.

I can't really tell whether it is the return of an ulcer or whether he just has a hair or similar in his eye.

Can these ulcers return so quickly? Both of his eyes are a bit watery at times. However, I was putting that down to it being windy.

ka7e · 14 May 2013 at 3:27PM

Ruby had a huge ulcer that took 6 weeks to heal. When she saw an eye specialist for her forst adult eye check (she is a Sheltie, so collie-type breed) , he noticed she had 2 or 3 hairs that were growing parallel to the eyeball. Once she had a small eye injury, they would scrape the wound, making it bigger and delaying healing. If it ever happens again, I will get them removed - I think they use lasers to destroy the hair follicle. My vet is usually very thorough, but he hadn't noticed these tiny hairs.