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weepy eye

C

clutterydrawer

Wise Old Thumper
sorrel has been having some trouble with an abcess below her jaw, she's been on antibiotics and had a checkup on saturday at which the vet said she was doing great and was nearly ready to come of her meds.

these last two days her eye has been dribbling loads - but not the one on the same side as the abcess. :? could this ben linked? or what else could it be? do i even need to worry?

gonna phone the vet in a minute too but I just thoguht I'd get some other opinions

thankyou :wave:
 
Unfortunately it is all likely to be linked :cry:
Has Sorrel had a skull Xray? I would guess that she has advanced Dental Disease (the jaw abscess being the result of infection in an elongated tooth root)
The Weepy eye is likely to be due to the fact that the elongated tooth roots are pressing on the naso-lacrimal duct and blocking it so the tears cant drain

Janex
 
That's what I suspected but it seemed strange that it would only be the eye on the other side of the abcess and that it would only have become apparent now, as she's had this problem for over a year and is said to be almost over it now. :/ she can go for a checkup anyway though.
 
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