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rachylou

rachylou

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Jimby stopped eating yesterday so obviously after giving him a tummy rub I took him to the vets, full health check, no change to the minor spurs, no weight loss, tummy movement very much slowed down.
Had usual meds and got vet to check his eye as I had seen what looked like a sty.
I was right he has a few blocked cysts on the inside of his eye lid. I cant remember the word he used.
Anyway vet said that we will give them a chance to go away by themselves but if not and if they begin to affect him they may need treatment.
Jims has picked up a little and looks a bit happier in himself.
 
How odd! Bit random, but did the vet do a test for dry eye? It's quite common in older dogs but my Heather also had it due to age, where her tear ducts dried up. There is a different variant which I suffer from where the oil glands don't flow freely, making the eyes dry because the tears aren't protected by an oil film so they evaporate - and this can result in little cysts like you describe, and it can also result in ulceration of the surface of the eye, which can be very painful. If it doesn't clear up, it might be worth mentioning to see if it is a possibility - easily, quickly and cheaply tested so it can be ruled in or out fairly quickly...and if it is something like that, it's also fairly easily resolved with a gazillion eyedrops!

Fingers crossed whatever it is clears up on its own and doesn't cause Jimby any more problems :)
 
Tango also developed a sty on his eye. He had 2 courses of eye drops and it cleared up. We did wonder about possible blocked tear duct but vet said he would investigate it if it didn't clear up. Hope all gets sorted
 
I did ask about possible blocked duck but he said it definitely wasnt that. He said that eye drops wouldn't make a difference as its not that kind of problem, if it doesnt go away it would need surgery to either drain it or cut it away but he doesnt want to go there unless we have to as obviously a GA is not something to take lightly.
 
With dry eye, the eye drops aren't to treat the stye, they're to protect the surface of the eye from the potential damage (and hence pain) caused by having dry eyes - so if it is a problem along those lines, the vet is absolutely right that they won't make a difference to the problem...but they could potentially help with discomfort caused by it. Hopefully it's just a random one-off thing that will go away on its own in any case :) How is Jimby this morning, is he feeling ok in himself?
 
Santa said:
With dry eye, the eye drops aren't to treat the stye, they're to protect the surface of the eye from the potential damage (and hence pain) caused by having dry eyes - so if it is a problem along those lines, the vet is absolutely right that they won't make a difference to the problem...but they could potentially help with discomfort caused by it. Hopefully it's just a random one-off thing that will go away on its own in any case :) How is Jimby this morning, is he feeling ok in himself?
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Thankyou for asking :)
He ate some breakfast and seems more lively. We are keeping up the meds at the moment.
 
At a cross road and not sure which way to go, Jimby ate all his veg last night but not in one sitting which he normally does and he ate all but 2 of his biscuits this morning. He is more or less back to himself and is pooing but they are small to be expected. We last medicated last night and are in two minds ad to whether we should make today the last day or leave him be now?
 
I'd tend to give it, won't do any harm :) It does seem to take them a few days to get back in the swing of things with the pooping eating so he sounds like he's well on the road to normal.
 
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