I ave a three year old Shih-Tzu. Last Thursday his eye was swelling and running quite a bit so I took him to the vet. The vet put him to sleep and looked under his third eyelid and found a one inch splinter. (We have no idea where it came from.) The swelling has gone down and we are putting in the drops that the doc gave us but this morning his eye was turnung cloudy and blue. I took him back to the vet and all he said was that he probably has damage to his cornea and to keep using the drops. My question is: If he has damage to his cornea does that mean he will be blind in that eye? Or can it heal and be fine?
2006-07-03 16:14:44 · 8 answers · asked by ♥Stacy 6 in Pets ➔ Dogs
The bluish tinge usually indicates corneal edema, which is fluid accumulation in the layers of the cornea. Did your dog have a corneal ulcer? If he did, most likely the drops do not contain a steroid. If the development of the blue cloudiness just occurred, your dog may have developed anterior uveitis as a result of the injury. This means that all of the tissues - cornea, iris, ciliary body, etc- are inflamed. Your vet should check the intraocular pressure ( which would be normal to low with uveitis) and stain eye again to look for an ulcer. If no ulcer is found, then your dog will need to be on topical and possibly oral anti-inflammatory medications, like steroids.
Most dogs heal fine from ulcers and uveitis, but there are times when it can get severe enough to cause future problems. The cornea has amazing capabilities to heal, and most of the time, the worst that happens is a small scar, that doesn't affect the eye itself.
2006-07-03 20:05:59 · answer #1 · answered by clovicat 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Most likely. It sounds like its turning into a cloud. Once it covers all the pupil, he wont be able to see from dat eye. And the vet is right, it is damage to the eye, but very probable, permanent. A fuy hit my dog in the eye w/ a bat, and after a while it turned cloudy, and he was left blind in that eye. SORRY.
2006-07-03 23:38:44 · answer #2 · answered by fatboy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
depends on what type of injury. If it has caused an ulcer then the ulcer can be repaired and the eye should be fine. I would ask your vet what type of injury and if the sight will remain in the eye. A specialist may need to become involved in the case to asure that sight is not lost in the eye. Your vet should have a list of opthomologists in your area that they can refer you to
2006-07-03 23:18:54 · answer #3 · answered by leftygirl_75 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That happened to my cat - she got a wound on her eye and it went all blue - we freaked. In our case it was just the "scar tissue" from the wound and it went away after about 4-6 weeks completely. Certainly keep going to the vet for rechecks until he gives you the all clear - but in our case it worked out fine. No blindness
2006-07-03 23:19:40 · answer #4 · answered by gaiagurl 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The splinter might had caused a corneal infection. It probably want damage his cornea if gets a corneal transplant. They do this stuff on humans ,so they might do it on your dog or the medicine might be causing the different color of his eye.
2006-07-03 23:38:28 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should ask the vet. If you are not satisfied, go get a second opinion. It could be the difference in saving an eye.
2006-07-03 23:17:53 · answer #6 · answered by jdc591 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no way of knowing for sure. keep using the Drops and stay in touch with his Dr. he may refer you to a specialist. good luck
2006-07-03 23:19:39 · answer #7 · answered by basque girl 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My question is where did he get a third eye lid? Hope your dog is ok :)
2006-07-03 23:19:42 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋