my 14 yr old dog had an eye infection, went to the vet ,got a shot and drops,now she cant see very well?

Question

the vet gave her neomycin &polymyxin b
sulfates & dexamethasone opthalmic susp. usp drops. shes a shepard/lab mix

Answer 1

Bathe its eyes in a weakened solution of its own urine. That's an ancient ayurvedic cure for humans. Should work with dogs I reckon. Oh, mix his urine with sterile water please.

Answer 2

The vision problem could be from cataracts given your dog's age. About the infection, I would stick to a pure antibiotic eye drop like a polymyxin-neomycin combination only (without the dexamethasone), tobramycin, ciprofloxacin or moxifloxacin.

Answer 3

A 14 yr old Shepherd/lab mix is an old dog. I would suspect the drugs as they are really not normally good for the shepherd. However the dog is old an may have glaucoma or cataracts in the eyes as well. If the problem persists before blaming anyone ( vet included) have them check for other eye problems and then consider your alternatives.

Answer 4

Lots of age related problems can occur in a dog that is 14, She may have scarring from the infection. She may have a cataract, she may have a retinal detachment. In fact some of this cold have caused the infection instead of the infection causing the blindness. There is not a lot of good treatments for some age related conditions, but a trip to the vet might tell you what is causing the blindness..

Answer 5

Hmmm.. what kind of dog? What kind of drops.. I had the same thing happen to a dog.. She didn't have an infection, but she had a scratch on her eye...

Certain breeds of dogs.. ( Doberman for one ) cannot tolerate sulpha based drugs.. Doesn't matter if it's an antibiotic or drops etc.. Might be the same thing with yours.. Check your drops and see what the ingredients are.. Thanks to my vet who put the drops in her eyes while at the office, even after being told NO SULPHA drugs.. He used a sulpha drug and now she can only see shadows.

Edit : There ya go.. Same thing! Obviously it's more than Dobermans that can't handle the Sulpha drugs.. They should know this, I have to wonder if they learn this in school, or just don't bother keeping up to date on information. We switched vets because of this.
My dog was only 4 when it happened to her.

Answer 6

He particularly does would desire to pass to a vet yet I understand no longer having the money, its no longer some thing that comes undemanding at the instant, so what i might recommend is hit upon a small room, positioned blankets and comfortable pillows down and confine her/him to that room, you do no longer prefer the dogs working around which will purely make issues worse, additionally attempt paying for somewhat one bottle and putting water in it and getting the dogs to drink that way (if the dogs beverages to quickly there is extra probabilities of him no longer being waiting to maintain it down) i might say that would the dogs is own his era different than for the reality that the dogs is 14 so i exceptionally doubt it, i might additionally say attempt to get some dry nutrition and feed rather to her an hour like variety of fource feed her yet make you particular you dont harm her and positioned to lots in her mouth because of the fact this would reason choking. additionally in case you took her to the ER you are able to elect the quantity you would be able to spend, they wont do something with out you agreeing to an volume in any case however the sturdy project is they often inform you whats incorrect first, and you call constantly in simple terms purchase the medicine for her and it will maximum in all probability purely run you from 20-$50 counting on whats incorrect. i'm hoping you and your dogs stay nicely and that i'm hoping i helped

Answer 7

Thats fine. Your dog had an eye infection. So the sight is probably still healing, it's also just a side affect of healing. She should beable to see in a day or 2. Although if her sight doesn't clear up in about a week then take her back to the vet. Although since she's old she might be losing her sight to.

Answer 8

If the vet diagnosed and treated for an eye infection I would imagine that your 14 year old dog could not see very well before this incident. You just did not notice it. Blindness and deafness creep up on a dog very slowly and the owners don't notice it until it get very advanced. Not unusual in a 14 year old dog.

Answer 9

Prepare your self for the worst, all things have to come to an end sooner or later, I myself had a lovely Lab which I loved dearly but he was 15 years old and his back legs went I could not see my dog in pain and suffering so I had to make the decision to have him put to sleep, it broke my heart but I knew it was for the best. I can only say that I am very sorry and try to soften the blow that will come to you soon
Dr KNOWITALL.

Answer 10

To be honest she probably couldn't see very well before the eye infection. Just keep doing what the vet has asked. Try some warm/cool wash cloths on her eyes to help sooth them some.