nu2poodles

About a month ago I noticed tearing in Rain's right eye. When this did not clear up after a week and having all hair cut away from her eyes, I took her to see the Vet. Because the eye was swollen, the lower eyelid had rolled inward so that the lashes were further irritating the eye (Entropion). Three weeks and three Vets later with no significant improvement, I sought out an Opthalmologist on the advice of Rayah Quality Standards on this board (Thank You !).

So today we saw the Opthalmologist and she rolled Rain's lower eyelid outward and tacked it in place with five sutures on the lower lid and one in the upper lid. In three or four weeks these sutures will be removed and we hope that the lower lid will remain in its normal position. If it does not, Rain will have surgery on both eyes to permanently repair the tendency for the lower lid to roll inward.

Apparently Rain injured her eye or the surrounding area, the eye receded, spasms in the muscle of the lower lid caused the Entropion. Pain and swelling exacerbated the condition and the muscle itself forms a "memory" that tends to keep the eyelid rolled inward. So far we have seen no trauma to the eye itself, so it is a mystery what happened to cause her condition. She is 15 months old and does not have an history of Entropion before this incident.

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Geneva77

Hope this is the fix for her and that she will be good as new soon!

CT Girl

I am glad you vigorously pursued this matter. When I read about Rain's eye problem I was concerned because eyes can go so quickly downhill. Reading about how the muscle itself forms a "memory" that tends to keep the eyelid rolled inward it is clear that
serious damage could have occurred without your prompt response. Rayah Quality Standards gave you excellent advice and hopefully it will pay off and Rain will fully recover soon. Rain is lucky to have you. You were really an advocate for her going through 3 vets till you found an opthalmologist who could help you.

nu2poodles

Thank You for your support !

I am dismayed that one of the three Vets did not send me to an Opthalmologist forthwith. After all, these three inhabit the same office, and they had plenty of knowledge available concerning Rain and her condition. In fact, I am angry (big time), that I had to break off their prescribed treatment and seek out information and a specialist on my own. It is alot of money, not to mention the suffering and risk to the dog's eye ! (Are times so desparate !?) Or am I being too severe ?

To confuse matters more, Rain never paid the slightest attention to the injury aside from an occassional squint and the copious tearing (--- is she just that tough ?). She was rough and wild and happy (the pic in my sig was taken in the midst of all this). Now, however, she is quite subdued with an enormous e-collar on her head that bumps into everything.

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Geneva77

Just have to say Rain looks like a beautiful pony in your signature! Sorry you are going through all this.

nu2poodles

Yes, my sister thinks she looks like my horse drawings. I am sad she has to go through this and that I don't know more to help her (Weimaraner eyes are so different from her deep, dark, beautiful orbs !). I am looking forward to the happy days when she can chase the minnows once again !

Thank you !

Rain jumping out of the camera frame (I suppose I'll have to get better a photographing moving objects too !) :

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schpeckie

I love Rain's pictures! She seems to enjoy playing in the water! Hope her eye heals up fast.

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spoofly

Nu2Poodles,
I am dealing with the exact same thing in Fly's right eye right now. I actually just got back from the vet's office within the hour. I am treating her with some anti inflammatory eye drops right now, and hopefully that will make her more comfortable. I am waiting 2 weeks to see if she will need further treatment of if it can be taken care of by reducing the swelling. Keep us updated please!

nu2poodles

When the swelling in Rain's eye did not diminish after three weeks (3 Vets & 3 sets of meds/eyedrops), I sought the Opthalmologist.

I've been sending her photos of Rain's eyes every day to assure that all is progressing as expected. Rain, meanwhile, is returning to her normal behavior, so I'm facing a bit of a challenge keeping her from flying about ...

I have not been wiping close to her eye, but I queried the Doc on this, and she said I could clean it if Rain will tolerate the handling. So today I will begin a gentle cleaning of the area. Rain has been pretty good about not scratching or rubbing at it.

If all goes well, the sutures will be removed in 3-4 weeks. If her lid remains in the normal position, she will not require further surgery.

Here are the photos I sent to the Doc yesterday :

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bigpoodleperson

Rains story sounds exactly like Rileys did, but he had it in both eyes. Irritation, tacking, and he had to have the surgery after all. I hope she responds to the tacking. The opthomologist said the same thing to us, irriation and muscle memory were a problem.