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Originally Posted by Ladymom  My vet ruled out an ulcer and infection, too. Thank heavens we agreed that Lady needed to see her ophthalmologist. Regular vets don't have the training and equipment to diagnose and treat more than just the basic eye problems.
In Lady's case, her ophthalmologist scraped the white spot and cultured it to determine that it was an infection.
When it comes to eyes, it's always best to consult an ophthalmologist IMO. |
Well, I guess I am just fortunate to have an excellent vet. I had one a couple of years ago and it was on a Friday afternoon that I saw my vet.. .. too late for the specialist. I saw the specialist on Monday and he told me that my vet had saved the pup's eye.
I forget sometimes that not everyone has great vetting. A regular vet "should" be able to diagnose an infection/ulcer on a pup's eye.
There again, as I said in my above post, I DO agree the opthamologist should be seen. I was merely commenting that it should not be an ulcer if the vet examined it...but again....you are right..some are not great diagnosticians. Always better safe that sorry.