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Originally Posted by ladyjane  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. |
This is what Lady had. I remember her ophthalmologist saying that it was fairly common in horses since their eyes protrude and are prone to injury. They often can't be diagnosed with a stain.
Stromal abscesses appear as painful white or yellow areas within the cornea - they often do not stain with fluorescein unlike corneal ulcers. Stromal Abscess (Cornea)
In Lady's case, it was just a small white spot on her eye, not huge like the picture of the horse's eye. I am so glad I took her to the ophthalmologist! They are also quite painful.