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Originally Posted by Ladymom  Lady had a white spot exactly like that on her eye a few years ago and it turned out to be a pocket of infection. My vet sent me to an ophthalmologist. They did eye scrapings and lab work to diagnose it.
Since our general practice vets don't have the training or specialized equipment to deal with anything more than routine eye problems, I always think a visit with an ophthalmologist is important. |
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Originally Posted by Maximo
Was the infection resolved with medication or was a procedure required?
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I lucked out by getting Lady into her ophthalmologist quickly as the infection pockets penetrate the surface of the eye. Lady's had only penetrated it slightly and she is a very good patient, so they were able to numb her eye and remove as much of the infection as possible without anesthesia. They cultured it and found both a fungal and bacterial infection. She was on very expensive eye drops for a month, but it cleared up. The vet school ophthalmologist told me that they usually have to be surgically removed and sometimes require a graft.
I tend to have little issues checked out before they become big problems, thankfully.