 Retrobulbar abscess
I know it's a long shot, but you all seem to know just about everything about dogs, so I thought I'd throw it out there. Is anyone familiar with or have you dealt with a retrobulbar abscess? Not my yorkie - but his toy poodle sister - was diagnosed with this last week.
She is 14 years old, blind, nearly deaf and has a serious respiratory illness so she is not a candidate for surgery to have the abscess drained, and I know that is the front line treatment for this kind of abscess. Last week her right eye and the whole upper right side of her face was grossly swollen, but after about five days on some strong antibiotics, a draining tract in her eye finally opened up and the abscess has drained now. Except for looking like she has a heck of a shiner from the bruising when the swelling went down she looks pretty normal now, but I am scared to death of this thing. From what I have read on the internet, it is unusual for these things to open up and drain on their own, and if it's not completely drained it could come back. I'm just wondering if any of you have had experience with healing one of these things without surgery? Her eye vet wants to keep her on the antibiotics for another four weeks to make sure the infection clears completely and is optimistic that we have it under control now, but I'm still worried and having nightmares about it.
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