[misskate]

Originally Posted by kjc

He'll be 17 Dec 12, if I don't kill him first.

Eye junk... I thought is was old dog yucky eyes, till I saw some puss. Been cleaning his eyes every morning and sometimes again at night... mostly the outside lids. After his bath I noticed more puss, so I decided to use a rinse in his eye. As the puss cleared away, I thought I saw a huge tear or it could have been a hair or more puss. Stopped what I was doing and immediately rushed him to the vet's.

We went to a new vet (new to us) in the area, so like 10 minutes away. My regular wouldn't see him as their hours just ended for the day, even though they would still be there another hour or so. So much for loyalty after 20 odd years. I really wanted him to be seen by someone he knew... he gets a bit nervous at times.

Well... he loves his new vet! They wanted to take him 'in the back' for the test but I insisted that it be done in the room with me present. They didn't argue. He was good and it is a huge ulcer type thing. (treated the same way) I had his other eye tested too, but that one was good. He got a shot for pain and two eye meds.

This was quite unexpected and scary... Peek A Boo showed no symptoms at all, no pain, no scratching, eating like a pig, getting around as good as ever. I do have other pets 3 dogs and 3 cats, but they all get along very well, so I doubt anyone hurt him.

This happened Sunday, and today his eye is looking much better. He has a recheck on Friday.

Lesson learned.... I will be checking eyes much more closely from now on. Ulcers are pretty easy to see, usually a white dot/circle anywhere on the eye. But with Peek A Boo, his eyes are a bit cloudy due to cataracts, so easy to miss on him.

Thanks so much for sharing your experience. I have never thought of ulcers in the eye and will keep a sharp lookout for anything unusual now. I do have one with gooey eyes and I will check her often. Thanks again