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Parka · 05-07-2018, 01:53 PM

Thanks KatysMom. I love him more than anything.

dottiesyrky - the officially diagnosis was "uveitis" which is eye inflammation. The info sheet they gave me says it can be a side effect of having cataracts. He is not a candidate for cataract removal, so they gave me two options... steroid drops or eye removal. The drops don't seem to be working. His pressures are within normal range - although the right eye with the mature cataract is higher than the left - so I guess he technically doesn't have glaucoma. He's not on any pressure drops. That said, the eye was not bothering him when I brought him in originally. He was also not having any side effects on the neopolydex but he does seem to be acting weird on the stronger steroid drops.

I've talked to tons of people since the first appointment and I've gotten a lot of mixed opinions. Mostly either "my dog had cataracts for 10 years and was fine" or "my dog felt better after his eye removal." I think I owe it to him to get a second opinion before putting him through surgery. Maybe I'm stubborn but I feel like there has to be another option. There should be a way to determine what is causing the inflammation and address it. Treat the cause, not the symptoms, right?

05-07-2018, 01:53 PM	#10
Parka Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Roswell, GA USA Posts: 61	Thanks KatysMom. I love him more than anything. dottiesyrky - the officially diagnosis was "uveitis" which is eye inflammation. The info sheet they gave me says it can be a side effect of having cataracts. He is not a candidate for cataract removal, so they gave me two options... steroid drops or eye removal. The drops don't seem to be working. His pressures are within normal range - although the right eye with the mature cataract is higher than the left - so I guess he technically doesn't have glaucoma. He's not on any pressure drops. That said, the eye was not bothering him when I brought him in originally. He was also not having any side effects on the neopolydex but he does seem to be acting weird on the stronger steroid drops. I've talked to tons of people since the first appointment and I've gotten a lot of mixed opinions. Mostly either "my dog had cataracts for 10 years and was fine" or "my dog felt better after his eye removal." I think I owe it to him to get a second opinion before putting him through surgery. Maybe I'm stubborn but I feel like there has to be another option. There should be a way to determine what is causing the inflammation and address it. Treat the cause, not the symptoms, right? Last edited by Parka; 05-07-2018 at 01:55 PM.