Teddy has corneal abrasions

[sullita84]

It's pretty scary. I had to take Marley in this morning because he also got an eye ulcer, but only on his left eye. Right now he's on medication, and is wearing an e-collar. The doctor said it was only a minor abrasion, and he has a followup appointment in 2 days. I'm hoping he'll be okay. I just feel very nervous seeing him that way

[Maximo]

Originally Posted by sullita84

It's pretty scary. I had to take Marley in this morning because he also got an eye ulcer, but only on his left eye. Right now he's on medication, and is wearing an e-collar. The doctor said it was only a minor abrasion, and he has a followup appointment in 2 days. I'm hoping he'll be okay. I just feel very nervous seeing him that way

Sorry to hear that Marley has an ulcer. He will be fine because you got him in right away so that he could get medication. Sending best wishes for your little guy. Keep us updated. You may want to start a new thread.

[kfrazer42]

I remember before bed last night that our new Maltese pup (Nala) and my 4 year old Yorkie (Miley) were playing roughly. This is not uncommon, but this morning we got up and went potty as usual. Then, about 15 minutes later, I sat down to do some work and I noticed Miley had her left eye shut. I can barely get her to let my pry it open to look if I could see anything. She is lying here next me sleeping now. She can't seem to get comfortable. She is constantly trying to reposition her head. She has opened her eye a little but squints. There is no discharge that I can see either.
All I can figure is Nala may have scratched her eye last night and I never noticed it. Also though, Nala brought kennel cough home with her from the pet store. The vet treated her with a round of antibiotics. It is much better but she still coughs or reverse sneezes seldomly. Miley has always done that. Especially when she gets excited so I don't think she is coughing like she was. Well after Nala finished her meds. Miley started coughing. It wasn't her usual reverse sneezing she has always done. I noticed her nose is very runny, also. All the time. So, I took her to the vet and they gave her the same antibiotics Nala had. She finished it Saturday and seems to be better except her nose it still very runny. I can't help but wonder if that may have something to do with it. Oh, and last night, I didn't hear Miley cry or anything. I figure she would cry if her eye got scratched, but I don't know.

So now, she is keeping her eye shut and her nose it still very runny.
I can't get into the vet today unless they call with a cancellation.
What should I do in the mean time? Is there an over the counter antibiotic ointment I can get? What was it called that Teddy had?

Thank you so much for any suggestions you can provide. I'm worried. After reading about Kennel cough on here, I'm starting to worry about an upper respiratory infection or pneumonia setting in both of my fur-babies lungs. Especially Miley b/c her nose is still very runny. The vet never did X-rays but I guess they know better than me. I hope I'm worrying too much.

Anyways, Any info on ointment for Miley's eye would help tremendously.

[kjc]

Originally Posted by kfrazer42

I remember before bed last night that our new Maltese pup (Nala) and my 4 year old Yorkie (Miley) were playing roughly. This is not uncommon, but this morning we got up and went potty as usual. Then, about 15 minutes later, I sat down to do some work and I noticed Miley had her left eye shut. I can barely get her to let my pry it open to look if I could see anything. She is lying here next me sleeping now. She can't seem to get comfortable. She is constantly trying to reposition her head. She has opened her eye a little but squints. There is no discharge that I can see either.
All I can figure is Nala may have scratched her eye last night and I never noticed it. Also though, Nala brought kennel cough home with her from the pet store. The vet treated her with a round of antibiotics. It is much better but she still coughs or reverse sneezes seldomly. Miley has always done that. Especially when she gets excited so I don't think she is coughing like she was. Well after Nala finished her meds. Miley started coughing. It wasn't her usual reverse sneezing she has always done. I noticed her nose is very runny, also. All the time. So, I took her to the vet and they gave her the same antibiotics Nala had. She finished it Saturday and seems to be better except her nose it still very runny. I can't help but wonder if that may have something to do with it. Oh, and last night, I didn't hear Miley cry or anything. I figure she would cry if her eye got scratched, but I don't know.

So now, she is keeping her eye shut and her nose it still very runny.
I can't get into the vet today unless they call with a cancellation.
What should I do in the mean time? Is there an over the counter antibiotic ointment I can get? What was it called that Teddy had?

Thank you so much for any suggestions you can provide. I'm worried. After reading about Kennel cough on here, I'm starting to worry about an upper respiratory infection or pneumonia setting in both of my fur-babies lungs. Especially Miley b/c her nose is still very runny. The vet never did X-rays but I guess they know better than me. I hope I'm worrying too much.

Anyways, Any info on ointment for Miley's eye would help tremendously.

I'd call the vet back and tell them it's an emergency... they should be able to squeeze you in. If not, go to an ER Vet. It needs to be seen asap. No there is nothing sold OTC that is appropriate for use in dog's eyes... always need to be seen by a vet first.

[Nancy1999]

Originally Posted by kfrazer42

I remember before bed last night that our new Maltese pup (Nala) and my 4 year old Yorkie (Miley) were playing roughly. This is not uncommon, but this morning we got up and went potty as usual. Then, about 15 minutes later, I sat down to do some work and I noticed Miley had her left eye shut. I can barely get her to let my pry it open to look if I could see anything. She is lying here next me sleeping now. She can't seem to get comfortable. She is constantly trying to reposition her head. She has opened her eye a little but squints. There is no discharge that I can see either.
All I can figure is Nala may have scratched her eye last night and I never noticed it. Also though, Nala brought kennel cough home with her from the pet store. The vet treated her with a round of antibiotics. It is much better but she still coughs or reverse sneezes seldomly. Miley has always done that. Especially when she gets excited so I don't think she is coughing like she was. Well after Nala finished her meds. Miley started coughing. It wasn't her usual reverse sneezing she has always done. I noticed her nose is very runny, also. All the time. So, I took her to the vet and they gave her the same antibiotics Nala had. She finished it Saturday and seems to be better except her nose it still very runny. I can't help but wonder if that may have something to do with it. Oh, and last night, I didn't hear Miley cry or anything. I figure she would cry if her eye got scratched, but I don't know.

So now, she is keeping her eye shut and her nose it still very runny.
I can't get into the vet today unless they call with a cancellation.
What should I do in the mean time? Is there an over the counter antibiotic ointment I can get? What was it called that Teddy had?

Thank you so much for any suggestions you can provide. I'm worried. After reading about Kennel cough on here, I'm starting to worry about an upper respiratory infection or pneumonia setting in both of my fur-babies lungs. Especially Miley b/c her nose is still very runny. The vet never did X-rays but I guess they know better than me. I hope I'm worrying too much.

Anyways, Any info on ointment for Miley's eye would help tremendously.

Joey's eye squinting took place over the weekend, so I had to take him to an emergency hospital. They said it was a good thing I brought him in. These are very painful. I don't think there is anything you can buy over the counter that will help and some things may make it worse. If you have no emergency clinic, I would take my dog to the regular vet and sit there until he saw me. If they wouldn't see me, I would find a new vet. A good vet would squeeze you in.

[chachi]

call another vet if yours cant get you in. One night we night we noticed chachi pawing at his eye. The next morning the eye was completely white and we were concerned he had gone blind. It was a hole in the cornea or a corneal ulcer. It is serious and painful

[kfrazer42]

Thank you very much!! All of you! I'm taking her at 2:30. Can't come soon enough.

[Nancy1999]

Originally Posted by kfrazer42

Thank you very much!! All of you! I'm taking her at 2:30. Can't come soon enough.

The eye can heal pretty fast if you have the medication to protect it. Glad you're taking her in.

[cory]

Hi Cathy, I'm so sorry to hear that this happened to your Teddy. I hope that his eyes heal up quickly.

This happened to my Mica when we were in Palm Desert for the winter two years ago. It was just one eye though. They said it was a corneal tear. The prescribed this corneal bath solution and I had to flush her eyes with it every two hours while she was awake for seven days. They saw her in follow up and thank goodness it had totally healed up.

I was thinking it was some sort of desert plant that got in her eye but never really knew what caused it.

[Maximo]

Originally Posted by kfrazer42

Thank you very much!! All of you! I'm taking her at 2:30. Can't come soon enough.

I'm so glad you are got her in today. I agree with all of the posts above.

[yorkieusa]

Cathy, I can't believe I've missed this whole thread! I'm glad Teddy's eyes are healing, but I'm very sorry to see he has an enlarged spleen. I'll keep little Teddy in my prayers.

[107barney]

This is old news. Teddy got over his corneal abrasions with fat treatment and his enlarges spleen was normal after a specialist examined him and ultrasounded his organs. Thank goodness

[yorkieusa]

Originally Posted by 107barney

This is old news. Teddy got over his corneal abrasions with fat treatment and his enlarges spleen was normal after a specialist examined him and ultrasounded his organs. Thank goodness

Oh, good. I just looked and saw it was old news. Thank goodness is right!