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05-22-2007, 10:33 AM | #1 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Ohio
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| KCS or Congenital Dry eye in Max Hi everyone~ I'm really curious to see if anyone else has dealt with this in a young puppy...First off I'm a fairly new YT Mom and my little guy is only 8 months now. When I got him he was 5 months old and I noticed that he would hold his one eye shut/squint alot and there was also some yellow mucousy discharge. I took him to the vet and they gave me an antibiotic thinking it was "pink eye". The ointment didn't really do much for him and I continued to put rewetting drops in because that seemed to work better. Any way- today I took him to the vet again and asked them to do the tears test and his eye barely registered a 1 on the stick! The vet says he hasn't seen this type of severe dry eye in a pup so young. He wants me to use Optimune 2x a day as well as keep using the genTeel gel several times a day. We go back for a recheck in 2 weeks. I looked online and see that Yorkies sometimes do not have enough of the tear producing gland tissue. Has anyone had this with their little baby and if so what have you done for them? A possible option that the vet talked about way down the road is transposition- from what I have heard/read the "re-route" a saliva gland to the eye? Anyone with info to pass on to Max and me would be greatly appreciated!! Thanks!! |
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04-01-2010, 02:40 PM | #2 | |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Lubbock, Texas
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My baby, Chloe, was diagnosed with KCS when she was 3 months old. SHe is now 4 years. I have tried every drop on the market and the best I have found that works for her is Systane. We have also tried chemo drugs to try to " restart" the tear duct production but have been unsuccessful. I can assure you that Chloe lives a full an happy life, even with this terrible thing we deal with daily. Please let me know if you have any questions. I will be happy to help any way I can. God Bless... Mitzi | |
04-01-2010, 06:06 PM | #3 | |
BANNED! Join Date: May 2007 Location: USA
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a test they do is they put dye where tear duct is and if it does not roll out of the nostril then it is blocked or they can tell by looking through a microscope to see if there is a duct at all are you near the ohio state university ? as my dh is from ohio and graduated from there and they have an excellent vet school Last edited by dwerten; 04-01-2010 at 06:08 PM. | |
04-01-2010, 06:36 PM | #4 |
LoveMy2 Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: East Tennessee
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| My Maddie came home at about 11 weeks. The first thing I noticed was her left eye looked a little smaller than her right. The vet gave her Cyclosporin ointment and she soon recovered. However, a few months later, again she started having greenish/yellowish discharge. So, again we were on the cyclosporin. She was on this ointment for about 3-4 months with NO improvement. Finally, Ladymom helped me because her girl, Lady, also suffers with dry eye. I found out my vet had not done basic tests on Maddie such as the Schirmer strip test or dye test. I decided to seek the care of another vet. Immediatly, our new vet did the appropriate tests to confirm that Maddie was making NO tears in her left eye. We tried a different drug, Tacrolimus, with no luck. This vet felt that Maddie needed to see an ophthamologist. We went to UT vet school. They tried her on an oral stimulate and reached the conclusion she was born without a properly working tear duct. The ophthamologist did mention the surgery you mentioned, however, Maddie is doing okay with drops, Genteal gel for Severe Dry Eye, applied to her eye every few hours. The ophthamologist discussed a few drawbacks of the surgery. Although, it is usually successful, there are times when a dog actually have complications from their saliva being in their eye. In these cases, the surgery has to be reversed. Also, since dogs do not salivate constantly, most still need additional lubrication. I hope whatever you decide, you seek the care of an ophthamologist. Eyes are nothing to mess around with and can cause your pup severe pain and discomfort if not treated properly. Good luck. |
04-01-2010, 06:47 PM | #5 |
LoveMy2 Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: East Tennessee
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| I wanted to add. Tacrolimus is a newer drug that some vets may not know about. I had to ask about it and he did some research on it and ordered it for us to try. Cyclosporine will work for most dry eye pups, but Tacrolimus was referred to me by Lady's mom. You also have to remember tear stimulators will ONLY work if there is a properly working tear duct. Maddie doesn't so that is why nothing worked, nothing there to stimulate. |
04-01-2010, 06:51 PM | #6 |
Donating YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: North Carolina
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| I agree with what everyone else has advised. You need to ask your vet for a referral to an ophthalmologist. Our regular vets just don't have the equipment or expertise to diagnose and treat most eye diseases. Too small or absent lacrimal (tear producing) glands are congenital in Yorkies. Did you get a health guarantee with Max? Here's a great article about KCS. It also describes the corrective surgery. KCS (Dry Eye) Are you using the Genteal Severe Eye gel? That's the best. It needs to be applied 4-6 times day, more if possible. Dogs with dry eye are prone to eye ulcers and scar tissue which can cost them their vision so it's extremely important to keep the eyes lubricated. |
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