Pup with eye problem

[dwerten]

Originally Posted by MaddiesMommie

Goopy eye can be used to described Conjuctivitis or any type of mucus production in the eye. There are a lot of reasons your dogs eye can make a 'goop' so it is always best to seek vet care as soon as it is present, imo.

i agree and why i went to optho as dry eye runs in this breed so i wanted to rule that out as that is the most serious so she did a thorough eye exam and worth every penny as when i left i felt much better. Eyes are nothing to mess with bc if dry eye gets bad enough they can go blind so best to take in have eyes checked and schirmer test done on them since it is so common in this breed.

[dwerten]

Originally Posted by UmbeandYudi

My mothers yorkie has Dry eyes and after I took him to an opthamologist. I thought he would need surgery or something to that extent. But he gave some drops that were just stronger than the one the vet gave and my mother says he has been great since. His came like allergies and when he got it, it was really bad. So go to an opthamologist and have your baby checked. I'm glad my girls don't have it, but if they ever do i'll know where to go.

agree 100% and those drops were probably cyclosporine is my guess

[dwerten]

also something i just learned as dex nose started getting dry and crusty on one side i will post pics and that can be a sign of dry eye as the tear duct does not drain properly down to nostril moistening it so since it was winter i held off on going back to optho and now it is almost all moist again so was probably due to dry skin like happens to humans but if he does not have a tear duct then he would have a dry crusty nostril on that side as the two go hand in hand but i would strongly recommend taking him to opthamologist for a full thorough exam

here is the link to find one in your area and you always want board certified

http://www.acvo.org/locate_an_ophthalmologist.htm

[MaddiesMommie]

Originally Posted by dwerten

also something i just learned as dex nose started getting dry and crusty on one side i will post pics and that can be a sign of dry eye as the tear duct does not drain properly down to nostril moistening it so since it was winter i held off on going back to optho and now it is almost all moist again so was probably due to dry skin like happens to humans but if he does not have a tear duct then he would have a dry crusty nostril on that side as the two go hand in hand but i would strongly recommend taking him to opthamologist for a full thorough exam

here is the link to find one in your area and you always want board certified

Locate an Ophthalmologist

Maddies left eye does not have a tear duct and the left side of her nose looks this way.

[dwerten]

Originally Posted by MaddiesMommie

Maddies left eye does not have a tear duct and the left side of her nose looks this way.

thanks so much as i posted about this earlier but it was in winter and now his nose looks better now so his may be dry skin as opposed to dry eye but glad to confirm this is the case as read this to be true. I will still have him dry eye tested next visit with schirmer to be sure that did not cause this crusting as i like to be safe

[MaddiesMommie]

I didn't know if youd see this so I just sent you a message.

[dwerten]

Originally Posted by MaddiesMommie

I didn't know if youd see this so I just sent you a message.

just pm you it is because the tear duct is not draining down to the nostril so will not moisten in