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07-28-2012, 09:27 PM | #1 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Saskatchewan
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| Eye problems - excessive tearing I am at the end of the rope with Layla's eyes I think. I am going to make an appointment for another opinion. Since Layla's spinal surgery 2 years ago, she started getting excessive tearing. It wasn't this bad before, and I know it. She was 4 years old before her surgery so it was very out of the blue when the tearing started afterwards. At that point we did bring it up, but of course there were major issues with her at the time (she is still paraplegic, but at the time was going through therapy to try to get her walking again). We were told to grow out her nose hair (we kept it shaved down) so it wouldn't poke her in the eyes, and the vet also thought it was probably from getting splashed in the face with water from the underwater treadmill and things like that. We asked our local vet about it a couple of times too, and she said the same thing about the hair on her nose, so we had been growing it out. When that didn't seem to slow anything down, she suggested we try buying Angel Eyes. We bought some (very expensive!) and Layla has had it sprinkled on her breakfast for the past 2 or 3 months at least, and there has been no change in the amount of tearing. A few weeks ago I cut off all the hair right down the side of her muzzle that was so soaked in brown gunk that there was no way to get it out, no matter how often I wash it. She looked great for a few days, we went on vacation and left her with my parents, and when we came home a week later it is the same as before, dark brown streaks down both sides of her face and big black chunks I can pull out at the corners of her eyes daily! I think we need to ask to be referred to an opthalmologist. I wonder if this could be an issue with tear ducts. Would there be any correlation with that and her having surgery? There is no question that it started then. If anyone else has gone through this kind of thing, can you tell me what the problem ended up being, and how it was fixed? I have done some research on blocked tear ducts and things like that and it looks like that might require surgery. Did anyone end up doing that? And if so, can you give me an idea of cost? I know it depends on where it is done, but I'm not sure if it's a "hundreds" or "thousands" type of issue We were recently gifted some money for our wedding and planned to use it for things we need around the house, but of course would put it towards Layla if we needed to instead.
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07-29-2012, 01:08 AM | #2 |
YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: scotland
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| Sorry you are going through this . We also have problems with excessive tearing on Lottie which is just suddenly got worse. I just try to keep bathing it and keep her nose hair long. I would be interested in advice offered as it would be great if we could reduce this.
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07-29-2012, 09:21 AM | #3 |
Rosehill Yorkies Donating YT Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Houston Texas
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| I certainly do wish I could offer you some sage advice....my eye care problems go the other way...NO tears. That is in a male that survived the parvo years ago....the virus settled out in the nerves that control the tear ducts and he makes no tears...so I do eye care on him twice a day.....I know , just as surely as you do, about the recommendation of Gerber drinking water, some have suggested distilled water for drinking...I have not tried that, not applicable to any issues I have....if you have not done that, perhaps give that a try....then I would go see an opthomologist and see what they can offer you. I PERSONALLY have "dry eye", which manefests itself with excessive tearing....maybe that is HER problem???...dont understand THAT oxymoron....but they gave ME Restasis. The active ingredient in Restasis is .....OMG, my mind just went totally blank....anti-rejection drug...CYCLOSPORIN!!! Good luck with this nasty little issue.....keep us posted what the eye doc says. |
07-29-2012, 03:41 PM | #4 |
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| Just recently Cali started with her left eye always watering. Nothing had changed. After her vet checked it she suggested that when she had her dental that she could flush that tear duct. It was done on the 27th And it is already much better. No watering now except when she puls her hair down into her eyes. So I would certainly say is has been a success.
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07-30-2012, 09:39 AM | #5 |
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| That is so good to know it worked for you! So do you know what the flush consisted of? How is it done? Would it need to be under anesthetic?
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07-30-2012, 10:07 AM | #6 |
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| Well I do think they have to be under some degree of anesthesia since the did it during her dental procedure. It was done 3 days ago and we have no more excessive tearing.
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07-30-2012, 10:12 AM | #7 |
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| Layla is due for a dental cleaning anyway so maybe we can schedule both at the same time. She was scheduled for one earlier this year but it was cancelled due to some major bladder problems. I swear, taking care of Layla is costing the same as sending a child to college lol! But it is still worth every penny Hopefully we can get her in soon and have this issue taken care of! I worry that it must be awfully uncomfortable for her. Because of her rear paralysis, she has trouble scratching her face (she paws with her front sometimes!) and when I scratch it for her she really likes to push her face right into my hand. I'm sure she will feel much better if we can get rid of all the gunk!
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07-30-2012, 10:39 AM | #8 |
♥Love My 3 Furrbutts♥ Donating Member | I am planning on trying the Gerber distilled water as mine has eye gunk as well. Its nasty! More so in Orion (teapot male) than my little girl. I'm cleaning gunk out of his eyes on a daily basis. Try that, let us know what the eye doctor says.
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07-30-2012, 11:12 AM | #9 |
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| I use Gerber water too. When Cali got home from her tear duct flush and dental she acted like nothing had happened - but then her eye was not bothering her just watering constantly.
__________________ . Cali , and Cali's keeper and staff, Jay No, not a "mini" Yorkie - She loves to motor in her Mini Cooper car |
07-30-2012, 11:30 AM | #10 |
YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Merritt Island,FL
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| My (old)Wheaten Terrier has dry eyes that cause tearing and the grossest black gummy stuff- I do leave her eyelashes long to hold the hair away from her eyes (a little different from the yorkies) The vet perscribed Optimmune (a .2% cyclosporine ointment)last time we went in, it did make a difference, was rather expensive for a really small tube. $30?) |
07-30-2012, 11:37 AM | #11 |
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| Layla's are like black gummy stuff too. They are goober-y in the corners of her eyes and then they just stain black and thick, and accumulate into big chunks that I pull from the inside corners of her eyes. When we rub at them, the whole cloth just turns brown, and if we try to pick at the hair or rub it it between our fingers (the long peices that just get slick with these goobers and dry out), it comes off in tiny black/brown flakes. There is no way to get it all out. No matter how much I wash her face with warm water and even dog shampoo, it just will not come out. I can take the big dry chunks from the corners of her eyes multiple times daily.
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07-30-2012, 12:10 PM | #12 |
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| I get the shivers when I clean them out of Lucys eyes. She is getting rather ornery on me (she is 12) and has some dementia issues, but when I give her her weekly bath I comb them all out with a smooth metal comb (gently)- It is the only time I can really get her cleaned up.The ointment keeps them less and easier to remove but that is probably just the petroleum base. Her eye is set differently than a yorkies also. |
07-30-2012, 01:12 PM | #13 |
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| Even just having them loosened up a bit would be great! Our other two dogs (a yorkie cross and a maltese cross) have no tear issues at all. We just adopted them in December and it really made me realize how bad Layla's are! Well my husband just let me know he made an appointment for August 14th, the earliest we could get in. I'll let you all know what is decided!
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07-30-2012, 06:00 PM | #14 | |
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07-30-2012, 06:09 PM | #15 |
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| hope you get something figured out / i was wondering if angel eyes would help not sure |
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