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Post by sarajean66 on May 14, 2014 17:56:50 GMT -5
Hello y'all, I finally got Rosie to the vet to check out her eyes (had to take her there because of her dew claw, I'll explain below). The vet did not seem concerned at all about the milky white spots in several areas of both of her eyes! He said it's either lipid (fat), or calcium deposits and it does not impact her vision as she learns to see around the spots (phew! no glaucoma). He says this is a common issues in greyhounds.... And our real reason for going to urgently to the vet... miss rosie had a blast ripping around and zooming on my parents large yard, somehow breaking the nail on her dew claw at the base, causing it to bleed like crazy! $265 later, they cut the rest of the nail off (at a steep price of $15/minute), an antibiotic shot and NSAID pain pills x2/day for 6 days.. poor dolly has a slight limp now because it's sore! Just figured I'd share in case anyone else found those scary spots on their houndie's eyes.
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laara
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Post by laara on May 14, 2014 18:21:03 GMT -5
That's good news about her eyes! keep watching them though incase of changes. Sorry to hear about the dew claw, that sounds painful, extra treats might help, that's what Slappy tells me⦠Fortunately Slappy doesn't have any, I think they must have been removed. All my fosters have had them, is it unusual to remove them I wonder?
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Post by angelollie on May 14, 2014 18:43:20 GMT -5
All my hounds still have their dew claws but Johnny's are almost like thumbs protruding quite a bit. Because I feel he is at more risk of breaking or losing a dew claw whenever he runs, I wrap those nails with vet wrap. I know it's not uncommon for racing greyhounds to have their dew claws vet wrapped whenever they race. Just a thought .... an inexpensive means of protecting those dew claws.
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Post by GreyPoopon on May 14, 2014 19:07:19 GMT -5
A couple of mine had those white spots in their eyes, generally near the edges. They didn't seem to bother them one bit. ETA: I hope that dew claw heals quickly.
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sandysfarm
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Post by sandysfarm on May 14, 2014 23:58:50 GMT -5
Hello y'all, I finally got Rosie to the vet to check out her eyes (had to take her there because of her dew claw, I'll explain below). The vet did not seem concerned at all about the milky white spots in several areas of both of her eyes! He said it's either lipid (fat), or calcium deposits and it does not impact her vision as she learns to see around the spots (phew! no glaucoma). He says this is a common issues in greyhounds.... And our real reason for going to urgently to the vet... miss rosie had a blast ripping around and zooming on my parents large yard, somehow breaking the nail on her dew claw at the base, causing it to bleed like crazy! $265 later, they cut the rest of the nail off (at a steep price of $15/minute), an antibiotic shot and NSAID pain pills x2/day for 6 days.. poor dolly has a slight limp now because it's sore! Just figured I'd share in case anyone else found those scary spots on their houndie's eyes. Nope. If you have a dog with white spots or milkiness wandering into the iris from the side or on top, (iris is the brown colour area) you absolutely need to have the eye looked at by an eye vet. There is one in Toronto at Eglinton and Westoverhill Rd near the Allen Xpressway. 416-782-1031. Dr Goldstein. This is because Greyhounds (and a few other breeds) tend toward Pannus. Pannus is an autoimmune disorder of the circulation surrounding the eyeball which allows protein to seep into the iris causing blindness, extreme pain, corneal ulcer, corneal implosion and a couple of other nasties that don't come to mind right now. The vet you saw is typical in that he/she either isn't eye savvy or doesn't know what to check for. Was there a tear test? was the result less than 15? Are her eyes red and bugged-looking at times? Does she rub her face/eyes on furniture? Paw at her eyes? Have any discharge at all? A lot of vets will hand you a tube of gel and a wetting agent as a solution - which is a waste of time in terms of the progression downwards of the eye. Easier and cheaper to get to the horse's mouth right off the bat so that you can level the problem off and be on a monitored maintenance program of collyrium drops or whatever he says permanently - it's chronic. keep in mind hounds (dogs generally) will go out of their way to avoid expressing physical vulnerabilities so if you think he looks fine in spite of the eye issue it is likely that there is ongoing eye pain.
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Post by sarajean66 on May 17, 2014 14:25:17 GMT -5
oh wow, thanks for the info sandysfarm, and the advice about the dew claws from everyone else... she's feeling better now
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