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| Rascal; Has an Eye Infection again! | |
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| Topic Started: Nov 7 2008, 09:57 PM (123 Views) | |
| Red Rascal | Nov 7 2008, 09:57 PM Post #1 |
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Rascal has been at the vets again this week with an eye infection, its the third time and he's only a year and a month old. His eye lashes were slightly rubbing his eyes as a pup but the vet was pretty sure he would grow into them and at nine months old he had (thank goodness :phew: otherwise he would have to get them operated on), so I suppose this made his more prone to eye infections. :unsure: Normal anti-bacteria drops didn't seem to do the trick and he had to get ones that were also anit- inflamatory. The vet thinks because of the kind of drops that clear it up, it could be due to an allergic reaction to something, but being a terrier and having his nose to the ground all the time it could be anything! Is it normal for a dog to have this many eye infections, should I worry. :unsure: |
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| zandd | Nov 7 2008, 10:44 PM Post #2 |
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If it's an allergy would they be infected or just running? It seems odd that the antibiotics don't work but anti-inflammatories do,does make it sound more like an allergy.Do you regularly use a shampoo on him,might be worth thinking of things in the home he maybe allergic to.Could of course be something in the environment - and it will be fun tracking down. |
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| Red Rascal | Nov 10 2008, 11:38 PM Post #3 |
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I have only bathed him once and that was about six months ago, he's been to the groomer's twice to be stripped and I don't know if they used anything on him but the infections started before his first strip and have never been around the time of a visit to the groomers, so don't think its that. When the dermatologist was looking at his feet for his HK (when he was 7 months old) she did say they were a bit red and said that could be a sign he might get allergies in the future and just to keep an eye on him. I did also point out to her that he does seem to strip the hair of his front paws from the shoulder down to the knee :rolleyes: again she thought it could be the sign that he might get allergies but at the moment to just keep an eye on it. He has been to the regular vet since then and they've not suggested anything. :unsure: He's fed CSJ, he gets half in half of their CP21 (which is hypoallergenic) and their Herbie nuts which is not. I think I might change his meals to just the CP21 and see if that helps. His bedding is vet bed which I was regularly and use Non-bio Fairy and put the washing machine onto extra rinse. I've been trying to think of what else it could be in the house. :blink: As for outside, well forget it, he has his nose to the ground constanly in the park and woods, loves sniffing in every bush, long grass etc. It literally could be anything! :( |
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| zandd | Nov 11 2008, 06:08 PM Post #4 |
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Are his eyes better now? Hope it settles down soon,allergies if that's what it is are so difficult to establish a cause for. |
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| Tafia | Nov 11 2008, 08:55 PM Post #5 |
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Poor old Rascal, he's in the wars again bless him. Boo has Dry Eye which is a consequence of spaying, it makes her prone to eye infections. I make sure her eyes are cleaned on a twice daily basis using a saline solution and a cotton wool pad per eye and we manage pretty well - perhaps because it's been such a wet summer this year it's been almost 12 months without her having a flare up. |
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| Red Rascal | Nov 13 2008, 07:04 PM Post #6 |
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His eyes are a lot better thanks. :) The drops seemed to have done the trick. :crossedfingers: I don't mind bringing him to the vets a few times a year for the anit-baceria/anti-inflamatory drops (well could do without the expense but needs must) but am wondering if it is bad to use them long term, does anyone know? :unsure: Edited by Red Rascal, Nov 17 2008, 02:13 PM.
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| RJL | Nov 26 2008, 02:28 PM Post #7 |
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Logan used to get runny eyes from time to time, because he had a few ingrowing eyelashes - but it never seemed to bother him. He also did occasionally have bouts of pulling his front leg hair, but that stopped when I switched to cheap and cheeful chappie!!! I've got an AGM next week, so I'll ask the older and wiser IT folk!!! |
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| Red Rascal | Nov 30 2008, 12:30 AM Post #8 |
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Cheers RJL, any suggestions from the mature IT crowd would be great. :ok: |
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| Red Rascal | Dec 18 2008, 04:24 PM Post #9 |
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When Rascal was getting his stitches out I decided to get him tested for allergies as well, still waiting for the results but the head vet did say his coat looked like he might have allergies and that he might need perscription dog food. Not sure about this as recently been at an IT training day and had several breeders remarking on what a lovely coat he has. :unsure: I don't mind feeding him it if he needs it, but am wondering if the vet just wants to make money. :err: Does anyone on here use perscription dog food and does it work? And will this mean he can't have things like chicken and cheese for training treats? |
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| Tafia | Dec 18 2008, 04:35 PM Post #10 |
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I wonder exactly how many non shredding wire breeds he's been in contact with? I say this because many years ago Boo was at the vets for something routine and the vet was incredibly concerned about her, taking temp etc - really giving her a good going over and making allsorts of worrisome noises about her looking in very bad condition etc, etc. Of course, it just happened to be that she was in mid groom (they're always in mid groom at my house) and her coat had completely blown and he was basing his concern on that. Our vet had no idea at all that this was something that routinely happens in some breeds and if I'd let him have his way, she have had all manner of tests done trying to find out what exactly was the matter with her. |
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| Linda & Fred | Dec 18 2008, 06:28 PM Post #11 |
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Beauty had a prescription diet for sensitive diet for a while - the vet wanted to do tests to see what she was sensitive to, but I decided not to go ahead with them. She was on the prescription diet for two 15 kilo bags, then I put her on James Wellbeloved fish and the results weren't quite so good, but pretty close. Last year I discovered dog probiotics, and we've now settled on a different food entirely for different reasons, but with the probiotics I haven't found any problems, no need to go back on the prescription food, and no need for tests. Ideally you'd not feed anything except the prescription diet for a while to see if it works, then you can go onto introducing one thing at a time to see if the problem flares up again. Really it is up to you what you decide you want to do, but you could try the diet for a while to see if there is any difference. |
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