CollieLover1979 Posted May 15, 2011 Share Posted May 15, 2011 Hi has anyone had this happen to their dog, if so what did it look like and how was it treated? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maltese11 Posted May 15, 2011 Share Posted May 15, 2011 (edited) Hi There. I have a male Maltese Shih-Tzu. He is 3 years old now. When he was a puppy he used to get cherry eye every week or two! I took him to the vet (each time) and the first time they put the corner of the eye into place themselves- like flipped it in- if that makes sense. When a dog has cherry eye the corner bit of his eye is shown.. He got cherry eye many times so I booked him in to have it removed (2 options- removed or they like sew it down).. Long story short I changed my mind so he didn't get it operated on. Today he is fine- I noticed now when it gets it is after he plays alot with his toys. If he gets cherry eye it lasts a few hours or is gone over night. Usually the eye weeps a bit more aswell so I make sure I wipe away the tears. Good luck with your dog- I have heard the operation is more crucial for dogs who have cherry eye which is prolonged and lasts for days and days.. If it just last's for 1 day or a few hours I don't suggest you get it done. I heard once you operate the dog will get dry eyes etc. Let me know of any other questions. Edited May 15, 2011 by maltese11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CollieLover1979 Posted May 15, 2011 Author Share Posted May 15, 2011 thanks maltese11. I have a fench bulldog and his 14 weeks, he has been fine up until today, we got home from visting friends and i saw it. Did you have to do anything to make it go away or it just went on its own? I have to take him to the vets anyway so ill get him checked out while im there. Im glad your doggie didnt have to have surgery! Im hoping he wont have to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maltese11 Posted May 15, 2011 Share Posted May 15, 2011 When I went to the vet he suggested 'massaging' the corner of his eye to put it back in.. He even showed me how to put it back in myself but i'm not game enough! These days he hardly gets it which is great If your 14 week old pup keeps on getting it and it doesn't go away then probably needs to be fixed by your vet. Good luck and I hope it goes away on its own and little pup doesn't need surgery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pugmum Posted May 16, 2011 Share Posted May 16, 2011 Hi has anyone had this happen to their dog, if so what did it look like and how was it treated? Thanks This happens to our 2 yo Frenchie girl (Donna) quite often. The skin at the side of the eye (second eyelid ?) protrudes into the visable area of they eye - just does not retract like it should. It was not red, just sort of the inside of they eyelid colour. It can happen on either eye for her. First time we freaked....waited for the vets to open, ready to pounce on them as our dark doggy looked quite odd :-) But while waiting for the vet my OH massaged the corner of the eye a bit and it just went away again. Now whenever it happens, quite often after a nap, we jut massage/rub it back. Its just a case of rubbing from the edge of it nearest the centre of the eye back towards the nose. In Donnas case it can happen every day or not at all for weeks. The vet says to just go with it as it is and that it only become a problem it it stays out for more than a day or two and gets red and round(thick) and wont go back with our normal method. We have only had Donna for 6 months and it has not gotten any worse in that time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erny Posted May 16, 2011 Share Posted May 16, 2011 I've not had to deal with Cherry Eye myself before (although I knew of it) and this thread got me a bit interested, so I did a bit of a google. Came across YouTube link that you might find useful to listen to.Sounded to me as though it provided some good basic information and ideas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vetrg Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 Cherry eye is a prolapse of the nictitans gland (tear gland of the third eyelid). This gland produces between 30-50% of the aqueous part of the tear film (depending whose paper you read). The gland is usually held in position by a ligament and in some dogs the ligament is slack/ absent allowing prolapse of the gland. On no account should the gland be removed- Cherry eye will often occurs in breeds with a high incidence of dry eye and removal of the gland means that there is less glandular tissue a. to produce tears in the first place and b. respond to treatment. While tha gland is prolapsed it is under some stress and inflammatory changes may occur that will damage the gland. If the gland just pops in and out and is easily manually replaced the surgery may be avoided. If the gland prolapses and stays out it sould be surgically replaced to maintain glandular function. This should either be done by an ophthalmology specialist or an experienced surgoen as it is a fiddly surgery with potential complications. The giant breed dogs with droopy eyelids typicaly have the highest complication rate due to their poor lid support/ conformation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pom Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 my dogue de bordeaux had Cherry eye about two years ago. After talking to a lot of ddb breeders we got it partially removed. He's had no problems since and no dry eye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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