Sam the man Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 A couple weeks ago we took Sam & Charlie to the vet for their vaccinations. The vet noticed that Charlie's right eye was a bit red and slightly cloudy. She immediately thought it could be glaucoma so started Charlie on drops for same. At the same time she said there was an eye specialist coming to Rocky but for me to bring Charlie back after a week. I did that then she decided he needed to see the specialist. Some of you may have already been to him. Dr Tony Read who is based in Adelaide but comes up to Nth Qld a few times a year. The appointment was for today and now Charlie is on drops for uveitis. Anyone had any experience with uveitis? I haven't checked out Robert McDowell for this. I did for glaucoma but didn't find anything. Charlie seems okay otherwise still as lively as a cricket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirty Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 What kind of dog is he? Uveitis in dogs is often idiopathic (no real known cause) and once treatment is completed, hopefully that will be it. :) http://www.animaleyecare.com.au/aec/uveitis.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam the man Posted March 27, 2012 Author Share Posted March 27, 2012 What kind of dog is he? Uveitis in dogs is often idiopathic (no real known cause) and once treatment is completed, hopefully that will be it. :) http://www.animaleyecare.com.au/aec/uveitis.html We adopted Charlie a year ago. He's a long haired terrier mix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kayla1 Posted September 26, 2012 Share Posted September 26, 2012 Bumping this old topic. Did you ever find out what caused this with Charlie? One of my dogs has just been diagnosed with uveitis. Because it's only in one eye, and it came on quite suddenly, the vet thinks the most likely cause is trauma. All I can think of is that she may have run into something in the yard. She has cortisone drops and cortisone tablets, and is responding well thank goodness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogbesotted Posted September 28, 2012 Share Posted September 28, 2012 just throwing my expereince into the ring with this as well.. one of my old rescue failures was treated for uveitis for around 9 months..with no success. Turns out he was hypothyroid . after treatment his eyes cleared up and so did his ears and skin. H Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kayla1 Posted October 6, 2012 Share Posted October 6, 2012 That's a long time. The vets I spoke to did say the cause is often not identified. Good that you found out what it was though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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