Her Majesty Dogmad Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 I've just rescued a dog with cataracts - I've rescued plenty of dogs with cataracts and owned dogs where they developed. This dog is a purebred Italian Greyhound. He is 11 yrs old. He's been to the vet and had all work done, 2 weeks ago. I've noticed he is rubbing his eyes with both front paws, there is no discharge or infection present, I've not seen this before and wondered if anyone else had had a dog that did this. he doesn't do it all the time, only a few times a day. It doesn't look like glaucoma. I will take him to the vet at the weekend but thought I'd ask on DOL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gallomph Posted October 9, 2015 Share Posted October 9, 2015 Dry eye? The vet can do a tear production test to check for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*kirty* Posted October 9, 2015 Share Posted October 9, 2015 Cataracts need to be managed to prevent secondary complications. Untreated they will cause lens-induced uveitis which then leads to glaucoma. This sounds like perhaps just some allergic conjunctivitis but it could be more serious. Are the whites of his eyes red? We usually put all dogs with cataracts on NSAID eye drops to prevent/control lens-induced uveitis. If it is just conjunctivitis they will help that too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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