Thursday, July 30, 2009

English Bulldog Eye problem question?

I noticed about 3 days ago that my english bulldogs left eye started to look droopy like he couldn't open it all the way. I looked at it %26 I couldn't see any trauma or cut to it. A day later as I was looking at him %26 he was look at me back the same left eye looked cocked eye like it was looking away as the other eye looked straight at me.
Anyone know what that is or what may be going on?
Answers:
Eye Conditions
Bulldogs are are prone to several eye conditions. The most common is known as "cherry eye" or more properly called prolapse of the gland of the nictitans. This appears as a red, swollen mass appearing out of the inside corner of the eye. The function of this gland is to make tear fluid. The correct method for repairing this problem is to replace the gland back to its proper position.
Keratitis Sicca, also known as "dry eye", results from not enough tear fluid production. A dry eye often becomes infected and develops a black pigment across the cornea and can result in blindness if left untreated. Cyclosporine drops is the most commonly prescribed treatment. Opthalmologists believe that an increase in dry eye occurs when cherry eyes are cut out instead of repaired.
Entropion/ Ectropion is the rolling in/ rolling out of the upper and lower eyelids. This is commonly an inherited problem. The result is that hairs rub on the eyes and cause irritation resulting in corneal ulcers (scratches). These are best repaired surgically to correct the respective problem.
Ectopic cilia/Dystichia are hairs that grow out from along the eyelid margins or from within the conjunctiva of the eye. These can cause irritation and corneal ulcers. These can be treated either with cryosurgery or laser surgery. It is not uncommon to need several treatments to resolve the problem.
Have you considered going to a vet? The breed has genetic problems with the eyelid and eyelashes that might need surgical correction.
Any eye problems you have to go see a vet. Depending on what the problem is, steroidal eye drops may be needed.
Look here for pictures and info about "cherry eye"
See if this looks like what he has.
http://www.thepetcenter.com/gen/ce.html...

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