Comments on: Dry Eye in Dogs http://healthierdogs.com/dog_health/dry-eye-in-dogs/ Thu, 19 Nov 2009 04:55:44 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Brigitte Smith http://healthierdogs.com/dog_health/dry-eye-in-dogs/comment-page-1/#comment-361 Brigitte Smith Fri, 14 Mar 2008 00:25:00 +0000 http://healthierdogs.com/dog_health/dry-eye-in-dogs/#comment-361 Good luck at the vet, Gina. And if the Cyclosporine is causing distress, and doesn't seem to be working very well, perhaps you might want to try the Oral Gel Caps for Dry Eyes above as well. Regards, Brigitte Good luck at the vet, Gina.

And if the Cyclosporine is causing distress, and doesn't seem to be working very well, perhaps you might want to try the Oral Gel Caps for Dry Eyes above as well.

Regards,
Brigitte

]]> By: Gina http://healthierdogs.com/dog_health/dry-eye-in-dogs/comment-page-1/#comment-358 Gina Wed, 12 Mar 2008 16:29:49 +0000 http://healthierdogs.com/dog_health/dry-eye-in-dogs/#comment-358 Amazing....my Chocolate lab did the same exact thing to my German Shepherd and low and behold I took him to the vet and the same thing, DRY EYE. Although the vet prescribed the Cyclosporine drops as well as BNP opthalmic ointment in both eyes, the Cyclosporine really seem to hurt him when I put them in so that concerns me a bit. Hershey (our lab) continues to lick Taz's eye, my husband yells at him but I let him do it because i know they they lick to heal. Hopefully it isn't making it worse, it doesn't seem to be much better and I have another vet appt in 2 days. Wish us luck. Amazing….my Chocolate lab did the same exact thing to my German Shepherd and low and behold I took him to the vet and the same thing, DRY EYE. Although the vet prescribed the Cyclosporine drops as well as BNP opthalmic ointment in both eyes, the Cyclosporine really seem to hurt him when I put them in so that concerns me a bit. Hershey (our lab) continues to lick Taz's eye, my husband yells at him but I let him do it because i know they they lick to heal. Hopefully it isn't making it worse, it doesn't seem to be much better and I have another vet appt in 2 days. Wish us luck.

]]> By: Brigitte Smith http://healthierdogs.com/dog_health/dry-eye-in-dogs/comment-page-1/#comment-222 Brigitte Smith Wed, 31 Oct 2007 11:39:58 +0000 http://healthierdogs.com/dog_health/dry-eye-in-dogs/#comment-222 Hi Phoebe, Wow, that's amazing. I know dogs lick wounds, sore spots and rashes on each other to heal them, but it's a wonder a dog can sense that another dog has something like Dry Eye - something that you hadn't picked up on, and even the vet couldn't see until performing the test with the blotting paper. So either the condition in your Clumber must have been on the mild side (doesn't sound like it if the moisture levels were so low), or your Clumber must be able to put up with a lot of pain and discomfort without conveying that to you. Or more likely, your Clumber was able to convey his distress to your Irish Water Spaniel in a way that you would never pick up on. Either way, I think it's a fascinating story. Thanks for sharing it. Regards, Brigitte Hi Phoebe,

Wow, that's amazing. I know dogs lick wounds, sore spots and rashes on each other to heal them, but it's a wonder a dog can sense that another dog has something like Dry Eye – something that you hadn't picked up on, and even the vet couldn't see until performing the test with the blotting paper.

So either the condition in your Clumber must have been on the mild side (doesn't sound like it if the moisture levels were so low), or your Clumber must be able to put up with a lot of pain and discomfort without conveying that to you.

Or more likely, your Clumber was able to convey his distress to your Irish Water Spaniel in a way that you would never pick up on.

Either way, I think it's a fascinating story.

Thanks for sharing it.

Regards,
Brigitte

]]> By: Phoebe http://healthierdogs.com/dog_health/dry-eye-in-dogs/comment-page-1/#comment-220 Phoebe Wed, 31 Oct 2007 11:20:21 +0000 http://healthierdogs.com/dog_health/dry-eye-in-dogs/#comment-220 Hi Brigitte Our dogs were in for their annual check up and I said to the vet that it sounded silly but I thought I should mention how my Irish Water Spaniel repeatedly licks my Clumber's eyes. The vet did the blotting paper under the eyelids test on the Clumber for Dry Eye and discovered the moisture levels were practically zero! We got cyclosporine drops and after a few weeks of using them on the Clumber twice a day, the most recent blotting paper tests show her eye moisture levels above the minimum, and the other dog no longer licks her eyes. We will have to give the Clumber the drops twice a day forever, but thanks to the Water Spaniel's actions, we were alerted to the Dry Eye much earlier than we would have been, and we were able to start treatment before any lasting damage had been done to the Clumber's eyes. Cheers Phoebe Hi Brigitte

Our dogs were in for their annual check up and I said to the vet that it sounded silly but I thought I should mention how my Irish Water Spaniel repeatedly licks my Clumber's eyes.

The vet did the blotting paper under the eyelids test on the Clumber for Dry Eye and discovered the moisture levels were practically zero!

We got cyclosporine drops and after a few weeks of using them on the Clumber twice a day, the most recent blotting paper tests show her eye moisture levels above the minimum, and the other dog no longer licks her eyes.

We will have to give the Clumber the drops twice a day forever, but thanks to the Water Spaniel's actions, we were alerted to the Dry Eye much earlier than we would have been, and we were able to start treatment before any lasting damage had been done to the Clumber's eyes.

Cheers
Phoebe

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