Help! Ellie's eye so much worse! New photos attached.

Lahree · May 17, 2011

mcguiregirl2248 said:
Calcium or fatty deposits? Marlie has those on her eyes, they haven't gotten any bigger but it looks terrible. The vet says she looks right through them. Weird.

Glad that she is good to go to class tonight! Still hoping it's just seasonal allergies, they say it is worse this year then previous years.

I thought it was merling in her eye. He said no, it was actually IN the cornea. He said it was not unusual for dogs to have them but he wanted to monitor them to see if they got bigger. I had no idea.

Justicemom · May 17, 2011

Lahree said:
I thought it was merling in her eye. He said no, it was actually IN the cornea. He said it was not unusual for dogs to have them but he wanted to monitor them to see if they got bigger. I had no idea.

corneal dsytrophy maybe.

I'm just catching up tonight and I hope Ellie is feeling better.

sable · May 18, 2011

Hopefully everything clears ASAP for her. Its so scary when there is eye problems. Here in my state the doctors were calling for a horrible year for allergies. Well they called it right.

Lahree · May 18, 2011

Justicemom said:
corneal dsytrophy maybe.

I'm just catching up tonight and I hope Ellie is feeling better.

Dystrophy as in deteriation? Gad, could she loose her sight??

I think she feels much better after her steriod shot and her hot dog pill, lol. :razz:

Lahree · May 18, 2011

sable said:
Hopefully everything clears ASAP for her. Its so scary when there is eye problems. Here in my state the doctors were calling for a horrible year for allergies. Well they called it right.

I think she'll be just fine. :smile2:

Justicemom · May 18, 2011

Lahree said:
Dystrophy as in deteriation? Gad, could she loose her sight??

I think she feels much better after her steriod shot and her hot dog pill, lol.

http://www.eyevet.ca/corneal_dystrophy.html

I only guessed that because it does cause white spots rings on the cornea and is seen in shelties.

Glad Ellie's feeling better

Lahree · May 18, 2011

Justicemom said:
http://www.eyevet.ca/corneal_dystrophy.html

I only guessed that because it does cause white spots rings on the cornea and is seen in shelties.

Glad Ellie's feeling better

Interesting reading. Thanks so much for the article. :smile2:

Chris · May 18, 2011

Just caught this thread -- how's Ellie doing today??

ClantyreSheltie · May 18, 2011

Lahree said:
Nothing has changed in her environment. Food is the same and she never gets human food. She chews on her feet all the time, so maybe it is allergies. The weird thing---I NEVER see her rubbing her eyes! She also sems to have INCREDIBLY bad gas..she never usually has problems like that but lately she smells just like there is fresh poo on her. She also is starting to drag her rear end which she never usually does. Sigh.

OK, eyes, feet, and gas all point to food. My dog went 6 months eating chicken (and other stuff) before I figured out it was the chicken causing the very mild reactions (weepy eyes, red ears, no hair). Change the food. The gas means her gut is having trouble digesting, which again points to the food. It might be a fine, quality food, but it's not right for her. The lack of variety in this case might be helping the problem along.

You don't need allergy testing. Get the food changed, let it settle for a few months. If she still has issues you can try Benadryl, which will help if it is seasonal/environmental allergies. My Collie used to get Benadryl, until I changed her to raw and her eyes cleared up.

Lahree · May 18, 2011

Chris said:
Just caught this thread -- how's Ellie doing today??

Unbelieveably for being this quick, but her eye looks better already this morning. We had our hot dog pill this morning, so we are good to go! I haven't seen her itching. She seems happier!