[Chihuahuas] Re: Cherry eye

2007-02-18 Thread mypomgirl
Hello, I have a 3 month old Chihuahua that I believe has developed cherry eye also. Our vet gave us some kind of cream to use in the eye for seven days to see if it would clear up, before considering surgery. He was not so sure that it was cherry eye because it is not really bulging or red. I

Re: [Chihuahuas] Re: Cherry eye

2007-02-18 Thread Barbara Littlefield
- Original Message - From: mypomgirl To: Chihuahuas@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, February 18, 2007 11:44 AM Subject: [Chihuahuas] Re: Cherry eye Hello, I have a 3 month old Chihuahua that I believe has developed cherry eye also. Our vet gave us some kind of cream

Re: [Chihuahuas] Re: Cherry eye

2007-02-18 Thread Barbara Littlefield
: mypomgirl To: Chihuahuas@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, February 18, 2007 11:44 AM Subject: [Chihuahuas] Re: Cherry eye Hello, I have a 3 month old Chihuahua that I believe has developed cherry eye also. Our vet gave us some kind of cream to use in the eye for seven days to see

[Chihuahuas] Re: Cherry eye

2007-02-18 Thread chihuahualady264
baby, keep us posted. Barbara Raul - Original Message - From: mypomgirl To: Chihuahuas@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, February 18, 2007 11:44 AM Subject: [Chihuahuas] Re: Cherry eye Hello, I have a 3 month old Chihuahua that I believe has developed cherry eye also

[Chihuahuas] Re: Cherry eye

2007-02-18 Thread mypomgirl
Have you tried neo-poly-bac? It is an antibiotic eye ointment that usually does wonders Thank you for the advice. Yes, the neo-poly bac is what the vet gave us. So far (we are only on day 2), there have been no signs of improvement. Chip's eye did this once before, in the evening, and by the

Re: [Chihuahuas] Re: Cherry eye

2007-01-14 Thread Barbara Littlefield
To: Chihuahuas@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, January 13, 2007 2:50 PM Subject: [Chihuahuas] Re: Cherry eye -That's an everted 3rd eyelid and surgery can correct the problem. It makes his/her eye dry because part of their tears are segregated there. You should take her/him to the vet

Re: [Chihuahuas] Re: Cherry eye

2007-01-14 Thread Wilmary Nazario
- Original Message From: Barbara Littlefield [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Chihuahuas@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, January 14, 2007 1:55:35 PM Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] Re: Cherry eye Oh, I whisked Roul off to the vet first thing. He was the one that gave us the antibiotic drops to try

[Chihuahuas] Re: Cherry eye

2007-01-13 Thread wilmarynazario69
-That's an everted 3rd eyelid and surgery can correct the problem. It makes his/her eye dry because part of their tears are segregated there. You should take her/him to the vet. It is not an expensive surgery. Hope this helps Wilmary -- In Chihuahuas@yahoogroups.com, Barbara Littlefield

[Chihuahuas] Re: Cherry Eye

2006-12-22 Thread M. Beth Len
Thanks everyone who answered on my Cherry Eye question. I also contacted my local vet and .. yes the doggy eye dogtor specialist. Very interesting comments. The Doggy eye dogtor specialist felt Cherry eye should be operated on after trying other treatments like drops. Both the vet and the

[Chihuahuas] Re: Cherry Eye

2006-12-21 Thread Lacey
I just realized that I responded to a cherry eye question that was back in July... lol. It may help you out with your question too though... lol. ~Lacey In Chihuahuas@yahoogroups.com, M. Beth Len [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've been talking with a breeder in Northern Florida regarding her long

[Chihuahuas] Re: Cherry Eye

2006-12-21 Thread Lacey
Cherry eye is very common in certain breeds. My chi has never had one but our bully did as a pup. Don't rush into surgery! Her's was up for 2 days and then went away on it's on. It never came back... that was about 10 months ago. They don't always go away, and in that case surgery is needed.