after the KERATOTOMY that Elaine is referring to, they can also put a human BOSCH & LOMB contact lens in and after the initial 24hours of first degree healing the eye will mend on it's own.(You have to go through the whole collar thing and all the antibiotics as well) YOU MUST BE RELIGIOUS with whatever the antibiotics and treatment are, whatever you end up doing.

After, the eye may not look to be healing...it can get a very red appearance where the blood vessels infiltrate the eye but don't be fooled, the eye will get better and you won't even be able to tell that he had one in the end.

I had a Bitch that got one 'spontaneous ulcer' and we worked on it till it was healed and then! the other eye got one! I was very upset at the time but she healed up and never had another problem.

If you have other animals, you want to make sure they cannot lick the dog's eye when she/he is wearing the 'collar'.

The best of luck and oh, yes, I had a male who walked out in the yard and stuck his head in the low lying bush looking for a squirrel, tight in front of me and, VOILA! an ulcer after he poked his eye with the bush...hmmmmm. It seemed to take forever to heal but with the vet's treatment...it healed very nicely.

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after the KERATOTOMY that Elaine is referring to, they can also put a human BOSCH & LOMB contact lens in and after the initial 24hours of first degree healing the eye will mend on it's own.(You have to go through the whole collar thing and all the antibiotics as well) YOU MUST BE RELIGIOUS with whatever the antibiotics and treatment are, whatever you end up doing.

After, the eye may not look to be healing...it can get a very red appearance where the blood vessels infiltrate the eye but don't be fooled, the eye will get better and you won't even be able to tell that he had one in the end.

I had a Bitch that got one 'spontaneous ulcer' and we worked on it till it was healed and then! the other eye got one! I was very upset at the time but she healed up and never had another problem.

If you have other animals, you want to make sure they cannot lick the dog's eye when she/he is wearing the 'collar'.

The best of luck and oh, yes, I had a male who walked out in the yard and stuck his head in the low lying bush looking for a squirrel, tight in front of me and, VOILA! an ulcer after he poked his eye with the bush...hmmmmm. It seemed to take forever to heal but with the vet's treatment...it healed very nicely.

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with our now passed away 11 year old Daisy. We tried to heal it up with meds for weeks and we ended up having to have to the grid keratotomy procedure. It did finally heal up after that. Hugs to your baby!

with our now passed away 11 year old Daisy. We tried to heal it up with meds for weeks and we ended up having to have to the grid keratotomy procedure. It did finally heal up after that. Hugs to your baby!

I love this board---don't know what I'd do without it!

I love this board---don't know what I'd do without it!

and its done under anesthesia, followed by putting up the 3rd eyelid temporarily as a "bandage" for a period, along with medication 3xday, and rechecked in 10-14days. I'm sure the specialist can explain it all to you, whether debridement is needed (probably so, if its not healing in timely manner). I know its painful for the dog, sorry. Its important that you watch the neck area for rubbing, possibly causing "hot spot" type irritation, from the "cone" or Elizabethan Collar. I wrote some notes regarding "cushioning it" with tape to Rhiann recently, which I think you can find if you look at earlier conversations this past week.

and its done under anesthesia, followed by putting up the 3rd eyelid temporarily as a "bandage" for a period, along with medication 3xday, and rechecked in 10-14days. I'm sure the specialist can explain it all to you, whether debridement is needed (probably so, if its not healing in timely manner). I know its painful for the dog, sorry. Its important that you watch the neck area for rubbing, possibly causing "hot spot" type irritation, from the "cone" or Elizabethan Collar. I wrote some notes regarding "cushioning it" with tape to Rhiann recently, which I think you can find if you look at earlier conversations this past week.

Yes, I have had to deal with that but on my older male who was 9. I also took him to an opthamologist and they actually had to abrade the eye, he had to wear an e collar and I had to use meds. It took a while but it eventually healed. The e collar was important so that he could not rub at the eye.

Yes, I have had to deal with that but on my older male who was 9. I also took him to an opthamologist and they actually had to abrade the eye, he had to wear an e collar and I had to use meds. It took a while but it eventually healed. The e collar was important so that he could not rub at the eye.