My Olivia had it in both eyes. Both were snipped out using a local anesthetic. Never a problem.

My vet charges about $130 per eye.

Sue

I asked numerous people on this board and it seemed the majority favored snipping it out. So that is exactly what we did. No anesthesia is needed, they just do a numbing eyedrop, cut it out, stop the bleeding, and then we were on our way home. Whole thing probably took 30 mins. Never have to worry about it again. Some say there is a risk of dry eye but again, not many on the board experienced this.

I would say research all the different procedures (tacking, pocket, or snipping) and do whatever one you feel most comfortable with.

our vet used the pocket method. Everything Ela1ne told you about anesthesia is correct. You should also make sure someone is going to be observing your dog until it is breathing on its own. Bulldogs have a higher risk of aspiration than some other breeds, so it is important to monitor them after surgery and after the tube comes out. Our vet also had us stop food and water earlier than he would for other breeds and we gave Ajax a pepcid the night before and one the morning of surgery to keep his stomach settled.

As far as recovery is concerned, Ajax did great. It takes a while for the swelling to go down, but now his eye looks great and we haven't had any problems. He did have some pain (they gave us rimadyl for that), but he also had his nares corrected and was neutered on the same day.

This "pocket " method was what Doyle had done 5 years ago, and there's been no problem.

The volume of anesthesia is somewhat determined by the lung capacity of the dog, and using Isoflurene or Sevoflurene gas along with the oxygen (as carrier) provides the safest anesthesia for bulldogs...and most modern vets use these. The trouble a few bullies have is with pre-anesthetics andwe definitely don't want ACEpromazine used! Propofol is good, occasionally with a very nervous dog (and if he's brought into the vet's office several hours prior surgery, a vet may choose a very light dosing of valium as tranq but that does slow heart rate so best (TMK)if not used on an old dog or one with known heart issues.

The surgery itself can be done well, or poorly. Some vets remove the gland but I much prefer to see it remain but be repositioned as long as its functional, and if you're treating it soon after the problem arises it should still be functional (old exposed glands tend to dry out/loose function) and best way to have the repositioning done is to have vet make a pocket and sew it back under the membrane that supports it...just "tacking it" doesn't really hold well and about half of those pop out again. An ophthalmic specialist will know how to do it properly. Eye meds are usually sent home for about 2wks, sutures are disolving type.