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. *Supposedly* the cherry eye isn't painful, but it looks like it is. Once a chihuahua came into the clinic with a huge one. It covered half of the eye, so it did affect her sight. Surgery was done that day. The doc I worked for normally "tacked" the cherry eye back into place with sutures. They can also be cut completely out, but sometimes that causes problems in the long run. The only problem with tacking them in is that they can come back. Not sure if your chi has been spayed/neutered yet, but if not you may want to have both surgeries done at the same time. That will be easier on your chi going under anesthetic just once and save you a little money. ~Lacey
In [email protected], "myra" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > My 10-month-old chihuahua had a cherry eye come up today. I already > called the vet and they said surgery is required. Has anyone > encountered this with their chihuahua and know if there is anything > else I can do besides surgery? Thanks for the input. > " Lets talk about our wonderful little friends! Join today! " Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chihuahuas/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chihuahuas/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
