Suze, I have to tell you something. My first vet reccommended the same surgery for Lainie. We have now found out she has inverted eye lashes scraping the eye, which causes excessive tearing, so the ducts are blocked constantly from over production.
I would get a second opinion. I have not had to have surgery, and needless suffering on Lainie's part. Good luck! Terri --- "Susan A. Schlenger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, List, > I recently received this note from a buyer > of a pup from our litter > last Dec. The litter was examined by an > opthamologist before leaving > and nothing remarkable was found. The buyer refers > to the exam in the > following post. However, now the vet is > recommending extensive surgery > for medial entropian. Have any of you ever heard of > this? Please let > me know as this is our regular opthamologist and I'm > finding this a bit > odd. > > thanks, > > Suze > > > >He has quite bad medial entropion and has seen our > regular vet twice as well as Dr. >XXXXXXXXX, who I > took him to because I > >knew you had already taken him there (2/01). We > have tried tear duct irrigation, many >ointments and > drops, and nothing > >has helped. He has constant tearing, staining and > irritation. Now, today, Dr. XXXXXXXXX >recommends > $700.00-800.00 surgery to > >evert the lower lid and stitch the medial portion > of the upper and lower lids together. >This > obviously sounds like a major > >undertaking, having his eyes shaved, wearing a cone > for 2 weeks, ointment 4x/day, hospital >stay, and > after all, he's not sure if, > >or for how long , it will work. > -- > Suze at Llawen Cavaliers > "...I have seen that in any great undertaking it is > not enough for a man > to depend simply upon himself." -Isna Ia-wica > "Thought comes before speech" Luther Standing Bear > > ========================================================= > "Magic Commands": > to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and > send the email: > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL > to start it up gain click here: > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL > > E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for > assistance. > Search the Archives... > http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html > > All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 1999 by > its original author. ===== Please visit our website :http://www.antiquehorsesource.com, featuring Champion bred Cavalier King Charles Spaniels & The Antique Horse Source. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Make a great connection at Yahoo! Personals. http://personals.yahoo.com ========================================================= "Magic Commands": to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL to start it up gain click here: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 1999 by its original author.
