> 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.
I would want to first know why they are taking the dog to the vet and eye doctor. Is it because of excess tearing? It seems to me that you are saying this pup is about 10 months old. Excess tearing is very, very common amongst Cavalier puppies of that age. Usually between 12 and 24 months this excess tearing all but goes away. I would not want to rush into surgery on a puppy that is so young for this reason. As for the diagnosis of medial entropia--this is a condition. But if a puppy is taken to an ophthalmologist with a *problem*, an ophthalmologist will obviously try to find an answer to that problem. In fact most will be determined to find an answer. Nearly all lids turn slightly in or out as very few are absolutely dead on perfect, but whether or not the turning in or out is significant enough to cause tearing would be nearly impossible to determine at this age--since so many Cavalier puppies tear excessively at that age anyway. If the puppy is getting ulcers or some more serious problem--then surgery would be indicated. If only because of excess tearing--I would wait. Laura Trunk Roycroft Cavaliers ========================================================= "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.
