Yes, Jan, The best vet is not infallible. I took a puppy to the vet for an eye check because he was tearing a great deal. The vet examined him and said that he had entropic and it could be fixed surgically! I was really shaken and decided to take this pup to my usual vet who is farther away but very highly respected. He was not in so the pup was examined by his partner who said the pup had dry eye. I have no experience with dry eye but thought it strange that dry eyes should weep such copious tears.LOL. So I decided to return when my regular vet was available. He told me that he had clogged tear ducts that could be fixed surgically. After being told by three different vets three different things, I decided to find a K9 Ophthalmologist. I did, and she told me that the pup would most likely grow out of the problem, that the tearing was caused by his having small tear ducts...not uncommon in puppies...and that they would most likely grow larger as he grew and take care of the problem. If, by chance they did not, it could be easily corrected with a minor surgical procedure.
Subsequently, the pup was sold with the agreement that I would have the surgery done if it became necessary. These folk kept in touch and said that his eyes had stopped tearing and all was well. All of these vet exams cost me about $250. Pat Ide ========================================================= "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 2002 by its original author.
