MKEGrey Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 My 10-year-old greyhound’s left eye looks quite cloudy and is dripping a pus-like fluid. She’s trying to itch it. Our vet tested for systemic problems such as Lyme disease and found nothing. Anyone else seen this? Please share wisdom/treatments. Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macoduck Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 Could be a scratched cornea. Could be an injury. Any chance she bumped into something in your yard? Cloudiness can occur as they age. Pannus would make the eye totally cloudy. That this is happening in only one eye is concerning. How bad is the pus oozing? Constant? Upon waking? Any eye issue should be treated seriously. Did your vet check specifically for this problem? Did he put stain drops in the eyes? She may only need Rx eye drops specific to the diagnosis. She definitely needs to wear an E-collar to prevent her from pawing at or rubbing her eye. Quote Freshy (Droopys Fresh), NoAh the podenco orito, Howie the portuguese podengo maneto Angels: Rita the podenco maneta, Lila, the podenco, Mr X aka Denali, Lulu the podenco andaluz, Hada the podenco maneta, Georgie Girl (UMR Cordella), Charlie the iggy, Mazy (CBR Crazy Girl), Potato, my mystery ibizan girl, Allen (M's Pretty Boy), Percy (Fast But True), Mikey (Doray's Patuti), Pudge le mutt, Tessa the iggy, Possum (Apostle), Gracie (Dusty Lady), Harold (Slatex Harold), "Cousin" Simon our step-iggy, Little Dude the iggy ,Bandit (Bb Blue Jay), Niña the galgo, Wally (Allen Hogg), Thane (Pog Mo Thoine), Oliver (JJ Special Agent), Comet, & Rosie our original mutt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKEGrey Posted December 22, 2023 Author Share Posted December 22, 2023 2 hours ago, macoduck said: Could be a scratched cornea. Could be an injury. Any chance she bumped into something in your yard? Cloudiness can occur as they age. Pannus would make the eye totally cloudy. That this is happening in only one eye is concerning. How bad is the pus oozing? Constant? Upon waking? Any eye issue should be treated seriously. Did your vet check specifically for this problem? Did he put stain drops in the eyes? She may only need Rx eye drops specific to the diagnosis. She definitely needs to wear an E-collar to prevent her from pawing at or rubbing her eye. Thank you for a lot of useful info. I hadn’t heard of pannus and will investigate that more. Her other eye has similar symptoms but to a much lower degree. I’ll endeavor to find a vet in my area who specializes in treating greyhounds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macoduck Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 What part of the country are you in? We may be able to suggest a greyhound-savvy vet. Quote Freshy (Droopys Fresh), NoAh the podenco orito, Howie the portuguese podengo maneto Angels: Rita the podenco maneta, Lila, the podenco, Mr X aka Denali, Lulu the podenco andaluz, Hada the podenco maneta, Georgie Girl (UMR Cordella), Charlie the iggy, Mazy (CBR Crazy Girl), Potato, my mystery ibizan girl, Allen (M's Pretty Boy), Percy (Fast But True), Mikey (Doray's Patuti), Pudge le mutt, Tessa the iggy, Possum (Apostle), Gracie (Dusty Lady), Harold (Slatex Harold), "Cousin" Simon our step-iggy, Little Dude the iggy ,Bandit (Bb Blue Jay), Niña the galgo, Wally (Allen Hogg), Thane (Pog Mo Thoine), Oliver (JJ Special Agent), Comet, & Rosie our original mutt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greysmom Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 Not just a regular vet, but a canine eye specialist if possible. Pannus isn't one of those greyhound-specific diseases. A competent vet should already know and understand this problem. At the very least you should have gotten antibiotic drops, and a referral to an eye specialist. It doesn't sound like your vet offered ANY treatment???? Quote Chris - Mom to: Felicity (DeLand), and Andi (Braska Pandora) siggy by Chris Harper, on Flickr Angels: Libby (Everlast), Dorie (Dog Gone Holly), Dude (TNJ VooDoo), Copper (Kid's Copper), Cash (GSI Payncash), Toni (LPH Cry Baby), Whiskey (KT's Phys Ed), Atom, Lilly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKEGrey Posted December 22, 2023 Author Share Posted December 22, 2023 2 hours ago, macoduck said: What part of the country are you in? We may be able to suggest a greyhound-savvy vet. I live near Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaimeL Posted December 23, 2023 Share Posted December 23, 2023 Hello, sorry you and your hound are dealing with this eye issue. Did you adopt your hound from GPA-WI? You may want to contact them about veterinarians or a specialty vet for this problem. Wisconsin Veterinary Referral has 3 locations in your general area. Dr. Barker DVM is highly regarded by GPA-Wi. and she was previously head vet at Dairyland race track.Good luck, eye issues should be taken very seriously. Please keep us updated. 1 1 Quote Mom to Ranger (PB's Long Ranger), Esso (Kiowa Stay Over) and Cookie the rattie mix Missing Kahn (Gil's Khan) 10-29-03 - 11-7-16 Belle (Regall Belooow) 8-9-07 - 3-12-17 Star (Greyt Star) 1-19-07 - 3-13-2020 Pitch (Emerald Pitch) 4-1-08 - 6-3-2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKEGrey Posted December 23, 2023 Author Share Posted December 23, 2023 14 hours ago, JaimeL said: Hello, sorry you and your hound are dealing with this eye issue. Did you adopt your hound from GPA-WI? You may want to contact them about veterinarians or a specialty vet for this problem. Wisconsin Veterinary Referral has 3 locations in your general area. Dr. Barker DVM is highly regarded by GPA-Wi. and she was previously head vet at Dairyland race track.Good luck, eye issues should be taken very seriously. Please keep us updated. Thank you. I’ll contact Dr. Barker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaimeL Posted December 23, 2023 Share Posted December 23, 2023 (edited) Good. Just in case, Dr. Barker's e-mail 4greyvet@gmail.com Edited December 23, 2023 by JaimeL 1 Quote Mom to Ranger (PB's Long Ranger), Esso (Kiowa Stay Over) and Cookie the rattie mix Missing Kahn (Gil's Khan) 10-29-03 - 11-7-16 Belle (Regall Belooow) 8-9-07 - 3-12-17 Star (Greyt Star) 1-19-07 - 3-13-2020 Pitch (Emerald Pitch) 4-1-08 - 6-3-2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cleptogrey Posted December 24, 2023 Share Posted December 24, 2023 you don't need a greyhound savvy vet- you need an opthamologist~ if it's pannus it's very very common in huskies and GSD as well as GH- if it is an injury a certified opthamologist will have the equipment to treat it properly. i learned the $$$$$ way- deal w/ an opthamologist with anything whatsoever eye wise. with annie my vet worked on her scraped cornea for who knows how many $50 visits- staining and checking hence the fee was lower. then the second scratch which was much worse the new vet(my old one retired) she sent me off w/ over $100 worth of meds. Annie needed to have the scar debris, a specially formulated antibiotics and 4 other meds as prescribed by the optho dr. but it took care of the MSMR infection, started to work on the Pannus and healed the scratched cornea. The pannus was not recognized nor the severity of the infection. here is a good resource for your search https://www.acvo.org/ophthalmologist-search - you can enter your state and zip code and for wisconsin see link below https://www.acvo.org/ophthalmologist-search Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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