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Cherry Eye

Bones664

Bones664

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My Cane Corso has Cherry eye in both eyes. We have had one fixed.. or tacked. It didn't work. Within a month it had bulged again. The other is significantly larger. The vet said it could correct itself, and the one that has been fixed corrects itself day in and day out. The other looks like it is here to stay.

My question: He is 9 months old. Should we wait to have it fixed later.. once he grows more. He is about 100lbs now, so not sure how much more his head will grow. But the vet mentioned that it is more common within the first year.. and again late in life.

Anyone have experience with this? Any opinion is greatly appreciated. By the way, it doesn't seem to bother him at all. As long as he isn't uncomfortable, we are happy with him being happy for now.
 
BlackShadowCaneCorso

BlackShadowCaneCorso

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Some vets choose to tack it until they think the head has done growing. I have only ever seen then removed instead of tacked as the vets I worked with said they had too many cases of tacking not working.

I would check with your breeder and see if they think that it would be alright to have the eye corrected now. If he is comfortable and there is no damage being done to the eye then I don't see harm in waiting if you choose to but just ensure that the eyelid isn't causing any issues.



Bones664 said:
My Cane Corso has Cherry eye in both eyes. We have had one fixed.. or tacked. It didn't work. Within a month it had bulged again. The other is significantly larger. The vet said it could correct itself, and the one that has been fixed corrects itself day in and day out. The other looks like it is here to stay.

My question: He is 9 months old. Should we wait to have it fixed later.. once he grows more. He is about 100lbs now, so not sure how much more his head will grow. But the vet mentioned that it is more common within the first year.. and again late in life.

Anyone have experience with this? Any opinion is greatly appreciated. By the way, it doesn't seem to bother him at all. As long as he isn't uncomfortable, we are happy with him being happy for now.
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Bones664

Bones664

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Thank you Mary. I will be checking in with the Vet once again to see what they recommend and to be sure that it isn't causing any issues with his eyes.
 
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Bones664

Bones664

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I called the Vet again and he still recommends the tack procedure, and I understand. I have been around the block on dry eyes with dogs.. and its no fun. He has offered to re-tack the initial eye for no charge, while tacking the other eye. But all in all, he will do what I ask him to do. If the breeder recommends removal, he will remove. But he called a friend who is a canine opthamologist(sp) for her recommendation and she has a new procedure that she has started doing that is a little different but almost $1000 for both eyes. So, I have 3 options, removal, tacking again, and the new procedure that I know very little about (so a little scared of the idea plus it is pricey). I am waiting on a call back from the breeder to see what she recommends. We will probably have his surgery next week.. whichever it may be.
 
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Sabrina

Sabrina

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Vets will always suggest to tack it because it's a more expensive procedure....sorry but i dont always trust vets...I can't speak for Shauna but I'm pretty sure she will suggest for you to have them removed...

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From the Cane Corso Association of America website:

"Cherry eye is when the gland of the 3rd eyelid becomes inflamed, swollen, and protrudes from the lower lid, the condition is known as glandular hypertrophy. It is often referred to as "cherry eye" due to its resemblance to the fruit. It can occur in one or both eyes and usually occurs in dogs under one year of age. It can be quite frightening to a pet owner when seen for the first time. The most successful treatment is to remove the gland. Surgically reposition the gland and tacking it down often is unsuccessful and many times the gland has to be eventually removed."
 
Sabrina

Sabrina

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From the Cane Corso Association of America website:

"Cherry eye is when the gland of the 3rd eyelid becomes inflamed, swollen, and protrudes from the lower lid, the condition is known as glandular hypertrophy. It is often referred to as "cherry eye" due to its resemblance to the fruit. It can occur in one or both eyes and usually occurs in dogs under one year of age. It can be quite frightening to a pet owner when seen for the first time. The most successful treatment is to remove the gland. Surgically reposition the gland and tacking it down often is unsuccessful and many times the gland has to be eventually removed."
 
Bones664

Bones664

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Thank you! I am sure that is where we are headed. I just wanted to cover all my bases first before altering him.
 
acoz47

acoz47

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Both my girls have had the surgery I would advise you to see a specialist a doggy opthamologist. My first girl had the sugery done 2 times before we had it fixed by the eye Dr.. Our second girl went once to the eye Dr. for the surgery and an awesome job was done. It was worth the money to go to the expert. Good luck.
 
Gwenstone

Gwenstone

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Vets don't know what they're doing...I'm convinced of that. I can understand that they want to go by the book but there are times that they should listen to breeders. I have a Mastiff bitch who has cherry eye. Took her to the vet and the vet wanted to tack the eyes even though we wanted it removed. So, we let her do that...put the bitch under and waited two months. It didn't work. She offered, free of charge to remove this time. Well, instead of removing the complete lid, she only removed 2/3 of it....waited a couple of months for the inflammation to go down and back it came. Took her back to same vet and told her this is not acceptable that if she listened to us the first time, I wouldn't have to place my bitch under anesthesia for a third time in such a small time frame. She asked, what do you want me to do about it???? I told her to remove it free of charge...she wouldn't.

There are days where the inflammation seems to subside but it comes back within a couple of weeks. Don't want her on Pred....short term fix and not good for her health. I will bring her to my old vet, who only works p/t as he sold his practice and semi-retired to take care of what should have been taken care of.

Tacking doesn't work...
 
Bones664

Bones664

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Well, yesterday he had the surgery. Both cherrys removed. He looks better already. He is still having some digestive issues from the anesthesia.. but seems to be coming around. Yesterday after I brought him home, he laid around alot.. but today he has spent some time outside wandering around and found one a toy to chew on in the shade. He isn't 100% yet, but getting there. I can't wait to post new photos of him with his beautiful eyes back to normal. :) Thanks for all the input everyone. I know I was stubborn on the issue, but everyone (and the breeders) experience won me over.
 
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