Does anyone have experience of dogs with glaucoma.? - glaucoma clinic
My Beagle is now 8 years in the clinic for animals seems to be very severe glaucoma in both eyes. Came quickly. Yesterday, they tried to remove an eye on the pressure, the dog was with severe pain. Now appears to be gone in the other eye. Has anyone experience. I do not know what to do. He is on medication and they look, if you decide the best course of action. This morning it was pointed out that he is completely blind - and in pain. Is sedated and under observation, since they decide the best course of action.
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Glaucoma Clinic Does Anyone Have Experience Of Dogs With Glaucoma.?
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I'm sorry to hear about the condition of your dog. All I can do is wish you and your dog well and hope to improve things.
I left trying to glaucoma in dogs, and some of the following information if it helps.
What is glaucoma?
Glaucoma is a very common disease in humans and is also very common in dogs. Some conditions are difficult to understand, but not glaucoma. This means that the fluid pressure) within the eyeball (or globe is too high. If this happens, it destroys the internal structures.
It is similar to high blood pressure leads to burst a vessel in the brain and flow of blood into the tissues around the brain cells of loops. In plain language, this is called a stroke.
In the eyes, the increase in internal fluid pressure in dangerous concentrations affects nearly every tissue in the interior of the earth. In most cases, this is the eye blind and useless.
The liquid that excessive pressure associated with glaucoma develops, the aqueous humor, the fluid sIf the lens.
It is derived from the ciliary body (1), which runs lens (2) through the pupil (3) through the inner surface of the cornea and the front of the iris (4), then flows to the "look at the angle at the cornea, iris meet (5). The cornea and lens are living tissue, but go no blood vessels to supply oxygen and adequate nutrition. The preservation of life are brought to them by the aqueous humor.
In glaucoma, the pressure in the aqueous humor are the most common causes of this fluid can not drain properly from the eye. The excess fluid is constantly being produced and if an amount that is not from the world, the pressure begins to rise. It's a bit like a water balloon. The more water is added to cover the balloon more and more. In the case of the balloon, which was finally broken. The eyeball is strong enough not to extend it to a large extent, which felt the strength of the growing pressure by the internal structures of the eye. Either they will be crushedor displaced. In any case, what does not work.
Glaucoma is very painful, yes, those who had reported pain on a scale of 1-10, his 12th Primary Glaucoma is a disease that affects the movement of fluid designed in the eye for these channels. Secondary glaucoma is most often due to injury, leading to increased fluid in the eye and difficulty emptying. The injuries can also use the lens of the eye, blocking the drainage channels and more pain and blindness. When he suddenly Primary glaucoma is more likely, and is treatable, but I fear that the blindness is inevitable in a year. Sorry honey.
With a dog in pain will probably point out that allow them to eliminate the cause of the eye (s). O (
As explained to me that if the dog is blind because they do not work to save his sight, but to relieve pain. And a dog can not live without seeing, very happy. (my oldest dog is completely blind and not know it)
I hope that responds to medication and decide to buy more time to herself.
http://www.eyevet.info/glaucoma.html
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