[Dailydrool] corneal edema

[Beth_Fuller at alnd.uscourts.gov]

Diane,

My Kaylee has had this for over a year.  I first noticed the cloudiness in 
Spring, 2008, but attributed it to her age - she will be 12 this 
September.  Her regular vet was concerned, so he prescribed drops for a 
month and when that did nothing noticeable, he referred Kaylee to an 
opthalmologist.  Kaylee has been seeing her eye doctor for over a year 
now. 

I'm afraid your friend's vet might be wrong about the pain.  Left 
untreated, the condition produces ulcers on the corneas that can be quite 
painful.  Kaylee's eyes had progressed to ulcers when she first saw the 
eye doctor.  She prescribed several eye drops to heal the ulcers, but it 
took about 6 months to get them all healed.  She offered pain medicine if 
I thought she was in terrible pain, but I did not ever really think it was 
necessary, so we skipped that part.  Still, she took drops for many months 
- 3 different kinds - 3 and 4 times a day! 

Now that the ulcers are healed, she is only getting 5% Sodium Chloride 
drops twice a day.  You can buy them over the counter at the human 
pharmacy.  They are basically adding salt to her eyes to draw out the 
moisture to prevent further ulcers.  This is completely unrelated to 
glaucoma and the eye doctor has not been concerned about it any more than 
she would with any other basset.

A trip to an eye specialist is definitely in order for your friend.

Beth, Abby, Kaylee and Rosie
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