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 Posted: Thu Mar 27th, 2008 04:14 pm
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 It looks like a babies eye when they have a blocked tear duct.  I keep washing it with a warm face cloth.  If it isn't better by Saturday we will go to the vet.  Anyone else deal with this?
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 Posted: Thu Mar 27th, 2008 04:15 pm
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 No, I mean Otis gets eye boogers, but I just wipe them out.



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 Posted: Thu Mar 27th, 2008 04:33 pm
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 Keratoconjuctivitis sicca (DRY EYE):  Pugs with dry eye normally do not have shiny, glistening eyes, but rather have dull and rough-looking eyes. It is caused by the lack of tear production in the eye - either the nerves have failed to stimulate the tear glands, or the tear glands are no longer working, or the ducts that carry the tears to the eyes are blocked. Treatment may help depending on the cause of the problem.


Why Tears Are Good

We can all imagine the discomfort of dry, irritated eyes and the soothing provided by eye drops. Tears are essential to the comfort of our eyes but they do more than just provide lubrication. Tears contain anti-bacterial proteins, salts, sugars, and even oxygen to nourish the eye. Tears flush away irritants and infectious agents that are constantly getting in our eyes. Since the outer portions of the eye does not have a blood supply, the tears must bring sugars and oxygen and must remove metabolic waste.

Tears consist of oil secreted by the eyelid glands, mucus, and (mostly) water. Tears are secreted by two lacrimal glands in dogs and cats: one just above the eye and another in the third eyelid (or so-called nictating membrane).

Without tears, eyes become irritated, the conjunctival tissues around the eyes get red, the cornea itself in time will turn brown in an effort to protect the eye, and a gooey, yellow discharge predominates. Blindness can result.

Keratoconjunctivitis sicca, or KCS, is a fancy way of saying the eye is dry. Kerato refers to the cornea or clear covering of the eye that faces the outside world. Conjunctivae are the moist pink membranes of the eye socket. "It is" means inflammation and sicca means dry. KCS means inflamed, dry cornea and conjunctiva. It occurs when there is a deficiency in the water portion of the tear film that normally accounts for 95% of the tear volume. Without the water, one is left with oil and mucus; hence, the gooey yellow eye discharge characteristic of this condition.

Why Do Eyes Become This Dry?

There are many causes of dry eye. Here are some of them:
  • Distemper infection attacks all body interfaces with the environment including the eyes. Dry eye is part of the constellation of symptoms that can occur with distemper infection. 
  • In cats, Herpes upper respiratory infection can lead to a chronic dry eye
  • There could be a congenital lack of tear producing gland tissue (as described in certain lines of Yorkshire terrier).
  • Exposure to sulfa containing antibiotics (such as Trimethoprim sulfa combinations) can lead to dry eye (which can be either temporary or permanent and occurs unpredictably).
  • Anesthesia will reduce tear function temporarily (thus eyes are lubricated with ointment by the attending nurse.)
  • Removal of the third eyelid tear-producing gland (instead of replacing the gland in its proper location) during surgery for cherry eye can lead to KCS, as can too much damage to the gland prior to proper gland replacement.
  • A knock on the head in the area of one of the tear producing glands can lead to KCS.
  • The most common cause of KCS appears to be immune mediated destruction of the tear-producing gland tissue.
        



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 Posted: Thu Mar 27th, 2008 04:37 pm
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 Nope, they aren't dry.... Just all of a sudden has green boogers in his left eye.
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 Posted: Thu Mar 27th, 2008 04:53 pm
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Mana: 
 Joanne wrote: Nope, they aren't dry.... Just all of a sudden has green boogers in his left eye.
All of my dogs get boogies, it is spring and if he has allergies that can be the start. I just wash their eyes with a warm rag and put a little clear eye in them.



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 It's not regular eye boogers...I know what those look like.  He must have a blocked tear duct.  I will let it go until Saturday and I will take him to the vet if it's not better.
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 Good luck to you, let us know what the vet says.



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Mana: 
 Joanne wrote: He must have a blocked tear duct.

"Keratoconjuctivitis sicca=or the ducts that carry the tears to the eyes are blocked"

Let us know what happens, good luck!



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 Posted: Fri Mar 28th, 2008 02:00 pm
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 It was all cleared up this morning!
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 Posted: Fri Mar 28th, 2008 02:06 pm
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 Yeah!!!



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 Posted: Fri Mar 28th, 2008 02:28 pm
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 EXCELLENT!!!! Jo, you need to not get so worked up about the little things hun. You are gonna give yourself a damn stroke.



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 Posted: Fri Mar 28th, 2008 02:48 pm
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 I wasn't worked up about it.  But when all of a sudden my dog has giant green things coming out of an eye, I am going to be concerned.  I didn't have time to take him to the vet until tomorrow, so I was just curious if anyone else had dealt with this.
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 Posted: Fri Mar 28th, 2008 03:30 pm
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 You are funny, gotta love Jo! :-)



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