- Eyeball out of socket
- Surgery: possible complications are excessively dry eyes (keratoconjunctivitis sicca)
- Abscess or inflammation of the eyeball
- Surgery to drain the abscess
- Collect samples for bacterial culture and microscopic examination
- Hot packing
- Cancer of the eye
- Usually begins in the eye and spreads
- Operate early, removing the malignant mass, or the entire eyeball
- If appropriate, chemotherapy or radiotherapy will be prescribed
- Without chemotherapy or radiotherapy, survival is weeks to months if it is metastasizing malignant cancer (spreading cancer); end of life care or euthanasia may be only recourses
- Veterinarian specializing in cancer may need to be consulted for specific care
- Zygomatic mucocele (a pocket of mucous in the bone surrounding the eyeball)
- Antibiotics and corticosteroids; surgery if necessary
- Nerve disorder: the underlying cause will be treated
- Surgery to correct muscle abnormality, or therapy to strengthen muscles
Living and Management
Your veterinarian will schedule follow-up appointments dependent on your dog’s underlying diagnosis. For example, if your pet has an eye infection, your veterinarian will want to examine your dog at least weekly until signs of the disease have resolved.
If you see signs of any of these eye diseases returning, you will need to contact your veterinarian immediately to avoid permanent damage to the eye.
A product made of fluid, cell waste, and cells
A medical condition in which one or both of the eyes are deviated from one another
An in-depth examination of the properties of urine; used to determine the presence or absence of illness
A bundle of fibers that are used in the process of sending impulses through the body
Something that is related to the whole body and not just one particular part or organ
Something that becomes worse or life threatening as it spreads
The wasting away of certain tissues; a medical condition that occurs when tissues fail to grow.
Inducing death on an animal or putting them to sleep
General discomfort of the body
A localized infection, usually a lesion filled with pus. Can be large or small in size.
Something that contains mucus and/or pus