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[QUOTE="Spider8ait1994, post: 2025644, member: 101939"] So this will be the final update to this thread with the resolution to this eye issue. [B]The problem: [/B]Left eye appeared swollen in comparison to the right eye with watery discharge resembling a watering eye and crusty buildup over time. [B]The theories: [/B]Previous oral mass growing back into the eye space; blocked tear duct; debris in eye. [B]Actions taken: [/B]Vet visit which consisted of flushing out the eye, prescribing Meloxicam (every 2nd-3rd day) and Chloropt eye ointment (twice daily). Follow up vet visits to monitor progress. At home monitoring of the eye. [B]Events:[/B] Spike would occassionally scratch at the eye, sometimes resulting in minor bleeding. This occurred on 3 occassions with the last occassion taking place on the 25th of May ~ 3 months after the eye issue began. On this occassion he actually managed to pull the mass entirely out of the eye. First aid was applied and precautions against infection to the eye were taken (flushing the eye out with saline, ensuring any bleeding was stopped, Meloxicam for comfort and Chloropt ointment). [B]The result: [/B]The eye swelling went down near immediately and by the following day no swelling at all was present. Further monitoring of the eye has shown the mass has not formed again at all, the eye is bright and clear, alert and he is not squinting or holding the eye closed. No discharge of any sort from the eye with a noted improvement in appetite ns activity levels. Does not appear to be any issues with vision in the eye. [B]Notes: [/B]Given the circumstances in which the issue cleared up and an examination of the mass Spike removed from his eye which showed it to consist of soft tissue with what appeared to be a single old shed scale in the centre alongside my recollection that he was in fact shedding around the affected eye shortly before the issue began, also with the drastic improvement post removal of the mass and its lack of reoccurance leads me to believe that the root cause of the problem was in fact a foreign body (shed scale) that had entered the eye, been rubbed or blinked right in deep under the eye membrane where it wasn’t reached by the initial eye flush performed at the initial vet visit and in time tissue had formed around the scale in the eye resulting in the swelling, visible mass, eye discharge and discomfort. Contact via email with his Vet in which I have explained what’s gone on and provided photos has had the Vet agree with this theory as being the problem particularly since the issue has not reoccurred. [ATTACH type="full"]81452[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full"]81453[/ATTACH] This was certainly a bit of a mystery to begin with with neither myself or the Vet being certain of the cause of the problem but at the very least it’s sorted out now and hopefully this thread will be helpful to anyone else dealing with a similar mystery eye swelling. Don’t know if I can change the thread title to better suit now I know it wasn’t a tear duct issue but if I can I’ll change it. [/QUOTE]
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