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CASE NOTES - Page 2 Case notes on this page Grass Seeds Retinal Dysplasia CPRA Diabete's GRASS SEEDS IN EARS AND FEET - Jo and Sam
"Whilst
walking round by some lakes we have locally, Sam went off "hunting" as
usual but when he came back to me there was much head shaking and, a
bit later on, a slight tilting of the head.
Once back at the car - 20 mins
or so - I decided first stop had be the vets'. The poor boy had a
grass seed piercing his ear drum. It all happened really quickly from
then on - a quick examination of both ears then straight into
theatre. I waited at the surgery!
The operation was very quick
and the vet used one of the quick reversing drugs so within the hour
Sam and I were home again - complete with "Buster Collar". The vets
main concerns were that the dog was brought in as soon as it was
evident that he wasn't right, that I hadn't poked or prodded his ears
in any attempt to remove it myself and, having removed the offending
grass seed, that I should keep his head and ears dry for 4-6 weeks
(??!)
There has been no lasting
effect on Sam - although I am now a little paranoid about the areas I
walk him in during grass seed season!
In addition, Smudge the first
spaniel we had in the family, picked up a grass seed between his
paws. Initially it went unnoticed, but after a few days his front paw
began swelling slightly. He would not stop licking at it and wouldn't
let anyone look at it so off he went to the vets.
The vet clipped back the fur
and we saw the swollen paw, with no obvious injury or wound site. He
went straight in for an operation, the swelling turned out to be an
abscess surrounding the grass seed, which had worked it's way in
between his toes and through the skin.
After the operation to remove
the seed and infection and a course of antibiotics, Smudge was fine.
I now make sure I brush Sam
well and check him over carefully, especially between his toes and
round his ears, after any walk through woods/hedges etc." Jo
RETINAL DYSPLASIA - Fran and Missy "Missy has two areas of Retinal Dysplasia - these are folds in the retina which are genetic. They do cause small blind spots, but as she has had them since birth, they do not seem to cause her too many problems. We were lucky because the vet Missy saw for her pre spay check up is an ophthalmologist, and when he saw her he had a 'gut feeling' she may have this problem (which I'd never heard of as I'd never thought I'd have my own pure bred Springer) - he believes it may affect her behaviour (fear aggression) although I have my reservations. The only 'symptoms' we've noticed have been the fear aggression, but actually, when you look at her eyes in very good light, you can see a slight abnormality, like red lines across the lens. Of course, a dog with this sort of condition should NOT be bred from, and Missy has been spayed." Fran
CPRA - Tracey and Opal "We noticed she couldn't see
small objects that were directly in front of her. This was mainly
apparent in water (her nose guided her on land) she'd swim in a circle
until she saw the ball out of the corner of her eye. I thought the vet
would think I was mad, but he diagnosed CPRA.
Diabetes - Val and Holly
We were on holiday in Scotland just over
5 years ago and Holly began to drink the water bowl dry and look for
more, also she lost weight dramatically. On our return home I took her
to the vet who did some tests and she was diagnosed as a diabetic. She
had become so ill she was admitted to the vets and put on a drip for a
day. We were told she would need insulin injections twice a day but they
were unsure how much to give her to stabilise her. I was panic stricken
at the thought of giving the injections and we were told to practice on
an orange! Anyway, we coped and after a few weeks Holly was eventually
relatively stable..........she was fine about her injections but Rufus
used to run and hide when I got the needle out!!!
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