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A 1 year old cocker spaniel presents in your surgery with this? Likely diagnosis? Treatment options? |
Cherry eye. Prolapse of the nicticans gland dorsally. Don't excise the gland as high incidence of dry eye. Pocket technique can be performed in a recent prolapse or can anchor to the periosteium if chronic or recurrent. |
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A great dane comes into your practice presenting with the following abnormality. Likely diagnosis? Treatment option? |
Likey to be kinking of the cartilage of the TEL which folds the membrane outwards. Leading to a characteristic scrolling of TEL. Excision of only the kinked portion under GA. No sutures needed. |
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A german shepard dog comes into your practice. The owner is worried about a fleshy lump on the TEL. What is your likely diagnosis? Treatment plan ? |
Collies also affected condition likely to be a plasmoma- infiltration of the TEL with plasma cells and lymphocytes. Treat with topical cyclosporine 0.2% drops twice daily and possible bang in a corticosteroid. Warn owner this may be a lifelong problem. |
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Other differentials for third eyelid protrusion? |
SOL Retraction of the globe in response to pain- foreign body? Nervous problem- Horners. Muscle myositis. |
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A dog comes into your practice. The owner has noticed a green tinged discharge (Mucopurulent) from the dogs eye, and the dog seems to be producing alot of tears. What are possible differentials and how can we deal with the problem? |
Likely to be a bacterial conjunctivitis that has occurred secondary to a foreign body. The foreign body has allowed normal commensals of the eye to become pathogenic. Remove FB, flush it out. Place dog on Fusidic acid twice daily as likely gram +. Chloramphenicol is also a good choice with a broader spectrum of action. |
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A concerned puppy breeder has come into your practice with a 3 week old puppy with swollen eyelids that haven't opened. This is concerning the owner as they realise they should be opened by now. Likely diagnosis and treatment options? |
Puppies eyes should be open by 10-14 days. Swollen eyelids, with crusting and mucopurelent discharge escaping suggests opthalmia neonatrum. Open eyelids gently with blunt scissors along fusion line. Irrigate the ocular surface with sterile saline. Treat infection with a broad spectrum topical AB and a lubricant. |
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On physical examination of a dog that is less than 18 months you notice this appearance of the conjunctiva. What is your likely diagnosis and why? How would you treat this? |
Suspect follicular conjunvitis which is hypertrophy of the lymphoid glands due to chronic antigenic stimulation. Why do I say this? The dogs less than 18 months and also you can see the little nodules. Treat with topical steroids and saline irrigation. If unresponsive debride the excess follicles under topical anaesthetic by using dry gauze placed over cotton bud. |
