Pet Eye Care

Is the cloudiness in your pet’s eyes a warning sign? Find out as Dr. Caroline Gilje of the Barrett Station Veterinary Clinic joins guest host Annie Wilson.

Notes:

• Cloudiness in the eye commonly occurs in three places: on the surface of the eye, in between the cornea and the iris (anterior chamber), and on the lens itself.
• Many cats and dogs get cloudiness on their lenses as an aging change.
• Feline Herpes (different from human herpes) can get in the eye and cause infections.
• Cocker Spaniels are known to get Glaucoma.
• The most common eye problem Dr. Caroline sees is injury to the cornea.
• When bathing your animal, protect their eyes, as soaps can burn pets’ corneas.
• A caller’s English Setter licks and bites himself until he draws blood. What can the caller do?
• A caller’s Puggle’s eyes water constantly. Is this the case with every breed with bulbous eyes?
• A caller’s female Labrador limps periodically. Could this be a sign of Hip Dysplasia?
• A caller’s female cat refuses to poop in her litter box. What can the caller do?
• Can a caller domesticate eight-month old feral cats?
• A caller’s eighteen-year-old cat is shedding hair by the handful. What’s the deal?
• Trivia question: How fast can housecats run? Can they run faster than human sprinters?
• Trivia question answer: Thirty-one miles per hour, faster than a human sprinter.

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