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by Sunsilver on 14 March 2009 - 20:03

Had my dogs to the vet yesterday for annual shots/checkup.

Since my male has been rubbing his eyes a lot, I asked the vet to check them out. Turns out he has a mild case of entropion in both eyes. The vet recommended wiping the eyes with a used teabag to clean them, then applying polysporin ointment.

He didn't think they needed surgery, but it sounded like if they did, he was planning to do the operation himself.

Now, I'm new to this area, and this vet, and am not sure I trust him yet.

I need to get my girl's hips done, and he told me the Canadian OVC (Ontario Veterinary College) rating was the same as the OFA.

You don't have to have been hanging around here very long to know that's definitely NOT true! (I just ordered the OFA owner's package from their website, as it's cheaper to get the evaluation done by them than OVC, even given the hit I'll take on the exchange rate, and postage/handling.)

His lack of knowledge re. OFA makes me leery of trusting him with a rather delicate eye surgery.

So, what do you all think?

I'm thinking it might be a good idea to see if I can find a veterinary eye specialist in the area....

Would YOU trust your regular vet to do surgery on an entropion?

by Pharaoh on 14 March 2009 - 20:03

From the CERF website www.vmdb.org/clinic.html#_Canada:

Canada :

Brian Skorobohach, DVM, DACVO

CARE Centre

7140 - 12th Street South East

Calgary, AB, CAN T2H 2Y4

(403) 520-8387

Toronto Yorke Veterinary Services

5512 St. John's Side Road

Stouffville, ON, Canada L4A 7X4

905-642-4200

Dr. Graham Lewis

Western Animal Eye Care Clinic, Inc.

P.O. BOX 29582

Maple Ridge, B.C. CAN V2XOV2

604-476-1171

Dr. David Tinsley

2616 Bank St.

Ottawa, ON CAN N1G 2W1

613-520-2214  or 613-731-6851

by 1doggie2 on 14 March 2009 - 20:03

I had chows they are famous for this. My first one had it and the vet told me not to operate. WRONG... The lashes scratch the corenas (sp). Well I was young and an idiot for beliving the vet. He eventually went blind in one eye and the other had poor site. NO on vet doing the surgery, I would want someone who knows what he is doing before he touched my dogs. . However, the longer you wait the more eye damage.

by Pharaoh on 14 March 2009 - 20:03

Canada :

Ontario Veterinary College

University of Guelph

Guelph, On, Can N1G 2W1

519-823-8830

Dr. Élise Laperrière
5360, avenue Papineau
Montreal, QC H2H 1W2
514-376-1686

Dr. Michel Carrier

1525 Des Veterinaires

St-Hyacinthe, QB, Can J2S 7C6

450-778-8111

Western College of Vet Med.

University of Saskatchewan

52 Campurs Drive

Saskastoon, SK Can 57N5B4

306-966-7126

Veterinary Eye Specialists of Western Ontario

 by Pharaoh on 14 March     2009 - 20:03
                            
       Canada        :        
Veterinary Eye Specialists of Western Ontario
2111 Aldersbrook Rd.
London, On Can N6g3X1
519-684-8478
 
Islington Animal Clinic
4932 Dundas St. W.
Toronto, ON M9A1B7
416-232-0211


West Coast Veterinary Eye Specialists
460 East Columbia Street
New Westminster, British Columbia
V3L 3X5  Canada
604 777-4448 phone
604 777-4411 fax

by Two Moons on 14 March 2009 - 20:03

I only trust my vet to be smart enough to bring in a specialist.

by Pharaoh on 14 March 2009 - 20:03

I would not go to my regular vet for delicate eye surgery. You do not have confidence in him anyway.

I hope those CERF listings are helpful and good luck and health for your dog.

Michele

by Sunsilver on 14 March 2009 - 20:03

Thank you, Pharoh!

Actually, I had a GSD with pannus, and took her to an eye specialist in Toronto (I live in Ontario, now 3 hours north of Toronto.) He was a good vet, though expensive. I'll see if he is still in business, otherwise I'll try one of the other Toronto area specialists you listed.

Edit: Yup, he's still in business: http://www.foresthillanimalclinic.ca/index.php?view=pageView&pageid=43

When I took my first GSD, Lili Marlene, to him in the 80's he gave her a predinsone injection directly into the conjunctiva, to jump start the treatment of her pannus. It worked like magic! Within less than a week, her eyes were nearly clear, and she was no longer tripping over things.

When I took her back for the recheck, she walked right into the clinic, and right into the exam room without a moment's hesitation. When he entered the room, he knelt down and made a big fuss over her, and she slathered his face with kisses.

He then turned to me and said, "You know, this is probably the only breed smart enough to know we're trying to help them when we do nasty things like sticking needles into their eyes!"

He won me over right then and there, needless to say!

With his help, we kept the pannus under good control until the end of her life.

by Two Moons on 14 March 2009 - 20:03

I hope everything works out ok sunsilver.

by Sunsilver on 14 March 2009 - 21:03

Thank you, Two Moons.

This guy is my ears, so I want him to be able to see properly...

He's 7 years old now, so if he does need surgery, I don't want to put it off too long. The older the dog, the more the risk.

Except for that, he's in great shape right now. He and my 2 year old had a blast this week, racing through the woods when I went x-country skiing.

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