Pug with swollen eyeball - Page 1

Hello everyone.  I have recently adopted a new pug, I named him Trooper because it seems that he has been through so much in his little life.  I met him just last week and it was obvious that the family that had him wasn't getting him proper veternary care.  Trooper has a swollen eyeball that our vet believes if a result of some sort of trauma.  She explained it to be a concussion of the eye.  Because he didn't recieve care right away from his previous owner it looks like we will probably not be able to reduce the swelling but we are trying to with prescribed eye drops.  Our vet is going to wait and then try to tack his eye lide so that he will be able to hold his eye in a more normal position.  As of now his eye sticks out quite a bit, when I first met him I was worried that it was going to come out.   Our vet seems to be very open minded and believes that he will be able to lead a normal life.  I will do my very best to assure that he does. Has anyone ever seen this type of injury before?  What was the out come for the doggy?

Due to the squashed in face, pugs are VERY prone to sinus problems. I remeber seeing a pug who'd had a sinus infection, and as it couldn't drain normally, it eventually DRAINED THROUGH THE EYE SOCKET!!

Has the vet checked this possibility? Does the dog show signs of pain or discomfort?

I'd look into this possibility RIGHT AWAY if it hasn't been checked already!

Thanks for you response.  She did use dye in the eye and she seen that the pupil is actually broken up in some places which leads her to believe it is from trauma.  Unfortunatly, he has lost sight in this eye.  Our vet doesn't believe that it is causing him any pain at this time.  He is very sweet and playful, he seems like a very happy puppy now.  I was a proud owner of a pug before he came along.  I feel bad because he wants to play with her but because of my fear of him hurting is eye more I try to keep him protected be not letting them really play together to much.  I am hoping that when our vet tacks his eye lid that it will keep it in place enough that I will be more at ease.

Hi troopersmom,  poor puppy dog, ask your vet if the tack does not take, maybe taking the eye would be best. They do really well. I am also sure that you vet took pressures on the eyes themselves to make sure they were in the normal range. Good lucky wit your new puppy.
Always,
Cee

At first look I was sure that taking it out was the only way to go but she didn't seem to see the need to.  I told her that how it looks wan't my concern but just what would be most comfortable for him.  Thanks for the advise.

Hi,

I fwd: your puggy question to a friend/judge/pug breeder & her response was this-

"Since we don't know what happened to the pugs eye, and I don't know how much
expertise her vet has in eye issues, I would reccomend her to go to a highly reccomended
ophthalmologist...(in other words, if she doesn't know one, get a reccomendation)
Whenever it comes to specific issues like eyes, I never screw around with a regular
vet-you HAVE to go to a specialist because it makes a HUGE difference, I have found, in the outcome..."


IMO the up front effort (cost & work) is more but over the long haul (life of the dog) getting it done right the first time is worth it.  Good luck with your new pug pal

I fostered a pit bull puppy that had this problem but she has glaucoma and had to have the eye removed.  Led a very happy and normal life.

Vickie

Have they checked the IOP and everything? Does your vet have lots of experience with eyes, or do you have a specialist in your area?

Unfortunately pugs suffer a lot with their eyes and sometimes it doesnt take a lot to damage them badly.

I knew a pug that had its eye sewn shut for a while to allow it to heal and it worked wonders.

Good luck with your baby.