My dog has cherry eye we just got some cream but hav been told if it dont clear he will need a op is it costly

just curious will the cream work or is it likely he will need a operation if so do u no roughly how much this costsMy dog has cherry eye we just got some cream but hav been told if it dont clear he will need a op is it costly
I just went through this with my dog, twice. The first time was in June 2007. That surgery was about $800 (after all the pre-op appt., surgery and meds). I was able to finance it with CareCredit and pay if off within 6 months, no interest.





The second time (this time the other eye) happened in Nov. 2007. The doctor who did the surgery before had moved, so I went to another specialist. This surgery was about the same in cost, but also included two post-op appts (the first surgery didn't require post-op apptoinments).





I live in Chicago and both surgeries were done by specialists. I called around and these prices were comparable to the other estimates.





I tried the cream, it didn't work, so the surgery was needed.





Few things to note:





1. Make sure they tact down the tear duct and not cut it off. The cutting/removal was the old way of doing it and is now considered inhumane.





2. If it happens in one eye, chances are good the other eye will eventually have it.





3. Look into CareCredit (carecredit.com) for financing. The first surgery took it, the second one didn't,





4. I had mine done by a specialist. My normal vet said he doesn't do them very often and didn't appear to be sure of his ability of doing it well.





5. There is a chance it might reoccur, even with the surgery.





All together, I estimated I spent $2000 for both operations. This includes the pre and post op visits, meds, e-collars, and required bloodwork. But it was worth it to have my puppy back to normal!My dog has cherry eye we just got some cream but hav been told if it dont clear he will need a op is it costly
I wouldn't count on the cream to be very effective. The procedure is a simple on %26amp; the main cost is in the anastesia(sp). Recovery time is short. It really is a simple procedure.
Years ago we had a beagle with a cherry eye that we had removed. Check with your vet on the costs, it seemed like it was under $100.00 but that was awhile back.
Keep using the cream but i would wait a few weeks before surgery as the chances are if cherry eye has developed in one eye then the other will pop up in a week or two and it makes sense to have them both dealt with at once. Make sure that your vet is to remove the gland and not just repair it, a repair seldom works, and yes as someone else said check what will be done with the tear duct or you will end up with dry eye problems. It is a few years since I had to pay for t doing so i would be guessing on up to date costs
hi the eye will not get better it will no go away without an operation, so don't waste money on cream from the vets been there, you will have to get op done when the pup is a year old they wont do it before and the cost is nearly 拢200 pounds sorry but i know i had to get my pup done but fine now if you have dog insured they may pay towards op
This is going to vary widely from city to city and state to state. Your best bet is going to be to call his vet and ask the receptionists. They are usually very knowledgeable about how much things cost. Where I worked it was around $200, and we were on the cheap side as far as vets in my area went.
Try this website for information:


http://www.peteducation.com/default.cfm
usually under 200 but call your vet they should be able to give you an estimate
Call around to all the local vets
talk to your vet maybe they can do a financial plan if it is too expensive.
ask your vet for exact prices. good luck.
'Cherry eye' is a prolapse of the Harder's Gland of the eye. Correction is very necessary otherwise the prolapse will eventually become infected and/or traumatised and can threaten the health of the whole eye.





Anti-inflammatory eye ointments can indeed work, but operations are often necessary. The op to fix them is fairly straightforward, but we can't tell you on here how much it might cost - this varies greatly from practice to practice. I suggest you just ring your vet for a quote, they will have a standardised fee for it as it's a fairly routine op.





Chalice
Odds are very high surgery is going to be needed, but can't see the eye to tell how bad it is.
My in-laws' dog has it. Topical treatment didn't work and the surgery didn't work either- the ';cherries'; just came right back out. The surgery cost them about $400.00.