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Date:   01 September, 2010  
Focus: Small animals - dogs, cats, hamsters, guinea pigs & rabbits
 
Cherry Eye in 2 Dogs in 2002 and 2010
 Dr Sing Kong Yuen, BVMS (Glasgow), MRCVS
Case 1 written: 20 September, 2002
Case 2 written: 01 September, 2010		 toapayohvets.com 
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Cocker Spaniel, cherry eye, SingaporeCase 1: Cherry Eye in a Cocker Spaniel puppy in 2002
Case 2: Cherry Eye in a English Bulldog in 2010

 8 years had passed since I documented the cherry eye in the Cocker Spaniel case above. In 2010, there are over 200 pet shops and more than 10 approved puppy breeders in Singapore. I got a referral of a cherry eye recently. The man said: "The seller told me to wait till the other eye develops a cherry eye before going to the vet for the surgery." I operated on this puppy and excised the gland. There was no complaint from him since 3 months ago.

The veterinary treatment of the cherry eye in the dog is discussed below:
 
 
CHERRY EYE EXCISION SURGERY IN THIS BRITISH BULLDOG PUPPY
 
1. Gas mask isoflurane - no problem
2. Local anaesthestic subconjuctiva below the cherry eye
3. Clamp for a few seconds
4. Remove clamp unless there is space below the clamp to perform step 5.
5. Ligate central vertical area where blood supply to the cherry eye is located
6. Excise gland with scalpel
7. No bleeding post-operation using this procedure
ALTERNATIVE SURGICAL EXCISION APPROACH
As above, but no ligation. Profuse bleeding post-operation is temporary. I find that this approach is satisfactory.  Excise as little of the cherry eye as possible as it is said to produce 30-40% of the tears.

NO EXCISION APPROACH
The re-positioning of the cherry eye and suturing it is usually advised but this approach is costly and does not guarantee that the cherry eye will not prolapse. Extra veterinary costs for additional surgery may not be acceptable by the owner.

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