Tacrolimus eye drops for dogs

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Avatar m tn Tacrolimus, cyclsporine, pilocarpine, neopolydex, gentamycin, tobramycin, simplicef, gabapenten, genteal drops, oint. gel, refresh, blink, now she is also taking tramadol for pain. She has been wearing the hood for 6 months to prevent her for scratching her eyes. She just turned 4 and and she is in so much pain, We finally decided to have surgery and have found out it is 2600.00 per eye. I am very worried it won't work. She just cannot enjoy her life ands she is so young.
Avatar m tn I was a bit put off by the price at first (the optho wanted $2400 for just the one eye, and still a lifetime of tacrolimus for the right). I live in Canada and our vets are for some reason way over priced. I did find one in Michigan that is able to do the surgery for $920. I've gone to see them and they seem competent, doing about 1 of these surgeries per month. Apparently it's quite common. They did give me some interesting info that her regular optho never bothered to share with me.
12270954 tn?1424407445 I don’t know if his eye will heal and be normal or if I’ll have to give him eye drops for the rest of his life, much less, which eye drops do I give him?! (tear production drops, artificial tears, Tacrolimus, Genteal, I-Drops, Collidad Silver) I don’t know if the Cyclosporine will help produce tears or if it will give him cancer. I don’t know if he will go blind or they will want to take his eye out! I know one thing for sure, the saliva duct surgery sounds awful! Sorry for going on and on.
Avatar f tn Can I use restasis eye drops on my dog? The vet I use to have made his own eye drops for her and made her eye worse and I live in a small rural community and he's the only vet in the area so don't really want to trust him again.
1627010 tn?1299446388 I have an 8 yr old yorkie with severe dry eye. She has had it for several yrs and did pretty good. I was putting 4 kinds of eye drops in her eyes as often as possible. The last 3 or 4 mos her eye has stopped responding to the drops. I've changed all the drops that I give her, added liver happy and cod liver oil to her diet, and it has helped some. Does anyone have any other suggestions that I might try. I do not want her to lose her eye sight.
Avatar m tn I just went through cataract surgery in November. It can be very worth it but there is a lot of aftercare and there can be complications. My dog did not have any issues other than the cataracts except for some inflammation. After surgery we had to deal with one minor ulceration and one fairly major ulceration. She is now healed and doing great. She is no longer fearful like she became when she couldn't see, and no longer slamming into walls either!
574219 tn?1217352418 We sterilize a long pin with a head that we use to stick the capsule of the oil, then the oil gets squeezed on the eye without touching it, just 1-2 drops is fine for each affected eye, do this about 4 times a day, if the eye is super dry add a little Bausch & Lomb Soothe PM relief, it is just pure petroleum and mineral oil specially designed for the eye with no other chemicals.
Avatar m tn But, while you are there,have him tested for Dry Eye. (my yorkie had dry eye..my vet said it is quite common in older dogs and smaller breeds seem more suseptible to it ) Mucus buildup / discharge from the eyes is the main symptom...also squinting of the eyes, (especially outside from sun and wind ) The test is very simple, painless,inexpensive...(paper strip), and takes about 60 seconds. Dry Eye can be very painful and can lead to eye ulcers and blindness.
Avatar f tn I use the same med for my Cavalier King Charles Spaniels eyes, I have to use it the rest of her life. She is blind in one eye and almost blind in the other. But I understand that the dryness will just get worse and worse without the meds everyday and they did not paint a pretty picture. I don't think you can tell on a daily basis but you need to keep using it.
Avatar n tn can I use flax seed oil for eye drops for my dog? We have tried antibiotics, tacrolimus, and all over the counter drops but nothing seems to help, someone suggest flax seed oil but will only try this if I know it will not harm her in any way.
Avatar n tn Besivance may be OK....I am unsure. It would be fine for human use, but is it fine for dogs? I don't know. I would recommend calling your vet to ask advice about safety for its use in dogs. If you are not sure, then make an appointment with your vet for an appropriate antibiotic lotion. Your dog may even need oral antibiotics as well.
Avatar m tn (interestingly though, a few days before at the vet, the schirmer test was 12 in both eyes). Now 6 weeks later, the right eye has a 6 and the left eye still has 0. The specialist reviewed all of the options with us - cyclosporine, pilocarpine or tacrolimus with sirolimus. She said that very rarely has she seen any dog respond to cyclosporine after not responding to tacrolimus.
620923 tn?1452915648 s an infection present if there is pus collecting around the eye. In my experience, an eye problem is usually caused by a scratch and antibiotic eye drops are needed to heal it. If you've been cleaning it yourself, just make sure you don't touch the eyeball & potentially cause more damage. Even soft towel fibers can cause more damage. I'm sure your pet store carries some kind of cleansing/soothing eye drop for dogs. That could be a good place to start to see if it helps her.
Avatar f tn Your friend has a very difficult decision to face. When we take animals into our home, they trust us to take care of their physical and mental needs. Your friend has broken that trust - unwittingly - but it's a hard fact to understand when we feel love and a connection to our pets. If your friends can take a step back and view the situation objectively, they may find that they simply cannot meet the needs of a dog, whether it is one dog or two.
408662 tn?1210650733 concerned with my little dogs eyelid that is pink all around the one eye. There is black hard stuff that I need to scrap off the corner of her eye every once in a while. What can it be? Remedy?
Avatar f tn Hi Kate..Eye infections are common in dogs......Left untreated, they can cause serious damage to the eyes.....Ask your parents to make a Vet appointment for your dog.....Antibiotic eye drops are used to clear up the infection.....It's very easy treatment and not too expensive... In the mean time, take a warm, soft, wet wash cloth & gently wash the debris from your dogs eyes.....Good luck & let us know.....Eye infections clear up quickly once treatment has began...
Avatar f tn My 7 year old Shih tzu has seborrhea on her tail and back, it is seeming to spread. My vet gave me special shampoo (Pyoben) to use to help with it, but the problem is I am not good about giving her baths multiple times a week. Are there any other things that can help with seborrhea?
Avatar n tn This will help change the ph in the ear and dry it out but use solution for one day then mix fresh the next day. Do this before putting the drops in that you get from your vet. Don't let the ears go the sooner you treat the easier and less costly to get rid of. I have seen too many ear infections be let go by people and the dogs wind up having to have surgery to remove the entire ear canal it's a shame! Look at earlier posts of mine for allergy suggestions too.
Avatar m tn t know if it is depression, the eye drops she is still on. I am trying to get another eye vet with the same clinic to see her but he cannot until next week. I wish I had never put her through all this.
Avatar f tn Thank you so much! I guess I just got too worried but I woke up all better this morning...just a little puffy under my eyes now...
Avatar n tn How iron clad is the expiration date for cyclosporine eye drops for dogs?
Avatar f tn Our terrier, a Westie, suffers from "dry eye". this causes a lot of mucus to form in the eye. We use prescription eye treatment every morning and night, but he still ejects some mucus at the nose, each side, every day. It really shows on his white fur. The vet says the eye treatment should prevent dry eye from causing blindness. That would be especially tough as he is already deaf.
2216594 tn?1339413505 the Tear Test, glaucoma test, the prescribed optiimmune, the antibiotic/steroid combo, the eye drops (my little dog hates drops....) the suggestions for surgery for the tear duct deviation, the possible removal if all else fails, etc...My problems were compounded because I am not here to administer all of this every day: I travel for a living.
Avatar f tn Hi. My personal opinion is the eye drops (along with all other similar antioxidant-based eye drops) are not going to help at this stage. Surgery is the very best option - and then, after surgery, you should talk to your vet about antioxidant eye-drop supplementation. Sadly, companies and individuals make some extraordinary claims about eye-drop treatments curing cataract, but if this were true, their products would be headline news all over the world.