Over the weekend, I noticed RV had a red center in his left eye. Just a reminder, this eye is the worst out of the two, and it has a cataract plus the lens had shifted about a year ago-he has no sight at all in it. There was no swelling to the eye, however it had some tearing. Since it was the weekend, I e-mailed his doctor at New Bolton Center to see if she had any idea what it could be. I also treated it with the diclocenac, which is his safe medication to use! She recommended I contact my vet as he could have been bleeding from a severe flare-up. Rv did not seem to be too bothered by the eye, however I took her advice and called my vet. It seems his lense has detached from the eye completely and while doing this it caused a blood clot. My vet has RV on herbal bute, atropine, and Neomycin 2x a day for a week. He said the red center will eventually go away. I did have him look at RV's other eye and it seemed to be clear...phew.
This disease is awful, just when you think you have it beat, it pops up again. This is RV's first real issue in a year, which is huge progress for him, however as his owner I never want to see him in any pain! Will keep you posted on his progress.
Jessica
