Eye Care Reviews

I am wanting to hear about the experiences you’ve had with canine glaucoma please. Especially if you have taken your dog to a specialist.
My 12 yr old rotti/chow mix was refered to a specialist yesterday and I’m just wanting to know what to expect.
I’ve heard that it can be very expensive. The vet he saw yesterday said that just the office visit alone is around 75.00

If your dog has had surgery by an ophthalmologists I would be very interested in what the out come was and approx what it has cost you.
Thanks!

I have had two dogs with Glaucoma. Unfortunately, I can’t give you the financial details without some research and materials that I don’t have handy at the moment!

The first was a dog that started at about 10 years old. We ended up removing the affected eye on the advice of a specialist. We treated the other eye with a series of drops (2 different types, daily). Unfortunately, at about 12 years old the other eye went "nuclear" and the dog ended up completely blind.

The second dog developed glaucoma in one eye at about 7-8 years old. This time we were able to catch it early and get her to a specialist, who injected the "dead" eye with a material that more or less hardened it — she still has the eye, but is blind in it. We treat the remaining eye with drops (again, 2 kinds, given religiously). So far so good. She is now 11 years old.

Taking your dog to a veterinary specialist is never going to be cheap. I’m sure we’ve paid over $3000 between the two dogs. The surgery to remove is not cheap — preserving the eye in the second dog was less expensive.

I’ve also never seen an affected eye "saved" — the dog will lose sight in that eye. It’s just a matter of getting to it before the eye swells to the point that it needs to be removed.

I hope this helps. Good luck!