ward_hill
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Hi All,
I'm looking for some opinions about surgical correction for entropion. I searched a little on NN, but didn't find a whole lot. (I'm a bad searcher!)
I took Buckley for blood work in anticipation of having him neutered next week. We kept him intact to keep open the option to show, but for a variety of reasons decided finally not to go that route.
The vet practice where he's gone since 10 w/o has had a little turnover in their medical staff and we saw one of the new vets for the first time. Of course he found Buckley in good shape, etc. and we discussed the neutering surgery. But, he also said that Buckley had entropion and showed me how the upper eyelid was turned in a bit. Buckley always had discharge from his eyes, but not what I would consider "heavy". But, it hadn't been discussed much in the past by either of the two vets that he would usually see, even though they noted the discharge.
Since he will be going under anesthesia for neutering, it was suggested that this would also be an opportunity to correct the eyelid, thus to avoid being put under again in the future should the condition worsen.
[In one of the threads I searched, the discussion was about poor sportsmanship and deceptive practices in the show ring, including surgical alteration. Joan from Bluwater posted the rules from AKC section 8 which enumerated the prohibited procedures and these included correction of entropion.]
So, since neutering makes conformation a moot point, does it make sense to correct the condition from the standpoint of Buckley's comfort? Or is this something that Newfs live with without discomfort? Although his comfort comes first, I'm a little concerned about whether and/or how much it would change his look.
The cost for the neutering is going to be $575. The eye procedure and ointment would add another $400. (Probably high by national standards, but this is NYC:darn The money isn't a huge issue, but no one likes to throw it away on something that's unnecessary.
Just trying to arrive at a good decision healthwise and moneywise.
Thoughts please ....
I'm looking for some opinions about surgical correction for entropion. I searched a little on NN, but didn't find a whole lot. (I'm a bad searcher!)
I took Buckley for blood work in anticipation of having him neutered next week. We kept him intact to keep open the option to show, but for a variety of reasons decided finally not to go that route.
The vet practice where he's gone since 10 w/o has had a little turnover in their medical staff and we saw one of the new vets for the first time. Of course he found Buckley in good shape, etc. and we discussed the neutering surgery. But, he also said that Buckley had entropion and showed me how the upper eyelid was turned in a bit. Buckley always had discharge from his eyes, but not what I would consider "heavy". But, it hadn't been discussed much in the past by either of the two vets that he would usually see, even though they noted the discharge.
Since he will be going under anesthesia for neutering, it was suggested that this would also be an opportunity to correct the eyelid, thus to avoid being put under again in the future should the condition worsen.
[In one of the threads I searched, the discussion was about poor sportsmanship and deceptive practices in the show ring, including surgical alteration. Joan from Bluwater posted the rules from AKC section 8 which enumerated the prohibited procedures and these included correction of entropion.]
So, since neutering makes conformation a moot point, does it make sense to correct the condition from the standpoint of Buckley's comfort? Or is this something that Newfs live with without discomfort? Although his comfort comes first, I'm a little concerned about whether and/or how much it would change his look.
The cost for the neutering is going to be $575. The eye procedure and ointment would add another $400. (Probably high by national standards, but this is NYC:darn The money isn't a huge issue, but no one likes to throw it away on something that's unnecessary.
Just trying to arrive at a good decision healthwise and moneywise.
Thoughts please ....