should it see a vet?

Re: should it see a vet?

Anonymous — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 09:12:30 GMT

Thanks everyone for your friendly - and some less friendly - advice!!

Re: should it see a vet?

Nicola Smith — Sun, 07 Aug 2011 19:12:20 GMT

We see quite a few springers with allergic eye type problems, some worse in certain areas they walk or at certain times of year. Think as a breed they do tend tolike crashing through long grass etc which prob doesnt help

Re: should it see a vet?

julie cozze — Sun, 07 Aug 2011 09:58:07 GMT

Ditto

Re: should it see a vet?

Anonymous — Sun, 07 Aug 2011 08:48:19 GMT

I always think if you are worried enough to ask at all or spend much time thinking about it then you need to speak to your vet.

Re: should it see a vet?

Vicky RVN — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 21:50:23 GMT

[quote user="Susan Jackson"]

Then why ask?

[/quote] Agree. [quote user="Caro Laithwaite VN,"]Just to say if you were not qualified you were not a nurse sorry just a bug of mine. [/quote] Agree with this too! If it were my dog, i'd get it checked out, because it doesn't sound normal. Better checked than left surely?

Re: should it see a vet?

gemma83 — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 20:34:05 GMT

I agree see a vet, I have 2 springers both with allergies and one of them has his third eyelids come up and he is also prone to eye infections. He's has blood tests and food trials done so I know what causes it.

Re: should it see a vet?

Caro Laithwaite VN — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 20:20:57 GMT

Unless you KNOW the problem you should NEVER just get tablets and experiment nor should that advice ever be given out.

Re: should it see a vet?

Tracey Louise — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 20:06:02 GMT

[quote user="Kells x"]

Yeah i would definately say see your vet...could be an allergy or something especially if its after walks as if hes walking in long grass or something?

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I agree, i have seen this type of reaction and the cases i have seen, some have had grass allergies, now on piriton etc for allergies. If you know the dose for piriton you could give it a try as u can buy it from the chemist, but there are the obvious side effects that come with antihistimes.

Hope you get to the bottom of it soon

Re: should it see a vet?

Kells x — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 09:09:40 GMT

Yeah i would definately say see your vet...could be an allergy or something especially if its after walks as if hes walking in long grass or something?

Re: should it see a vet?

Caro Laithwaite VN — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 20:19:12 GMT

Just to say if you were not qualified you were not a nurse sorry just a bug of mine. yes see your vet.

Re: should it see a vet?

Susan Jackson — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 19:37:10 GMT

Then why ask?

Re: should it see a vet?

Anonymous — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 16:31:05 GMT

Thanks - I was a veterinary nurse (unqualified) for about five years after leaving school but retrained and became a journalist! thanks for the advice though I don't think he needs to see a vet I just wondered if anyone else had seen anything similar.

Re: should it see a vet?

Aimee Barber — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 16:26:05 GMT

ooops

just realised your in publishing! sorry, even so still ring your vets, it could be an eye problem (very important), allergies or something else.

Re: should it see a vet?

Aimee Barber — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 16:24:09 GMT

hi, would recommmend you ring your local practice, the nurses will always give advice over the phone.

this forum is really for vet nurses and students.