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information page -Eyes Pictures
Cherry Eye (3d lid, gland prolapse, Third Eyelid Eversion)
To be continued
Here is the pictures of eyes how they are not suppose to look !!!
Eye photos on the puppy were taken 3 months after the cherry eyes` surgery was done.
One of the best European ophtalmologist refused to remove cherry eyes on Neapolitan Mastiff puppies, tacked them back down and stitched, saying that he is expirirenced and knows what he has been doing in his practice.
Well, there is no way that the puppy`s eyes will get better on their own in future (since it is 3 months after the surgery was prepared), and this kind of eyes is what anyone wants to avoid !
The new surgery was required to re-do the cherry eye, stitches in the lids, of course, "got resolved" becoming firm bumps and impossible to be found as a whole and be removed.
The eyes you can see on the pix below is what unacceptable for the dog in the show ring in any country. It is one of the examples when a dog becomes a dog with a special need, as of getting blind by one year old. The huge infected gland was cut and was pulled all around the eye and stitched (was pulled out too much from the eye ball harming an eye and made it dry, despite of that was damaged).
Then what is the need to save extra tear resourse and tack back down the huge infected eye gland (piece of meat) if the dog becomes blind after all? Is it worth it?
The question you must ask yourself before you agree with the veterinarian to tack the gland back down on Neapolitan Mastiff (Mastino Napoletano) !
