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Cherry Eye Surgery Experience

12/21/2018

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no cherry eye
Three days ago
Yesterday
Hours after surgery

 If you are following us on Instagram, you would have seen that the last three days have been crazy.
Three days ago, Levi's (our 12 week old puppy) right eye showed cherry eye.
As a bulldog owner, I have heard of cherry eye and have seen it in several of the bulldog accounts I follow. But I never experienced it until three days ago.
"Cherry eye results from a defect in the retinaculum which is responsible for anchoring the gland to the periorbita. This defect causes the gland to prolapse and protrude from the eye as a red fleshy mass. Problems arise as sensitive tissue dries out and is subjected to external trauma. Exposure of the tissue often results in secondary inflammation, swelling, or infection."

I always thought cherry eye was a gradual thing, however it is not. One day it just decides to pop out. Levi's cherry eye in the right eye was so big. By the morning, it had doubled in size. I was absolutely freaked out.
Luckily, I got a vet appointment that morning. The vet noted that his cherry eye was already starting to be infected, and I was also aware that Levi was trying to paw at it. The vet believed surgery to remove the cherry eye would be best.
I was so worried. I did not want little Levi to have to go through surgery at 12 weeks, but I knew it was for the best.

After we left the vet, he continued to paw and scratch at his cherry eye. 
Ashortwhile after returning home, I noticed that both his eyes now have cherry eye.
I could not believe it. I immediately informed the vet of the change and they indicated that it would be no problem to fix them both at the same time.
Levi had his surgery this morning and all went well.
The only complication being breathing issues after his surgery.

Three hours later, I got to pick him up and bring him home.
​His eyes look like they did three days ago. There is some swelling, but no cherry eye and his breathing has improved.

Overall, I just wanted to share my experience with my friends.
I got a lot of messages saying " he doesn't need surgery, just push the cherry eye back in."
Its true. In some cases, you can massage a cherry eye back in.  Due to the size of Levi's cherry eyes, this was not an option for him. I also received lots of messages saying "use a warm compress and push cherry eye in." I have heard a lot of success stories using this method, but once again it did not work for Levi.
Levi was bothered by his cherry eyes (pawing at them) and they were blocking some of his vision. 
The vet believed surgery was needed,  I believed surgery was needed.
Every dog is different. 
Trust in your vet, trust your gut.
I am happy Levi's baby blue eyes are back to normal but I am more happy to see him healthy and happy.

Thank you to all those who sent prayers and positive vibes. I know it helped<3
2 Comments
Leah Bose
12/24/2018 12:59:05 am

I’m so glad that Levi is ok now!!! Trusting your intuition is always the right thing ❤️❤️❤️

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Giovanni Flores
1/23/2023 11:54:13 pm

So did they completely remove it or did they stitch it back in? My English bulldog’s looks literally the same (if not worse believe it or not)
They put him under anesthesia and attempted to do the surgery. They attempted the newer stitching procedure where they tuck it in and anchor it down with the 3rd eyelid. Apparently the Dr was only able to do 1 eye and the cherry eye she did, popped back out within 4 days. They want me to reattempt with another one of their doctors but I’m just afraid to put him under again just for it to fail again. I’m considering removing them but the doctors are heavily discouraging not to do so because it caused life long dry eye diseases. Most people I’ve talked to say no, other say they noticed slight dryness but nothing eye drops fix ever so often. How is your experience going? Any feedback would be appreciated, thank you!

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