Puppy's eyelid turns in, causing watery eyes. Can surgery fix it? Cost?

I am sorry to hear about your concern for Blue! The cost of surgery will vary greatly and depend on the vet hospital you take your dog to and the region in the country, as prices vary in different regions just like cost of living. You will likely need to bring Blue into a veterinary clinic for an examination of the eye for them to give you a more precise estimate. They also will likely want to wait until Blue is older before completing the surgery unless the dermoid is causing her pain, as it is safer to do surgery when they are older.

It looks like your pup is experiencing quite a bit of irritation from this problem. Unfortunately, if it is bothering his eye this much that it is watering and squinting, treatment is recommended, which involves using a special tool to kill the hair follicles so the hairs will not regrow. Other possible causes can be the eyelid rolling slightly inward (called entropion) resulting in lashes rubbing on the eye and this requires surgery to correct the eyelid conformation. Every vet doesn't have access to this equipment so you may need a specialist. This condition can predispose your dog to getting eye ulcers, which is another reason to have it treated if it is bothering him. Here is more info on this condition FYI http://www.veterinarypartner.com/Content.plx?P=A&S=0&C=0&A=2684

I think a full ocular exam would give you more information on whether one or both eyes need to come out. The small eye may be congenital or may have already ruptured and may not be painful any longer. The larger eye could be large just because it looks bigger as compared to the small eye or could have glaucoma. KCS can easily be diagnosed with a vet, but will likely need life-long medications to manage, and these can be expensive depending on the medication and formulation used. Many dogs with severe KCS have their eyes enucleated and become much more comfortable. My impression from reading her file is that she has very painful eyes, and that this is a chronic pain. Bilateral enucleation would easily resolve this pain and may improve her quality of life drastically. The cost for this surgery can vary depending on the vet clinic chosen, you may call around and ask for rough quotes for bilateral enucleation. It could range from $700 to $1500 or more. I would recommend that she have both eyes done at the same time (if the vet performing the ocular exam thinks they are both defective eyes) as this will decrease total time under anesthesia and make Lia only have to recover from a painful procedure once. If both eyes are removed, then she may not need significant medical care or follow-ups (cost-wise) after she is fully recovered. Her file tells me that she may be a great one to rescue if your group can cover the costs of surgery. I admire the work you do and appreciate your compassion more than you will ever know!

Entropion is very common in Sharpei dogs. If it is causing a problem it does need surgical correction, and many times it will need to be repeated as a puppy grows. However if the eyelid is rubbing the eye there's the potential for corneal ulcer ration or damage said the surgery should not be delayed in these cases. Shar-Peis can often have multiple health concerns throughout their lifetime regarding their eyes, ears, skin. Here are a couple of articles about entropion surgery as well as common characteristics of Shar-Peis. https://vcahospitals.com/know-your-pet/dog-breeds/chinese-shar-pei https://vcahospitals.com/know-your-pet/eyelid-entropion-in-dogs http://www.akc.org/dog-breeds/chinese-shar-pei/care/ http://www.cspca.com/health/health.asp Good luck with your puppy and thank you for using PetCoach.

If Teddi's surgery was just yesterday, he will still have some swelling in the eyelid from the surgery, which will make the eyelid look droopier (swelling will push the lower eyelid away from the eye). It should improve as the swelling goes down. Keep giving him the medication prescribed by your vet, and schedule a recheck for a week out from surgery to make sure he's healing appropriately. My suspicion is this will look significantly better in a week! Hope this helps!

This price can vary greatly depending on the doctors experience and the cost of living in your area. For a better estimate I would recommend calling around to your neighboring vet hospitals for a quote. They may require you to at least bring Oscar in for a physical exam before quoting you. Best of luck with Oscar and I hope that you can get his eye repaired soon. Also here is a financial assistance website if needed. Best wishes. http://m.humanesociety.org/animals/resources/tips/trouble_affording_veterinary_care.html

You can continue with the Tobrex but if no improvement after 5-7 days he should see a vet. I suspect he may have entropion but I cannot tell for by looking at photos. Your vet would need to diagnose that with an examination and the use of an ophthalmoscope. ( https://www.petcoach.co/dog/condition/entropion/ )