My dog has Horner's. Both eyes drooping? Can phenylephrine drops help?

Hi there and thank you for using PetCoach to address your concern. What you are seeing is likely Horner's syndrome and not cherry eye. Horner's syndrome does not cause any harm and there can be multiple causes. I would recommend having a veterinarian examine Buffy so that the most appropriate diagnostic and treatment recommendations can be made. Ear infections can lead to this syndrome and trauma as well. If Buffy managed to run into something or fall and hit her head, this could also have lead to the syndrome. This will likely resolve on its own over the next week or so. Please visit the following link below for more information on this syndrome. I hope this helps guide you in the right direction! Please let me know if you have any other questions or concerns and I would be more than happy to help you further. http:// www.vin.com/apputil/project/defaultadv1.aspx?id=4951369&pid=19239&catid=&said=1&publicpath

Hello, sorry to hear about Sandy. It does sound like this could be Horners syndrome which can be idiopathic or caused by trauma, a mass, or a brain lesion. Because of how long it has been going on, Sandy should be evaluated by your veterinarian to test for other neurologic deficits. If there are none, then this may be idiopathic horners which may take a long time to resolve. In the interim, Sandy should be having eye lubricant applied into her affected eye as most often, these dogs are unable to blink. Hope this helps and best of luck

Hi there and thanks for posting! Yes, Horner's can occur on both sides of the face. Horner's syndrome is idiopathic, meaning it may have multiple causes or a cause may not be identified. Having Regis examined by her veterinarian can help determine a cause. I hope this helps and thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach!

Thank you for submitting your question regarding Bentley. It is difficult to tell from the picture as I cannot clearly see his pupil. He could have a condition known as Horner's syndrome though. The affected eye will have a constricted pupil, droopy eyelid, an elevated third eyelid and the eye will appear sunken. If this is the case, it is a neurologic condition and it will not respond to the medication provided. In most cases there is no underlying cause and it will spontaneously resolve in several weeks. However, it would be wise to have his veterinarian confirm this is the case and that no further treatment is necessary. I hope this information helps!

Poor Ramsay, he is gorgeous though! I'm assuming from your post that his Horner's disease has been diagnosed as idiopathic, is it is for no known cause. In the case if idiopathic Horner's it can be a slow recovery, I would expect it to take weeks. If there is no improvement I would make sure that there couldn't be an underlying pathologival reason such as ear disease etc.

Hi there and thank you for using pet coach to address your concern. You may have caused some inflammation or direct trauma to some facial nerves leading to symptoms of horners syndrome. This typically resolves with time. To be on the safe side, I would recommend having this evaluated by a veterinarian so that the most appropriate diagnostic and treatment recommendations can be made. I hope this helps! Please let me know if you have any other questions or concerns and I would be more than happy to help you further.

Thank you for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! Lexi is such a cute girl! Ectropion is a condition that typically affects the lower eyelid. It causes the lower eye lids to droop down, exposing the conjunctiva (or the pink part inside the eye) and causing chronic exposure to the outside and thus inflammation and irritation. While there is a genetic predisposition, this only means that the condition can develop at some point. Congenital conditions are also genetically linked, but occur at birth or shortly after. Ectropion in dogs, just like in people, gets worse with age as the muscles in the face get weaker and the eye lids droop down. From Lexi's photo, I can see that she does have droopy eye lids, but I cannot see the lower ones. This condition can be corrected with surgery, similar to an eye lift in people. To keep Lexi more comfortable, you can apply artificial tears or lubricating drops to keep her eyes moist. I hope this helps and am happy to answer any other questions you may have!