My dog has keratitis pigmentosa. What happens if we stop eye meds?

Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! Keratitis is basically inflammation of the cornea. In most cases it improves with just topical medications (eye drops). I recommend that you continue the course prescribed by your veterinarian for now. It is likely that he will get better. Good luck and have a good day!

While this could be pigmentary keratitis I am concerned that it looks like the pigment may be inside the eye which would mean that an iris cyst or mass would be more likely. I’d recommend having your vet take a look in person. If it is pigmentary keratitis then your vet would look for things that could cause inflammation or irritation of the cornea like dry eye, abnormal eyelashes or an inability to fully close the eye.

It sounds like your dog has had a complete ocular workup, and the treatments appear appropriate for the diagnostic findings. I agree that the problem may be autoimmune or genetic. There are also a few viral or infections caused by tick-borne disease that could cause chronic keratitis in dogs. I would recommend discussing this with your veterinarian. Often dogs will need long-term use of steroids or other immune-altering drugs to control immune-mediated disease.

Hello, thank you for your question about Kavi. Overall I would say the need for preventative medication in the other eye is somewhat dependent on what the underlying cause of the glaucoma was. Additionally, taking it to account the current pressure in his remaining eye would be important in deciding the need for these ocular medications. If the pressure is high normal or has been trending upward, I think these medications are beneficial. If you would like more information or would like more information about the underlying cause/current pressure in his eye you could get a second opinion from another veterinarian. Hope this helps, good luck!

Best treat for the entire time your veterinarian prescribed and intended the Vetropilycin. If the gland still is in its place on after the holiday weekend, please call your veterinarian and ask him whether you should continue the treatment. He may want to see your puppy for a recheck and assessment before deciding to stop treatment.

Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! This could be due to an eye injury or conditions such as a corneal laceration, corneal ulcer, conjunctivitis, dry eye (also known as KCS), among many other conditions. Since Toby has not improved on his medications, I highly recommend that you have Toby reevaluated by your veterinarian for further assessment and treatment. They can attempt a different course of therapy or possibly refer you to an eye specialist. Further therapy would be based on the findings. Good luck and best wishes!

Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! This could be due to an eye injury or conditions such as a corneal laceration, corneal ulcer, conjunctivitis, dry eye (also known as KCS), among many other conditions. At this point given she has not improved, I would recommend you consider having her evaluated by a veterinary ophthalmologist who can recommend further. Further therapy would be based on the findings. Good luck and best wishes!