![]() He will sometimes bump into things on the side where he has lost vision so have to be careful of that. The only vaccine he gets now days is for rabies account it is a law in my state.Ĭhewy remains normal in every way and most people who see him do not notice his eye unless I tell them. Never used a collar or choker chain around his neck after onset of glaucoma and began using a harness exclusively. I noticed his eye pressure was higher when he was being seen by a different vet than usual.īaked chicken from deli (remove skin) or Perdue brand chicken breast pieces (no antibodies) sold in packages at grocery store fed to him at least once a day. And I could tell by looking when the eyeball was larger or more red & tight, and his behavior too, when to give the glycerin to him orally for spikes early on. I did not get the pressure checked often cause I already knew he had high pressure due to glaucoma. No longer need the glycerin for spikes, but it did work very good for that. His pressure stays around 27 which is down from the higher 40/45 range he used to have. The glaucoma eye is shrinking and getting a light gray covering which his regular vet, who also does my dog's acupuncture when needed, said it is normal and referred to the covering as scar tissue. Even though he has lost his sight in right eye, I will continue the herbs in hopes of saving sight in left eye for his lifetime. There is most likely some Vitamin c in these herbs. ![]() I continue orally with the Ginkgo Biloba and Bilberry, both in liquid form, both approximately 1/5 of eyedropper at least once a day. I have also discontinued the 3 prescription eye drops as they did not help any more, appeared to me to aggravate the eye condition. Homemade, organic or whole diet with chicken would be good choices too. The canned dog food is Purina brand Smart choice, as long as it is chicken and has vegetables (carrots) included, and I make sure zinc is on the ingredient list. Now I use Science Diet dry Active Longevity for senior dogs as a side if he cares for any dry chewing. ![]() Re his diet: at the onset he was eating (beef) dry Alpo, which I discontinued immediately. To Kevin, Alexis & others who have questions, see my updated post in May 2017. Posted by Annalouise (Covington, Va) on 4 posts It would be so helpful if they could talk. I also rife her, but that's a whole other can of worms. I plan to get some of that glycerine to keep on hand in case she has a bad flare up. She gets a little pissy about taking the meds, but too bad. At this stage of the game (she's 16), my goal is to keep her out of pain and prevent her eyes from being removed. Vitamin Solutions Eye & Vision Support and put it in some tuna. ![]() People use it to reduce glaucoma eye pressure. Carbamide is also known as urea and moves fluid through the system. A-C Carbamide which contains vitamin A & C, and carbamide. It has a long list of holistic ingredients to include amla extract (vitamin C), anti-oxidants, enzymes, amino acids, minerals. It seems to work for her Feline Hepatic Support for liver metabolism. It's supposed to relax the optic nerve and address pain. I'm giving her 3 products by a company called Standard Process: VF Hemp Oil for cats and dogs. The drops contain MSM, distilled water, and vitamin C. The MSM eye drops are by a company called Dexterity Health. ![]() I put MSM eye drops in her eyes usually once a day, but I plan to up that. Her manuer is dry, so I'm going to add some wet food. I'm feeding her Nulo Freestyle dry cat food and clean well water. Her vision fluctuates, but I can tell she's going blind. My 16-year-old kitty named Violet has glaucoma in both eyes. ![]()
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