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:tender:My sweet pup Dolcina continues to have eye problem.
I have been taking her to the Vet for the last 3 weeks. He has done several tests called Schirmer Tear Test and he suspects that she has what is called
KCS which is Keratoconjunctivitis Sicca, which is : immune-mediated destruction of the tear-gland tissue, in other words the eye does not produce tears and consequently it inflames the cornea, which in turn creates the gooey mucus eye discharge.
This may be a life long condition which makes me very sad :smcry:
Does anyone here have any experience with KCS and if so, is it curable?
The Vet gave me a whole article on this matter from "VeterinaryPartner.Com"
it says that...... "blindness can result".
So now, at age 3, not only she has Thyroid condition, she will probably have this latest health condition too.
And Dolcina was a puppy who was breed supposedly without any health issues.......:angry::exploding:
I have been taking her to the Vet for the last 3 weeks. He has done several tests called Schirmer Tear Test and he suspects that she has what is called
KCS which is Keratoconjunctivitis Sicca, which is : immune-mediated destruction of the tear-gland tissue, in other words the eye does not produce tears and consequently it inflames the cornea, which in turn creates the gooey mucus eye discharge.
This may be a life long condition which makes me very sad :smcry:
Does anyone here have any experience with KCS and if so, is it curable?
The Vet gave me a whole article on this matter from "VeterinaryPartner.Com"
it says that...... "blindness can result".
So now, at age 3, not only she has Thyroid condition, she will probably have this latest health condition too.
And Dolcina was a puppy who was breed supposedly without any health issues.......:angry::exploding: