INTAS POLIVET
Open Access
  • Year: 2016
  • Volume: 17
  • Issue: 2

Surgical Management of Cherry Eye in a Dog

  • Author:
  • A. Thamizharasan, M.S. Murugan1, S. Parthiban1
  • Total Page Count: 2
  • Page Number: 420 to 421

1Assistant Professor, VCRI, TANUVAS, Tirunelveli

Veterinary Dispensary Department of Animal Husbandry, Government of Tamil Nadu Srivilliputhur Division, Chokkanathanputhur Dist. Virudhunagar-626121, Hebbal

*Corresponding author: E-mail: thamizharasan6@gmail.com

Online published on 26 July, 2017.

Abstract

An American bull dog had protrusion of pink colored mass from medial canthus of both eyes with inflammatory signs involving pain and epiphora since last two months. After through clinical examination, the condition was diagnosed as cherry eye (prolapse of gland of third eyelid) and corrected surgically. The dog recovered successfully within 25 days without any complications.

Keywords

Cherry eye, dog