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Shamrock
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Pet Tip
Cherry eye in dogs – Pet tip 122
Any owner of a dog who has had “cherry eye” will tell you that it is not a pretty sight. Perhaps you have witnessed it yourself and have seen the large red mass bulging out of the inner corner of a dog’s eye, from which the name ‘cherry eye’ originated. While not the most visually appealing condition (for the owners or the afflicted dog), cherry eye is actually a fairly common and benign occurrence in many breeds of dogs.
Though it may appear somewhat like a tumour or even an awfully big bug bite, the ‘cherry’ on your dog’s eye is actually a prolapsed (or popped out) gland. Known by veterinarians as the nictitans gland, this gland is present in the third eyelid of dogs and aids in the production of tears. Unlike humans, many animals possess this third eyelid which closes horizontally across the eye to provide extra protection and moisture.
- Owner:
- Helen Volker
- City:
- Ingham
- Province, Country:
- Not Provided
- Type/Breed:
- KELPIE HEELER CROSS
- Date of Birth:
- unknown
- Sex:
- Female
- Height:
- 12
- Weight:
- 30
- Coat Colour:
- black & Tan
- Eye Colour:
- Brown
Well shammy has a great personality loves the word food she is a mobile cleaner upper. loves sleeping anywhere but mainly on the bed under the house and loves the lounge the bed and any where elce it is soft and loves her frog and hippo pillows lays with 4 feet in the air and like to go walking in the morning if you can get her out of bed she has our other 2 dogs susan and fuppy and lady cat for company and they all get on well we found her as a stray dog wondering the street in St. George Queensland Australia have had her for about 10 years and we all love her heaps. Also hates her nails being cut as soon as she sees the clippers she starts howling so that is the end of that if you are lucky you can get one every now and again when she is asleep but it is easier to take her to the vet she know she cannot put it over him.
