Meet Mac, he presented to our small animal vet Rolando in our Raglan clinic. He had an acutely sore eye which he had been trying to rub at during the day.
As you can see he had a foreign body attached to her eye surface which is called the cornea. Mac was sedated and had local anaesthetic applied to his eye which allowed gentle removal of the foreign body it was firmly attached and required gentle removal with a scalpel blade. It was a small piece of vegetation or grass.
After removal of the foreign body a stain was applied to the eye which showed a small corneal ulcer (scratch to the eye surface) where the grass had been removed. In these cases a topical antibiotic and lubricant drop are applied to the eye three times a day. Mac was also sent home with some pain relief and will be checked next week to ensure his ulcer has healed.
As we are getting closer to summer it’s important to check your animals for any evidence of grass seeds, if your pets eyes are sore they should always be examined by a vet.
