shadesofclear
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I have an 8 year old chug (chihuahua pug) and he’s very happy and healthy except for having a cherry eye. I’ve had him since he was a puppy and he has had a cherry eye since he was about 2 or 3 years old.
I have two sides of people throughout the years saying don’t do the surgery and other saying do the surgery. Also different vets have told me both sides, “it’s cosmetic it’s not hurting him” and “yes you need the surgery, it hurts him and he’ll go blind”
I’m at the point now where I am financially well enough to pay for the surgery (approx $800) but my worry is with his age is it almost too late? Up until this point he’s lived with the cherry eye and there hasn’t been any issues with it. I worry about potential complications putting him in a surgery. I have no issues with post surgery care, I work remotely and in a home.
I haven’t seen many people on Reddit posting about older dogs having cherry eye so I wanted to make my own post about this and get some advice.
I have two sides of people throughout the years saying don’t do the surgery and other saying do the surgery. Also different vets have told me both sides, “it’s cosmetic it’s not hurting him” and “yes you need the surgery, it hurts him and he’ll go blind”
I’m at the point now where I am financially well enough to pay for the surgery (approx $800) but my worry is with his age is it almost too late? Up until this point he’s lived with the cherry eye and there hasn’t been any issues with it. I worry about potential complications putting him in a surgery. I have no issues with post surgery care, I work remotely and in a home.
I haven’t seen many people on Reddit posting about older dogs having cherry eye so I wanted to make my own post about this and get some advice.