My dog has cloudy eyes. What do her recent blood tests mean?

A cloudy eye can be caused by many conditions, i am surprised your vet prescribed Steroids only- without any antibiotic drops as it is impossible to rule out an eye infection just by looking at the eye. my first choice of treatment would have been an antibiotic drop rather than steroids.

There are some tests a veterinarian can perform to assess hearing and vision, however these are based on observation. You can make a noise behind Brandi to see if she reacts. You can drop something small and soft, like a cotton ball, in front of her to see if she responds. With age lenticular sclerosis, or a cloudiness of the lens is common in dogs, however we always want to make sure cloudiness isn't due to the formation of a cataract which can be associated with diabetes. I recommend having your veterinarian take a look to make sure appears to be age related change and not something more serious. Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach.

Blood results always have to be interpreted with the results of a hands-on exam and medical history in mind. Numbers alone cannot give a diagnosis. Your veterinarian should have explained those results to you as he also did a clinical exam and knows why you went to the vet with your dog. That said I can give you a general idea: The lab was looking for blod parasites, but did not find any. This can mean that your dog is blood parasite free or just that in the sample they had, there were no parasites visible. This is not proof that your dog is parasite free, it just means they did not find any. The PCV is high, that means your dog is likely somewhat dehydrated. He also has too many neutrophils and too few lymphocytes which is most often a sign of infection. Your veterinarian should explain to you what he suspects your dog is suffering from. The blood parameters alone are just a small part of diagnosis and in your dog's case not very specific.

Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! I’m not surprised at the progression in Gracie’s eye- the cloudy spot is likely a clot from the blood. Based on location I’m guessing this was trauma (whacked her head playing or running, fighting with another dog, etc etc). However, it’s impossible to tell without an eye exam exactly which compartment of the eye that clot is in. My concern is that if it’s in the front chamber of the eye, it could signal uveitis- which in turn can hint at serious systemic disease (fungal infections, tick borne diseases, etc.). Long story short, I’d have the vet check it out to make sure it’s not something we should be more worried about. Best of luck to you and Gracie!

This is likely to be due to a corneal ulceration, possibly due the enrolling of the lower eyelid and its rubbing against the eye surface. The blue discoloration is due to the presence of inflammation in the anterior chamber of the eye. The other signs seems to be related to the ulcer. I would recommend another check up to determine the underlying cause of it more specifically and give appropriate treatment. Serum and antibiotic eye drops will be needed.

Hello and I applaud you for being such a good owner to Tilly. The clinical signs of peeing a lot and drinking a lot is also called polyuria and polydipsia. One of the diseases that is not picked up on a regular blood work up done in a general veterinary practice is called Cushing’s disease. Cushing’s disease can only be diagnosed with an ACTH stim test or a LDDS test. You may want to ask your veterinarian if these tests were run on your last visit. If not, it may be worthwhile to check for this disease. Sadly, boxers are also quite Portland to getting cancer internally. Cancer anywhere inside of a dog can cause them to drink and pee a lot also. As for the coughing issue, sometimes he can cause this coughing but just to be safe I would have the veterinarian do some chest x-rays, and ECG, etc. to make sure that there is nothing wrong with your dogs thoracic cavity that would cause the coughing. If you do not want to do these tests for the cough, you may ask to have your veterinarian start a 21 to 30 day course of anabiotic‘s just in case it is infectious bronchitis or another upper respiratory disease. The cloudy I would be difficult to give you any kind of opinion on without a picture. Two of the most common conditions for cloudy eyes are cataracts and lenticular degeneration. Please have your veterinarian perform an ophthalmic examination to get some insight on what is causing the cloudiness. I realize that I have giving you a lot of information. The main point that I want to make sure I get across is that blood testing and your analysis will Not pick up all diseases and I urge you to ask your veterinarian to either run more tests or refer you to an internal medicine specialist I hope I have provided you with some helpful information.

Hello, thank you for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach. Blood in the front part of the eye is called hyphema. It is not normal. The most common causes of hyphema are: * Injury or trauma to the eye or head * Retinal detachment or dysplasia * Hypertension - high blood pressure * Infection by certain parasites * Vasculitis - leaking blood vessels * Uveitis - inflammation of the front part of the eye * Cancer - uveal neoplasia and lymphoma (most common) * Glaucoma - increased eye pressure Some of these things may be life threatening. Therefore, its diagnosis and proper treatment is very important. I suggest you get Mara to your vet for an exam as soon as possible.