Eye problem?

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I have a 10 month old golden cocker spaniel puppy. We noticed today that if you look at his eyes in a certain light the lens of one of the eyes looks like a cloudy oval shape, and within that shape my daughter thinks she can see a more densely cloudy smaller shape. The other eye does not show any cloudy shapes at all.

I have made an appointment and am taking him to the vet at 9am tomorrow morning but just wanted to have an idea of what might be going on?
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He does appear to see out of the eye alright, but the cloudy eye seems marginally smaller than the other one.
 
I could be very wrong, but it sounds like glaucoma. I would have said conjunctivitis, especially as he is so young, but the difference in eye size does make me wonder. Cocker spaniels are a breed prone to primary glaucoma.

I don't know if you followed my travails over the summer, but Stella lost an eye to secondary glaucoma following a head trauma. I'm not trying to scare you, and I hope that I'm dead wrong. Please do keep us informed.

Here are the key symptoms:

*Redness
* Cloudy eyes
* Tearing
* Vision loss
* Elevated third eyelid
* Poor appetite
* Enlarged eyeball
* Tiredness or lethargy
 
Ibot the outside of the eye looks shiny, but when you look at it in a certain light the lens inside the eye is reflecting back in a different way to the other eye, it looks cloudy.

Prose yes I did follow your problems with Stella over the summer, glad she made such a good recovery after her surgery. The eye that I think is not normal is if anything smaller than the other eye and has slightly less defined edges to the pupil. No redness or anything else to be seen.

Thanks both you for for your comments, I appreciate it.
 
I can only offer guesses but since it's a cocker spaniel it could be PRA-PRCD (cataract) but that would be very early and really, what ever it is, you shouldn't worry to much before the vet tells you to worry.

Good luck tomorrow from Sweden.
 
I am an eye specialist......it sounds like a cataract. I am not sure what you mean when you say the "lens" looks cloudy: the lens is inside the eye, and if there is a cataract the pupil (the normally black bit inside the coloured iris) is cloudy.

If it were glaucoma, the affected eye would be larger..and you say it seems smaller. In glaucoma, the fluid in the anterior chamber (behind the pupil but in front of the lens) cannot drain, and so the eye can swell in size.

The vet will be able to tell you tomorrow xx

ETA sorry, I didn't read your other post. It does sound like a cataract. Good luck tomorrow, I hope it isn't xx
 
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I can only offer guesses but since it's a cocker spaniel it could be PRA-PRCD (cataract) but that would be very early and really, what ever it is, you shouldn't worry to much before the vet tells you to worry.

Good luck tomorrow from Sweden.

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Thanks for that, yes its is PRA-PRCD
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The vet said he can see some marking on the retinas of both eyes. And in both eyes the pupils do not contract as much as they should.

Bumper, thanks. So as I understand it its genetic and there is no treatment, we'll just have to wait and see how much it develops and how quickly.
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Sorry to hear, he looks like a real beauty with those colourshadings in his fur.

PRA-PRCD/cataract can be either hereditary or non-hereditary, usually if it comes before 7 years of age it is, after 7 years it could be either. It affects the breeds differently, for instance Finnish lapphunds can now be tested for a PRA-PRCD gene, but they don't have the same PRA-PRCD gene as Cocker spaniels, and even tested non-carrier can get non-hereditary cataract when they get old. There's no treatment, that I know of.
The hereditary PRA-PRCD that Cocker spaniels have, is the same as the one Miniature and Standard Poodles can have. In my veterinary book it says they first gets problems with seeing in the dark, wich develops to complete blindness and could also come with secondary cataract problems.

Other than that I just want to end with saying I've heard about many dogs living good lives, though being blind. Considering their generally good smell and hearing, it doesn't sound that strange.

from Sweden.
 
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Sorry to hear, he looks like a real beauty with those colourshadings in his fur.

PRA-PRCD/cataract can be either hereditary or non-hereditary, usually if it comes before 7 years of age it is, after 7 years it could be either. It affects the breeds differently, for instance Finnish lapphunds can now be tested for a PRA-PRCD gene, but they don't have the same PRA-PRCD gene as Cocker spaniels, and even tested non-carrier can get non-hereditary cataract when they get old. There's no treatment, that I know of.
The hereditary PRA-PRCD that Cocker spaniels have, is the same as the one Miniature and Standard Poodles can have. In my veterinary book it says they first gets problems with seeing in the dark, wich develops to complete blindness and could also come with secondary cataract problems.

Other than that I just want to end with saying I've heard about many dogs living good lives, though being blind. Considering their generally good smell and hearing, it doesn't sound that strange.

from Sweden.

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I want to echo that sentiment. I know that one eye is different from being completely blind, but since Stella lost an eye, I tend to make a beeline toward blind dogs. One, a chihuahua x JRT, was at the dog park recently. His owner said he gets around by sonar; he was even up for chasing Stella while she hurtled after the ball!
 
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