Glaucoma is a disease that causes excessive pressure to develop in the eye. The traits that cause a Basset Hound to have a predisposition to glaucoma are usually inherited. The signs of the disease usually do not occur until a dog is at least 2 years old. When the condition occurs, it can quickly (within hours or days) cause severe damage to the eye including blindness. It usually does not occur in both eyes at the same time.
Signs
Immediate veterinary care is necessary if one or more of the following signs occur:
Immediate veterinary care is necessary if one or more of the following signs occur:
- Eye pain - your Basset is rubbing his eye with his paw, against the furniture, or against the carpet. Or, he may be squinting or fluttering his eye.
- The pupil of one eye is larger than the other and is sensitive to light.
- A red or bloodshot eye.
- Cloudy cornea (front surface of the eye) - normally it's clear and you can't really see it.
- Enlarged size of the eye
- Vision loss
Prevention
If it occurs in one eye, a veterinarian may be able to suggest preventative measures to protect or control it in the second eye.
If it occurs in one eye, a veterinarian may be able to suggest preventative measures to protect or control it in the second eye.
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