Whisky's Latest Glaucoma Update

Whisky's follow up appointment with the UPM vet was this morning.  She has been on the eye drop per the once a week schedule for the last 5 weeks.

I'm very happy to say that her eye pressure is well within the normal range and the drops are no longer needed!  What a tremendous relief!


Whisky having her eye pressure taken with the tonometer.  She is always well behaved during the procedure.



ZZZZzzzzz......on the long drive home.



Hey!  Did you hear?  My eye pressure is PERFECT and I don't need a follow up check up!  YEAHHHH!!!!!!

On another note, I'm sorry for the long silence.  I'll be going for a minor surgery tomorrow morning and should be able to return to regular blogging and visiting in another week or so.

Whisky's UPM Follow Up

Whisky's follow up appointment with UPM for her glaucoma was this morning. She has been on the eye drops for almost a month (first was once daily, then once fortnightly, then once every 3 days).

When we arrived, her vet, Dr Nor was performing surgery so wasn't able to attend to us. Dr Elni attended to us instead. Another very nice lady!

"Mummy, my eyes are fine, can we go home now?"

Dr Elni took Whisky's IOP and the results were great! It was at 7 for both eyes (an average of 5 readings each eye), which is VERY VERY good!

Dr Nor called me after the surgeries to discuss the results and she asked us to continue with the drops at once per week and to see her on 22 September 2010. If her IOP continues to be low, we can stop the drops!

Glaucoma

Recently, Whisky's acupuncturist noticed that her left eye seem a little red and suggested we had her checked for glaucoma even though Whisky was otherwise her usual self. Our private vet suggested bringing Whisky to UPM as they had the tonometer to check the IOP (intraocular pressure).

Here she is waiting for her turn at UPM.

Whisky's IOP was a little on the high side, especially on the left eye. Dr Nor, the vet at UPM started her on eye drops to control the pressure. We went back for a check up 2 days later and Whisky was responding very well to the drops (IOP was at the lower end of the normal range)!

Dr Nor now wants to wean her off the drops over the next month to see if the pressure remains in check. If it does, we can stop the drops and monitor Whisky's eyes at home and also regular check ups at the vet.

Glaucoma is very painful and can cause blindness. You can read more about it here : Glaucoma Information