What to do if your dog has glaucoma?

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Treatment for glaucoma in dogs

1. 20% mannitol, increase blood osmotic pressure, reduce aqueous humor, 1-2 g/kg body weight, finish infusion within 3-5 minutes, intravenous infusion.

2. 50% glycerin, increase blood osmotic pressure, reduce aqueous humor, 1-2 g/kg, repeat once after 8 hours, slowly push intravenously or orally.

3. Dichlorosulfonamide, acetazolamide and methazolamide can inhibit the production of aqueous humor and promote the excretion of aqueous humor. Dichlorosulfonamide is 10-30 mg/kg, and acetazolamide is 2-4 mg/kg. Methazolamide is 2-4 mg/kg, 2-3 times a day, orally.

4. 1% to 2% pilocarpine nitrate solution, open the occluded angle of the eye chamber, improve the circulation of the aqueous humor, and reduce the intraocular pressure, 3 to 4 times a day, eye drops.

5. Iris incarceration, to establish a new way of drainage of aqueous humor outside the eye.

6. 1% atropine sulfate, mydriasis, 1-2 times a day, eye drops.

7. Erythromycin eye drops, anti-inflammatory, more than 20 times a day, eye drops for external use.

8. Erythromycin eye ointment, anti-inflammatory, corneal protection, 2-3 times a day, for eye use.

Causes of Glaucoma in Dogs

1. Primary: special varieties have high incidence. Such as cocker spaniel, beagle and so on.

2. Secondary: certain ophthalmia, uveitis, lens detachment, hemorrhage, etc.

3. The shedding of the lens causes uveitis, which affects the discharge of the intraocular fluid and increases the intraocular pressure.

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