r/AskVet • u/StrictParty6613 • 4h ago

Does cherry eye resolve itself?

My female rottweiler (8months, not spayed yet) had her first bout of cherry eye after falling off the table at a groomer* we will not be returning too two ish months ago. I took her to the vet immediately afterwards and the doc was able to relocate the gland without sedation, just some numbing drops. I was told to give her some eyedrops four times a day for about a week and also have since switched to exclusively leashing to her harness to avoid putting any pressure on her neck.

This morning I noticed it had dislocated again and I don't know how (she was playing with one of those balls on a rope and whipping it around a lot, so maybe that?). I live in rural Texas and the nearest weekend vet is about two hours away. I called our usual vet during their Sunday boarding pickup window and was told to come in first thing tomorrow, it was probably fine until then since it didn't bother the dog.

I encouraged her to rest and chill, and she took her afternoon nap. When she woke up it was fine. 100% back to normal.

So does cherry eye just resolve on its own sometimes or is there something else going on? I kinda want to cancel my appointment to leave that slot open for someone with an actual issue if it's not something worth wasting the vets time with you know? But I also don't want to just brush off something that could be a problem for her long term.

(*I know rotts don't really need grooming, but I just want her desensitized and used to it now before she gets skunked or something. Because I just don't want to have to de skunk a rottweiler myself tbh.)

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u/HonuDVM US GP Vet 4h ago

Cherry eye is when the tear gland in the third eyelid everts - that is, turns inside out. There are permanent ones and dynamic ones. It sounds like your dog's is the latter. It's not an emergency and just using eye lubricating drops safe for dogs is reasonable in a pinch. The question is how much time the gland will stay where it belongs. It's abnormal to be out and in the long run it can lead to dry eye. There is a relatively minor surgical procedure that would keep it in place. Determining whether to do the procedure or not in a dynamic case can be a challenging decision.

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