Why is my dog's eye cloudy? Is it entropion? How to calm him for vet?

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Good Day, I think my Hank may have cataracts in his eye, the one eye looks cloudy at times, we have taken him to our vet but they said his eyelid rolls in and they gave medicine to apply. the vet is afraid of him and cant get close enough. do you think he can go blind and also is there a tablet we can give him to calm him before the vet visit? Pet's info: Dog | Rottweiler | Female | unspayed | 2 years and 1 month old | 58 lbs

Jenna Beyer, DVM, MBA, cVMA · Accepted Answer

Cataracts are deep in the eye in the lens. They are uncommon in young dogs. Even older dogs with cloudy lenses more commonly have nuclear sclerosis (looks like a cataract but doesn't affect vision). If you vet was concerned about entropion (rolling eyelids), this issue can cause chronic irritation to the surface of the eye (the cornea) which causes cloudiness. If this is the case, Hank would need surgery to make the eyelid sit like normal. Without surgery, he is at an increased risk of corneal ulcer leading to perforation of the eyeball, which would require removal. Also, it is really uncomfortable! Imagine the discomfort from an eyelash in your eye, then imagine all of your eyelashes are in your eye all the tie and you can't get them out. There are some sedative-type medications that can be used prior to vet visit, but they would need to be prescribed by your vet. https://www.petcoach.co/article/entropion-inward-folding-eyelids-in-dogs/

Why is my dog's eye cloudy? Is it entropion? How to calm him for vet?

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