My dog has glaucoma. When is it time to remove his painful eye?

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My Lucky was diagnosed with glaucoma and being treated with Timilol eye drops and pain medication. His eye seems to be getting more red and clearly there is a lot of fluid buildup yet causing his eye to swell. At what point would I know if he should have his eye removed or what are my next steps? Pet's info: Dog | Shih Tzu | Male | neutered | 15 years and 1 month old | 11 lbs

Linda G, MS, DVM · Accepted Answer

Hello. If you are working with a veterinary ophthalmologist, & this is the best that can be done to control Lucky's glaucoma with medications, & based on your pictures, I would definitely consider removing the eye. Honestly, Lucky will be much happier to have the eye removed because of the pain he is experiencing now. Talk to your veterinarian about the surgery which sounds a lot worse than it really is. We do a lot of these surgeries due to trauma, infection & disease in dogs. Healing is usually fast & trouble free & Lucky will thank you for it. Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach.

My dog has glaucoma. When is it time to remove his painful eye?

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