Corneal Distrophy/Cholesterol Deposit

&RIGGS · 02-06-2012, 04:22 PM

My pup was diagnosed with a cholesterol deposit on his left eye by his vet last Friday at his 16 week check-up. The vet seemed very nonchalant about it and indicated that it should not have any real adverse impact on my dog. He also mentioned that it could possibly spontaneously resolve. The spot on his eye is relatively small and he doesn't show any signs of discomfort or impaired vision. The spot has been there about 2 weeks.

I spoke with his breeder and she offered to pay for a visit with a specialist if I felt concerned or if it gets any larger.

Does anybody have any experience with this? Is it something I should take to a specialist or should I give it a little time to resolve before going that route?

&RIGGS · 02-06-2012, 07:03 PM

Anybody?

**JakodaCD OA** · 02-06-2012, 07:05 PM

honestly I"ve never heard of this type of thing,,it might be interesting if you can post a picture of his eye?? Hopefully someone will chime in,

**JeanKBBMMMAAN** · 02-06-2012, 08:06 PM

He's four months?

I will see if a couple of old threads are still here, but the dogs are much older that had it.

http://www.vmdb.org/dx2.html

http://www.eyecareforanimals.com/res...dystrophy.html

I think with a puppy, I would want to see an eye doctor.

My female GSD has a spot of it.

Falkosmom · 02-06-2012, 11:50 PM

I had a dog with that in both eyes. The vet was totally unconcerned. He lived a long happy life without incident. It seemed like it should affect his vision, but he never showed any signs that it did.

&RIGGS · 02-07-2012, 10:17 AM

Yes. He's 4 months. I do have an Eye Care for Animals clinic nearby and I think I will take him there for an exam just to be sure. The vet said it could potentially spontaneously resolve or will likely never worsen to the point of impacting Riggs' vision, but I think a second opinion may ease my mind.

I tried for a picture last night but trying to get a picture of the eye of a 4-month old is a more-than-one-person job, especially if you're using a phone camera! Ha. I will have to try again.

kiya · 02-07-2012, 11:23 AM

Someone posted about that a while ago Cholesterol Deposit of the Eye *HELP!*

02-06-2012, 04:22 PM	#1 (permalink)
&RIGGS Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Salt Lake City, UT Posts: 65	Corneal Distrophy/Cholesterol Deposit My pup was diagnosed with a cholesterol deposit on his left eye by his vet last Friday at his 16 week check-up. The vet seemed very nonchalant about it and indicated that it should not have any real adverse impact on my dog. He also mentioned that it could possibly spontaneously resolve. The spot on his eye is relatively small and he doesn't show any signs of discomfort or impaired vision. The spot has been there about 2 weeks. I spoke with his breeder and she offered to pay for a visit with a specialist if I felt concerned or if it gets any larger. Does anybody have any experience with this? Is it something I should take to a specialist or should I give it a little time to resolve before going that route? __________________ _________________________________ Riggs - GSD - Black & Tan - 10/12/11

02-06-2012, 07:03 PM	#2 (permalink)
&RIGGS Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Salt Lake City, UT Posts: 65	Anybody? __________________ _________________________________ Riggs - GSD - Black & Tan - 10/12/11

02-06-2012, 07:05 PM	#3 (permalink)
JakodaCD OA Moderator Join Date: May 2000 Location: Old Lyme, CT USA Posts: 14,237	honestly I"ve never heard of this type of thing,,it might be interesting if you can post a picture of his eye?? Hopefully someone will chime in, __________________ Diane Danger Danger vom Kleinen Hain aka Masi "Angel" Jakoda's Bewitchen Sami CD OA OAJ OAC NGC OJC RS-O GS-N JS-O TT HIC CGC "Angel" Steinwald's Four x Four CGC HIC TT Harmonyhill's Hy Jynx NA NAJ NAC NJC RS-N JS-N HIC Jakoda's Jagged Edge

02-06-2012, 08:06 PM	#4 (permalink)
JeanKBBMMMAAN The Rescues Rule Administrator Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 20,697	He's four months? I will see if a couple of old threads are still here, but the dogs are much older that had it. http://www.vmdb.org/dx2.html http://www.eyecareforanimals.com/res...dystrophy.html I think with a puppy, I would want to see an eye doctor. My female GSD has a spot of it. __________________ Help IMOM help Pets www.imom.org You can help Anna help IMOM help people help pets help people win...

02-07-2012, 10:17 AM	#6 (permalink)
&RIGGS Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Salt Lake City, UT Posts: 65	Yes. He's 4 months. I do have an Eye Care for Animals clinic nearby and I think I will take him there for an exam just to be sure. The vet said it could potentially spontaneously resolve or will likely never worsen to the point of impacting Riggs' vision, but I think a second opinion may ease my mind. I tried for a picture last night but trying to get a picture of the eye of a 4-month old is a more-than-one-person job, especially if you're using a phone camera! Ha. I will have to try again. __________________ _________________________________ Riggs - GSD - Black & Tan - 10/12/11

02-06-2012, 11:50 PM	#5 (permalink)
Falkosmom Elite Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 1,057	I had a dog with that in both eyes. The vet was totally unconcerned. He lived a long happy life without incident. It seemed like it should affect his vision, but he never showed any signs that it did.

02-07-2012, 11:23 AM	#7 (permalink)
kiya Elite Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Long Island Posts: 1,913	Someone posted about that a while ago Cholesterol Deposit of the Eye HELP! __________________ Carolyn Apache - Shiloh Shepherd 12/15/02 Kiya - Shiloh Shepherd 5/15/04 Lakota - WGSD 1/13/10

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