Surgical treatment of eyelid ectropion in ornamental poodles

Poodle is a cross between Beijing Dog and Lhasa Dog, similar to Beijing Dog. Because of its small size and beautiful shape, poodle is one of the popular ornamental and playful dogs. However, in recent years, eyelid inverted eye diseases have been found in poodles (not found in other breeds of dogs in China), which not only affect beauty, but also affect the development of dogs, and can lead to blindness in serious cases. Conventional therapy is used in clinical treatment, such as butoxyprocaine hydrochloride eye injection and antibiotic symptomatic treatment, but it can only relieve the symptoms. Surgical treatment is needed to achieve the purpose of treatment fundamentally. The following is introduced for reference.

1 Clinical manifestations

The ectropion of the lower eyelid occurs more often, which shows that some or all of the eyelids are reversed to the inside. As the edge of the eyelid is turned medially, the eyelid margin and eyelashes stimulate the conjunctiva and cornea. The secretion of the first eye of the disease increased, which was serous. It later becomes mucous and purulent. Conjunctiva, cornea lake red, swelling, hyperemia, neovascularization can be seen. The later stage of the disease is often secondary to orbital cellulitis, some cases of elevated body temperature, loss of appetite, serious can cause dog blindness.

2 methods of treatment

2.1 Baoding uses a bandage (or string) about 1m long to tie a live knot in the middle of the back of the nose and the middle of the lower jaw, then tighten the trap, tighten the knot at both ends of the bandage around the ear, and then lie on the back of the sick dog. the front and rear limbs of the dog were tied and fixed on the operating table to secure the dog's head.

2.2 Anesthesia with 0.5% procaine hydrochloride solution 2ml in the affected eyelid near the inner corner of the eye, subcutaneous injection and subconjunctival injection; fierce poodle, intramuscular injection of Jing Songling 2~3ml, general anesthesia.

2.3 shave around the affected eyes, rinse the affected eyes with 2% boric acid solution several times and wipe the skin around the eyes to disinfect. The oval skin strips parallel to the ectropion margin and equal in length were removed at the 2~3mm distance from the eyelid margin, the skin was clamped with toothed hemostatic forceps, and the amount of the clamped tissue was adjusted with tweezers to maintain the width of the excision, and then the pliers were used to press the hemostatic forceps of the forceps skin to form a raised wrinkle wall. After pressing the skin forceps for 30 seconds, remove the hemostatic forceps, cut off the wrinkled skin with blunt scissors, and then close and suture the two edges of the incision. Suture can be done with 4 # silk thread tubercle suture 10-15 stitches, the needle distance is about 2mm. In order to prevent bleeding, 0.1% epinephrine was dropped into the incision, and 0.2% hydrocortisone eye drops were used at the affected eye point after operation for 3 days, 2 times a day. Combined with intramuscular injection of penicillin C potassium 600000 u, once every 8 hours for 3 days. After the end of the operation, the eyelid should maintain the normal position, according to the specific situation 7-8 days can be removed, a few days after the operation due to swelling, the eyelid seems to be excessively corrected, will return to the normal position, generally about 10 days after the operation wound can heal.

3 experience

3.1 the disease can be cured clinically by surgical treatment, and ocular anesthesia and fixation is an important link to prevent eye damage, so anesthesia should be accurate.

3.2 preventing postoperative infection is the key to the success or failure of the operation, early selection of antibiotics and injection of antibiotics, while shaving around the eyes, and preventing sick dogs from scratching the eyes. Postoperative diseased eyes should not use eye ointment, because the ointment is easy to be contaminated with dust, which is not conducive to the healing of diseased eyes, but it is appropriate to use eye drops, often 0.2% hydrocortisone acetate eye drops. Drop 4-6 times a day in the lower eyelid, 4-5 drops each time.