hi everyone im new to this forum,you seem like a cool bunch so i am hoping for some advice, my old boy was diagnosed with an ulcer on his eye last week, we suspect that it was caused by him rubbing it on the carpet when his annual itchy eyes started. he has had five days of antibiotic drops but as of yet tthere has only been a very slight improvement. i understand that the next step could be an op to patch the cornea. as  he is 14 ,a diabetic and blind i dont think surgery would be the right thing. as his eyesight is not at risk the objective would be infection and pain free. has anyone had expierience of this type of thing he is a happy little chap and i would like to see him without a sore eye

My one boston got an ulcer on the eye due to cherry eye, the antibiotics did clear it all up...

Best of luck :)

Hi Moomdrops one of my girls had a ulcer on one of her eyes, so i popped her along to my vet where he gave her a antibiotic injection also some drops called Tiacil twice a day in the eye and within a fortnight the ulcer had gone.I was advised if the drops didnt do the trick the ulcer would of had to be removed. you could always ask your vet about the drops. god luck

Yes I've had plenty of experience of this although mainly in cats -I breed Persians & Exotics which have large round eyes so they are prone to it. The big problem is, an ulcer that doesn't heal CAN cause the eye to rupture, especially if it gets infected -I have had this happen no less than 3 times and it is NOT nice. :( The first cat lost his eye as it literally burst open, he's happy with just the one now. The second had the patches done as there was just a hole in the eye and the entire eyeball wasn't ruined. That worked really well. So although your dog is old I would worry about ruptures if he doesn't have the surgery.

Usually if an ulcer doesn't heal easily, the first step of action is to stich the inner eyelids shut to allow the eye a chance to heal without being disturbed.

I think you should ask your vet again about the risks just to play safe.  When my Cavalier had an eye ulcer it healed up within a week; had it not done so my vet said the eye would need to be stitched shut.

Good luck!!

Marianne PS I think the added complication of diabetes actually makes the eyes more likely to ulcerate (and harder to heal) AND to rupture as often there is extra pressure in the eyes of diabetics.