Nictitating Membrane Dog：Causes, Treatment, and Related Symptoms

January 2, 2024 Dog Medicine

Overview
Nictitating membrane gland protrusion is a common eye disease in dogs. Some people call it Harder's gland hyperplasia, also known as cherry eye, which is an eye disease that protrates from the inside of the eye together with the nictitating membrane due to the hypertrophy of the gland. It is more common in young developing dogs and is more common in small dogs.

Causes of Nictitating Membrane Dog

It is related to heredity, and it is also related to long hair and repeated stimulation in small long-haired dogs.

Main symptoms of Nictitating Membrane Dog

At the inner canthus, a red mass developed suddenly and gradually grew. When the mass is small, it sometimes retracts naturally. If it is exposed outside the inner canthus for a long time, the gland is congested and may be swollen by infiltration of plasma cells and lymphocytes. It may occur unilaterally in the inner eye of the dog or bilaterally. The affected dog showed tears, itching, discomfort, and scratching with its forepaws.

Diagnostic criteria for Nictitating Membrane Dog

It can be diagnosed based on clinical symptoms.

Treatment Methods of Nictitating Membrane Dog

The best treatment is surgical removal of the mass. When the nictitating gland is swollen to the size of a grain of rice, eye drops can be used to reduce inflammation. If the therapeutic effect was poor, the proliferative nictitating membrane was removed surgically.

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