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Title: Porph. around the eye....any thoughts
Post by: ozzysmama on April 01, 2008, 08:09:32 PM
Hey guys....Ozzy has some porph. around his one eye.  It's just up top, above the eye. Everything else concerning the eye looks fine.  He's sneezing but he has sneezed since the day we brought him home.  Everything else is good too, like behaviour and appetite.  And with Zero's broke back and my daughter's asthma, I need to be VERY VERY sure if the vet is needed.  Or if this is a situation I can watch closely.  Thanks.


Title: Re: Porph. around the eye....any thoughts
Post by: TheChicagoCrew on April 01, 2008, 09:26:26 PM
Has he cleaned it off yet? Did you notice it just after he woke up? If there are no other symptoms I would just keep an eye on him.

-Melina


Title: Re: Porph. around the eye....any thoughts
Post by: RNPaulie on April 01, 2008, 09:47:33 PM
I have had a few boys in the past and one presently that have porphyrin around the eyes(the present one is very lazy about cleaning lol) but all three of them (past and present) were never sick..


Title: Re: Porph. around the eye....any thoughts
Post by: RNPaulie on April 01, 2008, 09:48:06 PM
The one boy that has it now wakes up with a ring every day- he is a year old and no health issues.. He is white so it shows up more and looks icky :)