‘Dry Eye’

by | Aug 27, 2015 | Donaldson's Vets

“Dry Eye” is a condition that vets see commonly in small animal practice. To use it’s proper name, “Keratoconjunctivitis sicca” (“sicca” means dry in Latin), is a chronic and debilitating condition, which occurs when there is a lack of sufficient tears to keep the...

Dry Eyes!

by | Mar 29, 2012 | Donaldson's Vets

Cassie is a 9 year old West Highland White Terrier. For several years now, Cassie has suffered from a condition called dry eye. Dry eye occurs when the tear gland produces insufficient quantities of tears. Most of us think of tears as being produced when we cry but...