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Puppy with droopy eyes

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Hi everyone,

We have a new golden puppy named Porlan. He is the sweetest and most gentle dog that I've ever met. One thing that we've noticed in the past few days is that his eyes are a little droopy sometimes. I believe that he might have a mild case of ectropion which is surprising since both of his parents are beautiful show dogs. I wanted to ask if any of you have experienced this with your puppies, and whether it corrected itself or got worse with time. I've been taking some photos where you can see what I am talking about. It is only noticeable every now and then, especially when he is very sleepy or when he is wet. I uploaded some photos of him after playing with a water hose, these were very alarming since the droop was very noticeable. My guess is that the water irritated his eyes and made it way more noticeable. I'm taking him to the Vet tomorrow but wanted to share and read your opinions and similar experiences.
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#5 ·
I had the same problem... we went to 3 different vets (for other reasons) and had them checked. Every one said all was fine, we also had drainage. By the time I made it to a Board-Certified Veterinary Ophthalmologists the damage was done. It's a 3 + hr drive (1 way) to get the yearly check up. Be safe and have it checked. She did grow out of the droopy look but the distichiasis (extra eye lashes) had scared the pupil and this needed to be addressed and medicated. Eyes are nothing to fool with and better to be safe than sorry.
Did the sire & dam have current eye clearance?
 
#6 ·
Totally agree with Puddles.

That said... We've had two Goldens over the years with droopy eyes as puppies. Pebbles and Barkley. They grew out of it. They were also looked at by an ophthalmologist. So we knew they should be ok.

Currently, we have Pearl - 4 months old. She is out of our Sandy who is out of Pebbles. The entire line has all the certs and so on. Pearl has droopy eyes. Looks a lot like your pictures.
Especially when she is tired. I noticed earlier today that I think she is already starting to grow out of it.

By chance, Pearl along with Mr. B (her Uncle) went to visit our friend and co-owner of Mr. B. today. This friend has been breeding/showing Goldens for 30+ years and said Pearl's eyes are fine.

I do agree with Puddles though and if you can, get him checked out.