Our 5-year old setter mix fought corneal ulcers for 18 months before the doggie ophthalmologist told us the medications weren’t working anymore and the dog needed micro-vascular surgery or she could take the eye out. We opted for the surgery, and it worked out well.
When people ask how much the surgery was, my husband just responds “That’s why God gives you two kidneys”. :)
The surgery has worked out well for us, too. Our little buddy’s eye is clear as can be. Before the surgery, his cornea looked terrible. We had to cancel our summer vacation this year to stay with him and administer all the medications. We got pretty good at getting the drops in from behind his head before he knew what hit him. Then he’d shake fiercely and snort every time — two or three times a day.