Len, Aberdeen

My Labrador Jack has been a faithful companion for more than 10 years. He is getting old and a few months ago I realised his eyes were looking a little dull. The vet said that he was developing cataracts which might need an operation in the future. I decided to look for other alternatives and Ethos has proven to be a good answer, hopefully for some time to come. I bought its drops and found them easy to apply. Jack seemed to be quite happy. I wonder if he has understood it is the drops that have brought the shine back to his eyes?

Maddie, Lincoln

Milo has always been a wanderer. She’s my cat and she regularly used to disappear overnight, hunting I suppose. A few weeks ago, her behaviour changed and she seemed to stay at home more regularly. I noticed that her left eye had lost its shine and the vet said she might be getting a cataract. I found Ethos on the internet and decided to give eye drops a go. Fingers crossed! Her eye looks brighter, and she has started to roam again.

Anne Marie, Rotterdam

What price can I be putting on the eyes of my dog, Grace. She is my best friend since 6 years and I am the one to be looking after her health. When I was finding dull eyes, I looked for things that might help. Ethos I found, and its drops is doing its good. A small price to pay.

Gary, San Diego, USA

My two dogs are from the same litter, but both are getting old now. They have been great friends to me for almost 10 years. One of them, Julie had vision issues a few months ago. The vet was worried that see was getting a cataract so I took a friend’s advice to buy drops from Ethos. It was the best piece of advice I have had for a long time. You should see Julie’s bright eyes.

Jill Davidson - UK

I have a boxer dog called Poppet. She is now 11 years old. Boxers have a tendency towards eye problems because of the bulging nature of their eyes and because they are stupid and don’t quite get the concept that they can actually go round things! A few years ago, Poppet had a corneal ulcer in her eye. These are awful as the ulcer eats into the eye and they are incredibly painful.

Conventional treatment involves eye drops and scraping the edges of the ulcer to encourage new cell growth (a simplistic explanation) If this fails, which it frequently dose, the next stage involves sewing the eye shut in the hope that the eye heals behind the lid, Unfortunately, the healing process (if any) cannot be monitored as the eye is sealed shut- usually for a few weeks. Poppet went through all these stages and, luckily, her eye did heal because the last option is removal of the eye.

Obviously, this was all extremely traumatic for her and three weeks with a boxer in a Buster collar is no joke! Scraped walls, things knocked flying and a plastic cone which nicely fills up with boxer slobber! All good but then, after a while, she got another ulcer in the other eye. This one was much worse and the eye drops from the vet seemed to burn the eye and the scraping was so painful for Poppet. At the point when the vet said she wanted to stitch up the eye, I decided to do some research and discovered your site. After a lengthy telephone conversation, I decided to give the Re- vital eyes drops a go.

Well, I am pleased to say that the ulcer has gone without any vet intervention. There is some scar tissue but the ulcer has definitely healed. Whereas I was putting the drops in frequently throughout the day, now I do them morning and night as maintenance. Poppet still gets very bloodshot eyes, particularly when tired, but when that happens I just put the drops in more often. The drops are not cheap but neither are vets and, at the end of the day, I just wanted Poppet to be well.

I really recommend that people give the drops a try- have a bit of faith! I don’t care why they work or what’s in them- they work!! My mother (85 years old) now has them do for her streaming eyes so watch this space!

Mick and Kay Huddlestone, UK

Our Lhasa’s Apso is 9 years old and developed cataracts. We took her to our regular vet who confirmed that it was cataracts but said it required a series of liver function tests. These tests cost approx. £400, although our insurers, Tesco, paid. After the tests we were told we would be referred to a specialist vet for surgery. We decided to phone these specialists to find out the costs involved and were told that this was between £5,000 and £7,000, and included re-doing the tests again as they would not accept the first tests. We spoke to Tesco and they said we were only covered for £2,500, of which we had already spent £400. As we were unable to cover any difference, we thought our pet would have to continue to suffer. She was unable to get down the stairs unaided and bumped into garden pots and household furniture.

We then explored the internet and found Ethos Eye Drops. The cost of these were only a small percentage of surgery costs, but never the less we spoke to Tesco to see if they were covered and were told yes. We bought the first pack (2 bottles) and started to apply. Within 2 weeks we believed they were making a difference so bought another pack and continued the treatment. Slowly but surely, we noticed a difference, with our dog coming straight downstairs 8 out of 10 times, and fewer accidents. At this point we claimed from Tesco, but were told they were not covered as the vet had not prescribed them. We told Tesco we had received the go ahead from them and after listening to the recorded call agreed. They said they would pay for any drops brought prior to that day. This covered us for 4 packs in total.

For any owner, finding themselves in our position, speak to your vet and if they prescribe the drops, I’m sure Tesco, and other insurers, will pay out on insurance, but please check beforehand. We believe that these drops do work and we are learning all the time about how best to apply. When the 4 packs are completed, we will monitor the eyes and consider more, if required.