Dog with Dry Eye

[JenP333]

I have a pug that was recently diagnosed with dry eye.  At first, she was just being treated for conjunctivitis because of the discharge in both eyes.  However, after a couple of days we noticed one of her eyes wasn't "glistening" and she was having problems opening it, so we went back to the vet and they did a schirmer? test and came back that she has KCS in her eye.  They also did a corneal stain, and showed small a few small ulcers on both eyes.  We immediately put her on an antibiotic ointment and cyclosporine.  It has been almost 10 days and while there is less discharge, she is still having some trouble opening her eye, she just keeps it closed (unless she gets excited).  At some times you look at her and she looks completely fine, others times she can barely open her eye.  Is this normal for KCS?  Should we have seen some major improvement by now?  I know she is a pug, and eye injuries take longer to heal in pugs, but I'm just worried when it comes to the eyes!  So, if this is expected with KCS, I'll wait for our appointment, if not, we'll take her to a specialist.  Thank you so much!

(I'm not sure if this is at all relevant, but she is also currently being treated for a urinary staph infection, she was on trimeth sulfa but is now on Baytril and Prescription Diet SD)

[JenP333]

We took her back to the vet, and still, after being on cyclosporine and antibiotics, no tear production, and there is still discharge.  The vet seemed pretty worried (which only made me more nervous).  She is referring us to an eye specialist, so hopefully we can get in soon!

[JenP333]

Sorry, I also wanted to tell you that we are currently giving her 1 drop of cyclosporine in her eye 2 times a day.  We have noticed that her eye looks much better, and she keeps it open wide after we give her the drops.  Her eye seems to start to get cloudy about 6 hours after her drops, would it hurt her to give her the drop 3 times a day, or should we wait and talk to the vet?