How can I tell if there is something wrong with my dog’s eyes?
Abnormal tears
The dog’s eyes continued to shed tears without dust entering, and even the color of the tears became cloudy. It means that there is a problem with its eyes.
Gum buildup
When a dog’s eyes become inflamed, mixed with purulent secretions, Cloudy, sticky tears flowed.
Such tears are difficult to drain normally from the tear ducts, so they accumulate in the corners of the eyes and form large lumps. This is very different from normal eye mucus.
If there is no accompanying fever and other conditions, canine distemper, canine infectious hepatitis and other diseases can be excluded.
rubbing or rubbing the eyes
First rule out sand or other foreign objects in the dog’s eyes.
When there is itching or pain around the eyes, dogs will rub their eyes against a wall or rub their eyes with their paws.
Inflammation of the eye, retinal disease, fundus hemorrhage, or vision loss such as cataracts and glaucoma, or even inability to see, may also cause dogs to rub their eyes.
Swelling of the eyelid
The eyelid is bloodshot, red, or even visibly swollen This means that the dog’s eyes are inflamed.
Eyes redness
When dogs suffer from keratitis and conjunctiva During inflammation, the corners, lids, or whites of the eyes may become red.
Eye problems often occur on only one side. When the conjunctiva of both eyes is red at the same time, other problems should be suspected.
Bulging eyes
Bulging eyes raises intraocular pressure in dogs High performance, which can lead to glaucoma, in which dogs experience loss of vision and also experience severe pain.
White eyes
Look carefully at the dog’s eyes, if dark There is a white cloudy substance in the eyeball, which is the performance of cataract.
Pups can have congenital cataracts. And dogs after the age of 6, mostly senile cataracts. Dogs with cataracts also suffer from vision loss.
Entropion
Entropion is keratitis and corneal ulcer one of the main reasons.
Due to the inward displacement of the eyelashes, the eyelid and eyelashes are inserted into the socket and buckled to the inside of the eye, which will directly and continuously stimulate the cornea. The disease is often congenital.
Etopia
Etopia is also a congenital disorder , and hereditary, mainly occurs in the lower eyelid,
refers to the turning of the eyelid and eyelashes to the outside of the eye, exposing part of the red mucous membrane on the surface of the cornea. Ectropion of the eyelids can easily lead to conjunctivitis and the formation of pink eye.
Keratitis, corneal ulcers
Keratitis is inflammation of the cornea due to irritation.
If it aggravates, causing necrosis and ulceration of infiltrating tissue, or corneal defect caused by sharp objects such as eyelashes, the defect site becomes necrotic and becomes corneal ulcer.
Moreover, once the cornea develops lesions, regardless of the degree of the lesions, the dog will experience problems such as tearing, photophobia, corneal opacity, corneal vascular hyperplasia and blepharospasm.
What should the owner do if there is an eye problem?
Clean your eyes with eye drops for pets
1. Hug the dog from behind and attract it over the dog’s head , let the dog look upwards;
2. Use two fingers to open the dog’s eyelids, hold the eye drops in the other hand, and drip into the eyes from the top of the head;
3. Let the dog close its eyes, and the dust in the eyes will flow out with the excess eye drops.
Wipe the dog’s eye mucus like a makeup remover
1. Embracing the dog from behind , lift the dog’s chin with one hand;
2. Prepare a cotton pad soaked in warm water to cover the hardened eye mucus;
3. Gently rub the eye mucus area, then wipe the mucus off, the dog will enjoy it;
Highlight
If the dog’s eye mucus cannot be removed, after soaking it soft, two people can use safety scissors to gently cut off the hair mixed with eye mucus at the corners.
This action is more dangerous. If you really have no confidence, you should ask a professional for help.
Use a special eye wash every day to wipe away the tear stains
Pour the eye wash on a cotton pad every day, Gently scrub in the direction of the tear streak growth. In this way, it is possible to remove the already formed tear stains and prevent new ones from occurring.
Entropion and valgus need to be corrected surgically
The eyelid will be trimmed so that the upper and lower eyelids and eyelashes can properly protect the eye without causing damage to the eye. any stimulus.
Medication is needed if the cornea becomes inflamed
If the dog rubs the eyes frequently , then use eye wash to remove foreign bodies that irritate the cornea, and use eye drops or ointments containing antibiotics for the dog to reduce inflammation.
Highlights
Pugs, Bulldogs, Pekingese have shorter faces Dogs have relatively prominent eyeballs
, so be careful of foreign objects getting into the eyes to avoid eyeball damage during a fight.
Dogs with loose facial skin, such as Chow Chow, Shar Pei, Basset, etc., are prone to inversion or valgus eyelid. Requires the owner’s attention.
