What is the difference between conjunctivitis and keratitis in dogs?
Although both are eye diseases, the inflammation of conjunctivitis and keratitis is different in location and there are some differences in symptoms.
Conjunctivitis in dogs: The main symptoms of this disease are: conjunctival congestion, shyness, pain, tearing, and discharge from the corners of the eyes. Depending on the condition of conjunctivitis, the nature of its secretion varies. Some dogs are serous, some are mucous, and still others are pus. And conjunctivitis is mostly caused by external stimuli, such as nasolacrimal duct blockage, drugs, bacterial infection caused by trauma and other factors.
Dog keratitis: This disease generally occurs in corneal trauma, infection caused by trauma, and allergic reactions caused by allergies and foreign body stimulation. Common clinical symptoms are traumatic, superficial, chronic superficial, interstitial and ulcerative keratitis. Corneal perforation occurs. Moreover, mild keratitis is often not easy to find directly, and the surface of the cornea is rough and uneven only under the oblique sunlight.
Treatment of conjunctivitis and keratitis in dogs:
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Conjunctivitis: If the dog’s conjunctivitis symptoms are not serious, the pet owner can first clean the dog’s eyes with normal saline, and then use the dog-specific eye drops
to drop it on the dog for 3-5 days. Conjunctivitis in dogs will get better. If the symptoms of conjunctivitis are very serious, it is recommended to send the dog to the pet hospital for a veterinarian to check the specific situation, and then take the correct treatment measures under the guidance of the veterinarian.
Keratitis: If the dog has keratitis, the pet owner needs to help the dog to eliminate the inflammation. First rinse the dog’s eyes with 3% boric acid solution (or sterile saline) to clean the secretions from the corners of the dog’s eyes. Next, in order to prevent the dog’s iris from sticking, it is necessary to instill antibacterial eye drops in the dog’s conjunctival sac. At the same time, in order to promote the absorption of the dog’s cornea, the pet owner can stimulate the dog’s eyelid with 0.5% cortisone acetate solution.
