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My dog (an 8 month old shar pei/lab mix) has developed some sort of blister or sty in the corner of her eye.
It developed suddenly (within an hour) while she was out at my parents' farm, so I'm thinking maybe she got poked by a bush or branch, or one of my parent's cats scratched her.
It isn't bloody at all, it's a white mass in the inner/lower corner of her eye...does anyone have any idea what it could be and/or what I can do to help?
I know shar pei's are prone to eye problems, but I'm not sure if any of them can onset this quickly.
You could take a clean cloth or paper towel and apply a warm compress. Some people would use boric acid that would have to be diluted in warm water and make a compress. My other cat years ago walked into something in the house, and I was so worried I took him to the vets She the Vet, gave me drops, later I read the ingredients to the drops, I could of SCREAMED, it had GENITMYCIN in it, that causes people to LOSE THEIR ABILITY TO WALK NORMAL. I couldn't believe the company who made this PUT IN ANIMAL EYE DROPS. I threw that junk away. NEVER USE ANY MEDICATION FOR A PET or a human being with GENIMYCIN I think that is the correct way to spell it. ANYWAYS if you are ALLERGIC to any of the " mycin" drugs, that includes CYPRO another dangerous drug with horrible side effects, YOU ARE ALLERGIC TO ALL MYCIN BASED DRUGS. I know this because I had to study about different drugs to protect my husband from the stupid doctors here.
It is on the eyelid or on the eye, itself. If it's on the eyelid, warm compresses are fine (actually many dogs LIKE those).
If it's on the eye itself, get to a vet at the first possible opportunity. I have a pug, a breed that has a LOT of eye problems (because with no muzzle to protect the eyes they get lots of injuries, among other things) and I just put him in his carrier and get him to the vet right away - even without an appointment. Eyes should be seen ASAP by a vet when injured.
My dog (an 8 month old shar pei/lab mix) has developed some sort of blister or sty in the corner of her eye.
It developed suddenly (within an hour) while she was out at my parents' farm, so I'm thinking maybe she got poked by a bush or branch, or one of my parent's cats scratched her.
I would take your dog to the vet as soon as possible. Eyes are very delicate and a corneal scratch or any kind of injury to the eyelid will require preventative ointments or drops - i.e. to prevent any infection from taking hold.
Do NOT put anything that is not sterile near the dogs injured eye. This is a great way to put bacteria there that doesn't belong there and will only make matters worse. If the dog is uncomfortable and you think a warm compress might help, please use cooled boiled water, poured into something you've also sterilsed with boiling water - a tea cup is fine. Wash your hands well before going near the dogs eye and ideally, you'll have a first-aid kit around the house somewhere that you can find sterile gauze or cotton in. (If you use cotton, make sure no lint gets left behind.)
Eye injuries can go from bad to worse very quickly, so if you have any doubt, always seek medical advice.
I'm almost wondering if you are describing cherry eye.....it's not life threatening and sometimes goes away on it's own. A warm compress helps and if it doesn't go away, it's a fairly quick and painless procedure to repair.
It looked like the cherry eye pictures...but white instead of red. It also disappeared as quickly as it seemed to appear, which seems to fit the cherry eye description (that the 3rd eye lid can pop back in like it popped out). Thanks for all your help!
It is on the eyelid or on the eye, itself. If it's on the eyelid, warm compresses are fine (actually many dogs LIKE those).
If it's on the eye itself, get to a vet at the first possible opportunity. I have a pug, a breed that has a LOT of eye problems (because with no muzzle to protect the eyes they get lots of injuries, among other things) and I just put him in his carrier and get him to the vet right away - even without an appointment. Eyes should be seen ASAP by a vet when injured.
Pugs have an issue where the eyelashes can grow inwards into the eye, which can cause pain and scarring.
Pugs have an issue where the eyelashes can grow inwards into the eye, which can cause pain and scarring.
All breeds get this. It's called distichia (as opposed to entropion, where the whole eyelid is folded inward) and is simple to fix. NOT simple to fix are the hairs from the nose roll that can irritate the eye. It is painful, but it doesn't cause scarring, it causes something called pigmentary keratosis: starting at the nasal margin of the sclera (the white part of the eye), a brown pigment forms, which can spread laterally to obscure the pupil and rendering the dog blind. It's very common in most of the bracephalic breeds.
There are several treatments for pigmentary keratosis - the one most commonly used is cyclosporine (either ointment or drops, although the ointment has a longer therapeutic effect as it stays in the eye longer than the drops). Other immunosuppressive agents are also used.
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