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08-24-2006, 05:50 AM | #1 |
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| Teary eyes Hi I just adopted my baby Lou Lou 2 weeks ago, she is a sweet heart, I got her at 6 mnths old. She jsut got spay last week. I noticed her eyes are tearing alot, were her hair is always wet down the sides of her snout. Last night i notice she has a little cut right in the corner of her eye, by her tear duct. I try to dry the area but she is not very cooperative! I am very worried, any advice? How to clean, cause etc... |
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08-24-2006, 05:57 AM | #2 |
Donating YT 30K Club Member | Poor baby! I would call the vet they may want to see her. Good luck with her.
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08-24-2006, 02:32 PM | #3 |
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| Hello and welcome to YT!!!!! I would take her to the vet for the cut which may or may not be the reason why her eyes are tearing. I wash the face everyday for the ones that have alot of tearing and also put cornstarch under the eyes, it seems to help the area stay dryer. Just make sure you don't get it in their eyes. There are so many reasons that they could be tearing. Your vet is the first place to go, they can help you figure out why she is tearing so much. Is she teething?? When they are teething or are stressed or ill, their eyes will tear. What type of food is she eating?? Alot of foods have ingredients in it that do cause tearing. Putting her on a good holistic food can clear it up if that is that problem. Chicken Soup seems to be a great food for this. Also giving distilled water instead of tap water can clear up the eyes. Some dogs have overactive tearducts or the rims of the eyelids are not deep enough causing excessive tearing, your vet should be able to tell you if this is the cause. Some dogs are genetically prone to have excessive tearing, it is in their genes and there is not much you can do about it if this is the case. These are all some possible reasons why she is tearing so much. You have to figure out the cause first, otherwise any treatment you do may not work because you have not figured out why she is doing this. Like I said, going to the vet would be the first place to go and they can rule out what is not causing it. Good luck with her!!!
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08-24-2006, 02:34 PM | #4 |
Donating YT 14K Club Member | I would take her to a vet and have it checked out. Don't mess around when it comes to eyes. Excessive tearing could be caused by injury to the eye area. It could also be caused by malformed tear ducts and in some cases, the tear duct, themselves never formed. A simple operation can fix these.
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