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Justin · 12-13-2010, 01:41 PM

Good afternoon everyone,

I adopted a little girl yorkie and I pick her up this Friday. Her name is Ginger, she is 4 years old and 6 lbs. She suffers from dry eye in one of her eyes and currently uses an ointment once a day to take care of this. Her eye needs to be washed twice a day as well in order to keep her eyes clean. If this is not taken care of regularly, it can lead to further infection which could lead to her going blind in this eye. Will dry eye eventually go away with the antibiotics? If not, what products do you guys suggest using? I will know all the details on Friday when I see the actual medication. (If this doesn't go away it will be quite expensive, medicine appears to be $50 dollars for a one month supply)

-Justin

12-13-2010, 01:41 PM	#1
Justin Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: NY Posts: 112	Does anyone have experience with dry eye? Good afternoon everyone, I adopted a little girl yorkie and I pick her up this Friday. Her name is Ginger, she is 4 years old and 6 lbs. She suffers from dry eye in one of her eyes and currently uses an ointment once a day to take care of this. Her eye needs to be washed twice a day as well in order to keep her eyes clean. If this is not taken care of regularly, it can lead to further infection which could lead to her going blind in this eye. Will dry eye eventually go away with the antibiotics? If not, what products do you guys suggest using? I will know all the details on Friday when I see the actual medication. (If this doesn't go away it will be quite expensive, medicine appears to be $50 dollars for a one month supply) -Justin __________________ Chris - Born 9-22-09 Considering adopting a yorkie in the NY area? Yorkie 911 Rescue There are plenty of little ones looking for a loving home.