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dottiesyrky · 12-07-2012, 03:26 PM

Poor Luma. Hope she is getting better.
I had the same problem with my little boy for ages. Been there done that with changing all in sight and many vet visits. He was just scratching around his eyes, nowhere else, and causing blepharitis (spelling??). Now I am applying an ointment from the vet that is clearing up the damage and scabs, and keeping the hard cone on him. Although the lesions are much better, he still tries to scratch with no cone. With a soft cone he runs into a corner and rubs his eyes on the carpet as he can't get at them with his paws. His eyes look very clear now with the ointment, rather than goopy as before. I wonder if he has just got into the habit of scratching as he has had the problem for so long, even though he seems cured??? I say that as when he is on my bed and semi sleepy, with no cone, he is fine. But left to his own devices he occasionally scratches.
I do hate having the cone on him, but do not want to damage his eyes.
I believe that it is environmental and from outside or inside the home?? Someone said it may be the carpet? I do vacuum with a hepa filter so it is clean.
It is a very big issue and I really do not know what to do if it continues.

12-07-2012, 03:26 PM	#36
dottiesyrky Donating YT Addict Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: SW USA Posts: 2,505	Allergies Poor Luma. Hope she is getting better. I had the same problem with my little boy for ages. Been there done that with changing all in sight and many vet visits. He was just scratching around his eyes, nowhere else, and causing blepharitis (spelling??). Now I am applying an ointment from the vet that is clearing up the damage and scabs, and keeping the hard cone on him. Although the lesions are much better, he still tries to scratch with no cone. With a soft cone he runs into a corner and rubs his eyes on the carpet as he can't get at them with his paws. His eyes look very clear now with the ointment, rather than goopy as before. I wonder if he has just got into the habit of scratching as he has had the problem for so long, even though he seems cured??? I say that as when he is on my bed and semi sleepy, with no cone, he is fine. But left to his own devices he occasionally scratches. I do hate having the cone on him, but do not want to damage his eyes. I believe that it is environmental and from outside or inside the home?? Someone said it may be the carpet? I do vacuum with a hepa filter so it is clean. It is a very big issue and I really do not know what to do if it continues.