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Originally Posted by Christinee  I don't know if it's an eye infection, but all of a sudden Charlie has something going on under his right eye. It looks like there was gunk there and it was tore off and left a raw spot. I will take a pic and post it in a little bit. I can't get him to the vet tonight because they are already closed but I am going to the store. Is there anything I can get to maybe clean his eye in the meantime? What signs should i look for to try to figure out what is wrong with his eye. I read impacted teeth or abscessed teeth cause eye problems too? any one who knows about this a little,please let me know. |
Nala had a similar problem in the spring under both of her eyes. I took her to the emergency vet because I discovered it on the weekend. He didn't see what I saw but gave her an antibiotic ointment that just added to the goop and didn't really help. I ended up taking her to my regular vet who also didn't really see the raw spot I saw.... you could really see it better when bathing her. When her hair wasn't wet it seemed to cover it. Anyway, I convinced him to give her an oral antibiotic which completely cleared it up within days and she has been good since.
I think I may have pulled some hair out when cleaning under her eyes. I felt like that is what initially caused the raw areas. and they were staying moist from her tears. When I cleaned daily it seemed to irritate it, but if I didn't clean daily it made it worse. She took the oral antibiotics and I cleaned every other day instead of daily for a few days and it worked.
Nala's under eyes looked like the picture you posted of Charlie.