Hello...
I'm new to this forum, but not new to eye infections! I have a six year old Yorkie and she's probably had 3-4 eye infections over her lifetime. They all seem to come from getting hair or lashes or whathaveyou stuck in her eye, even though we go through the same routine of making sure they're clean and clear of hair, sometimes twice a day.
Her first infection really scared me - her eye was completely covered in a white film one morning! Anyway, the vet gave me some ointment to put directly onto her eyeball, three times a day, and it cleared up in no time. Now I can tell if one is coming on - she will paw at her eye quite a bit and the lid will look a little puffy. I will usually put the ointment in that eye for a day or two and her symptoms go away.
My groomer knows not to clip the hair on her muzzle to short, because it points straight up when it grows back (and it seems to grow directly into her eyes) and that has helped a LOT.
Anyway, I feel for you! |