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Klima Small Animal Clinic Canine Eye Care

Your healthy dog's eyes should be clear and bright. Keeping them free from foreign objects and dirt is important. If your dog has discharge or inflammation he or she may have the onset of a serious eye condition and may require treatment.

Common Symptoms of Canine Eye Illness

  • redness or inflamed eyes or eyelids
  • eye matter sticking on surface or in the corners of the eyes
  • a dull or cloudy looking surface
  • the "third eyelid" covering or coming across the eye
  • excessive tearing or unusual discharges
  • tear-stained hair/fur around the eyes

Have your Dog's eyes checked at Klima Small Animal Clinic

Klima Small Animal Clinic uses 4 Simple Diagnostic Tests to detect Eye Problems

  • Schirmer Tear Test to establish the amount of tear production
  • Ocular pressure to detect glaucoma
  • Fluorescein stain to detect the presence of cornea ulcers
  • Ophthalmoscope to look into the eye chamber

How to Care for your Dog's Eye Problems

Remember: always administer medicine to its full term for 100% effectiveness.  Stay calm when administering medications to your pets, they can sense if you are nervous and this may make it more difficult to apply treatments.  

Applying Ointments

  1. You may need to muzzle your pet.
  2. Remove any discharge from around the eye with a saline moistened cotton ball.
  3. Read the dosage directions.
  4. Gently pull back lower & upper eyelids.
  5. Holding the tube parallel to the lower eyelid, squeeze the ointment on to it's edge. approximately the size of a small grain of rice.  DO NOT let the tube touch the eye's surface.
  6. Let the dog blink.
  7. Lightly massage lower and upper eyelids together to assure complete coverage the medication.

Administering Eye Drops

  1. You may need to muzzle your pet.
  2. Remove any discharge from around the eye with a saline moistened cotton ball.
  3. Read the dosage directions. Shake if necessary.
  4. Place one hand under the dog's jaw to support the head and with the other hand hold the bottle between thumb and index finger.
  5. Tilt the head back to prevent blinking and with the your free fingers hold the eyelids open.
  6. Hold the bottle close to the eye, But be careful NOT to TOUCH the eye's surface.
  7. Gently squeeze the eye drops onto the eyeball, then release your pet's head.
  8. The dog will naturally blink, spreading the medication over the eye's surface.

 

  
 

 

 		  
     
 

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Canine Eye Conditions & Symptoms

    
 

Conjuctivitis is an inflammation of the membrane that covers both the inner lining of the eyelid and the white if the eye. This condition can be caused by infections, allergies, or inadequate teardrop production and irritation.

Keratoconjunctivitis Sicca or dry eye happens when the tear glands cannot provide the eyes with enough tears. Viral diseases, drug reactions, injuries or allergies may lead to this condition, which in a chronic state can cause loss of vision.

Corneal Ulceration can result when the corneas surface is scratched by a foreign object. Or when the cornea is damaged by inadequate tear production or bacterial infection. It can be very painful and will dogs to squint.

Epiphora (weepy eyes) If your dogs eye (s) constantly "weeps" or if the fur around the eyes appear stained the normal tear flow could possibly be blocked.

 

 

 

 

Cataracts cloud the inside of the eye and are the most common cause of canine blindness. Glaucoma stems from too much pressure being exerted from the eyes interior as a result from a decrease in the amount of fluid draining from it.

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