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What causes puppy eye discharge every morning and how to treat it?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Kerry Blue Terrier | Male | unneutered | 2 months and 9 days old | 14 lbs

My Kerry blue puppy wakes up every morning with mucus in his eyes is there anything I can do to stop this. Thanks

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Answered By Rosemary Barber, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on March 20th, 2017

Hello there! Sometimes puppies have a type of eye infection that can cause mucus to form in the eyes. Or, sometimes they don't have adequate tears, and the eyes respond with mucus instead. Ideally, it would be a great idea to have the eyes checked by your vet.

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