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My puppy's eye is cloudy, swollen, and painful. Is he going blind?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed Large (61lb +) | Male | unneutered | 2 months and 7 days old | 12 lbs

My puppy,a pitbull boxer mix, was playing outside the other day when we heard him yip and wouldn't open his left eye. We tried to examine the eye but he would squirm around and whine when we even tried to tuck around the eye. The next day it was swollen and there was puss and part of his eye was cloudy,we flushed the puss and the next day it was gone but the cloudiness was getting bigger. I'm scarred my 2 mouth old puppy is going blind and we don't have allot of money right now for the vet.

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Answered By Dr. Elizabeth

Veterinarian

Published on June 3rd, 2017

Poor Jack, it looks like his eye is definitely hurting him. Unfortunately the big concern would be an ulcer on that cornea which needs treatment ASAP. Left untreated the ulcer can get worse and could lead to vision loss or even the loss of his eye. Treatment includes ophthalmic antibiotics, pain medications and often a ophthalmic atropine. Unfortunately only a doctor can prescribe these medications. Jack needs to go in ASAP to have his eye inspected. Be upfront and ask the doctor about any cost saving methods he or she can think of. I'm glad to see you have the E collar on him and to hear you are flushing out the eye. These help to protect the eye but I think he still needs medications. Hope this helps.

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    Answered By Emily, DVM

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    This could be due to a scratch to his cornea but also an infection can cause this appearance. If going to a veterinarian isn't an option you can continue with the ecollar and keeping the eye clean with saline drops but if it progresses there is a chance permanent damage could occur.

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    Answered By Rebecca, DVM

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    I'm sorry Jack hurt his eye. Unfortunately if he has a foreign body in the eye, a scratch or ulcer there is not much you can do to treat at home. He needs to be examined by a veterinarian to determine the extent of the eye injury and prescribe the approriate medications. The cloudiness is cause for concern and the fact that he is still squinting and holding it closed means that the eye is painful. The longer that a potential eye injury goes untreated the greater the risk of losing sight in that eye.

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