My dog's eye looks funny and she's sleepy. Should I see a vet?

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My dog has acted abit weird this morning and her eye is abit funny. I think she might have something in her eye but don't know wether I need to take her to the vets or just bathe it could someone please help me? My dog can open her eye but tries to shut it and is acting a little bit sleepy. Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed | Female | spayed | 5 years and 2 months old | 4 lbs

Jeffrey Milner · Accepted Answer

Masie definitely looks uncomfortable. You can certainly try to flush her eye out at home with water or sterile saline. If you have a syringe or a turkey baster, this would be the best instrument with which to accomplish this. If this doesn't seem to help at all and Masie is still keeping her eye half way closed, she should definitely see a veterinarian. If she did in fact have something in her eye, it is possible that it could have scratched the surface of the eye resulting in a corneal ulcer. Sometimes, when the eyeball becomes irritated, dogs will also begin to scratch and paw at it causing damage. Ultimately, I don't like to mess around the eyes. I suggest having her looked at unless there is a miraculous turnaround and full recovery. Hope this helps!

My dog's eye looks funny and she's sleepy. Should I see a vet?

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