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My dog has a sore eye. Could it be an infection and what should I do?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed | Male | neutered | 7 lbs

My 2 year old shitzhu/chi has a sore eye

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Answered By Dr Stafford, BVetMed, MRCVS

Veterinarian

Published on August 5th, 2017

There looks to be a skin infection around the eye in the outer eyelid. This could be yeast or bacteria. It will need to be treated at the vets, but you can bathe it with salted water in the mean time.

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