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Can I use my human eye drops to clean my dog's irritated eyes safely?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | German Shepherd | Male | unneutered | 1 year old

Is it safe to clean eye with eye drop that has composition Sodium Carboxymethyl Cellulose IP .5% &stabilised oxychloro comles .5% with sterile aqueous

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Answered By Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS

Veterinarian

Published on November 19th, 2016

It is never recommended to clean your dog's eye with any medication that has not been prescribed by a vet. That's because a dog's eye reacts differently to human medications than a human's eye. Without knowing the name of this drug, I can't say if it is safe or not to use on Bruno. I would not recommend using this on Bruno's eye unless it has been prescribed by a vet first.

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