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My dog's eye is peeling, red, swollen, and bleeding. What should I do?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed | Female | 3 years and 10 months old | 33 lbs

Why does my dog have her eye's skin peeling off and shes scraching her eye alot and her eye is getting worse and worse we dont know why her eye skin is peeling off and its bleeding and its swoling and red/puple

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Answered By Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS

Veterinarian

Published on September 24th, 2017

Oh no poor Belinda! She could have a foreign body in her eye or a severe eye infection. Unfortunately I’m not sure what you mean by her “eye’s skin,” but I’m wondering if you are referrring to the outer layer of her eye. If that’s what you mean, she could have an ulcer in her eye. The symptoms you are describing are extremely severe and constitute a medical emergency. She has to see a vet now or she could risk losing vision in that eye forever. Please take her into a vet immediately.

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