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My dog's eye is irritated and squinting after bath, is it shampoo?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Maltese | Female | spayed | 4 years and 11 months old | 7 lbs

My dog’s right eye looks irritated and she is squinting after I gave her a bath

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Answered By David Elbeze, DVM, MRCVS

Veterinarian

Published on October 9th, 2017

It's very likely some shampoo got into her eye, try to gently rinse the eye with running water then try to leave it for a few hours to calm down. if within 4-6 hours you do not see any improvement in the eye condition you should then take her to your vet in order to get it checked and treated, she might need eye drops to reduce the irritation.

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