My senior dog has a swollen eye with a mucus bubble. What should I do?

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I have a 16 year old dog who has had what I believe (d) to be a cold in his eye for about a week..tonight I was cleaning it and pulled what looked like a mucus cover hairball out of his eye..i went to work and came home and examined his eye and now it looks like a mucus bubble just sitting on his eye and his eye is swollen...it does bother him when I touch it but the mucus bubble on the eye is scaring me and confusing me...any suggestions or temp fixes til I can get him to a vet friday? Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed Small (up to 22lb) | Male | neutered | 10 lbs

Laura Johnson VMD · Accepted Answer

HI, thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! Poor Trigger! I can't see the bubble you are referring to in your pictures but your description has me very worried. When it comes to eye issues it is best to have the pet seen as soon as possible. From the picture I can tell Trigger's eye is very painful. Causes could be: corneal ulcer than is about to rupture or has ruptured or glaucoma. Both of these issues can be very serious for the health of the eye. I'd highly recommend that Trigger be seen this morning by your Vet. I hope this helps and I wish Trigger the very best!

My senior dog has a swollen eye with a mucus bubble. What should I do?

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