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My dog's eye is running and glazed. Is it safe to use eye drops?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed | Male | neutered | 11 years and 5 months old | 56 lbs

My 12yo boxer-pitbull mix is having issues with his right eye, it has been running and looks a little glazed. He has been squinting alot. I'm afraid he is uncomfortable. I plan on going to the vet this coming week when I get paid. I'm afraid to put anything on it. I have eye salve neomycin polymyxin but don't want to put anything that could hurt it

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Answered By Jennifer Summerfield, DVM CPDT-KA

Veterinarian, Certified Dog Trainer

Published on February 12th, 2018

Poor Blaze! I'm sorry to hear that he's having a problem with is eye. Squinting, excessive draining, and a "glazed" look can be caused by an eye infection, or by an injury to the eye such as a corneal scratch or ulcer. He will need an eye exam by your vet to diagnose the problem, and will probably need prescription meds to treat it effectively - so it's good that you're planning to take him in for a visit when you can. In the meantime, I would not recommend using any type of ointment or medication in th eye until you can see the vet to find out what's wrong - eyes are delicate, and you can accidentally make the problem worse by treating with something inappropriate. You can use plain saline eye wash to gently rinse his eye, if he'll let you, and use a warm washcloth or cotton ball to wipe away the discharge if it seems to be bothering him. This will not treat the underlying problem, but may help to make him a bit more comfortable until you are able to see the vet.

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    Answered By Dr. Leigh, DVM

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    Published on June 22nd, 2017

    Poor Canelo! He should be rechecked by your vet to determine why the eye drops and cream are not helping. He could have a corneal ulcer/scratch, bacterial/viral infection, dry eye, uveitis, glaucoma, etc. Your vet may need to do some diagnostic testing to help determine the exact cause and then prescribe medications to help. Hope he feels better soon!

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    Answered By Jenny, DVM

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    Published on September 9th, 2017

    IF there is no change in the eye, then he needs to be rechecked to see if there is an ulcer or the infection is spreading and he may need oral antibiotics to help. The best thing to do until then is to continue the medicine to help control it from getting worse and give it a little more time

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