My dog's eyes are cloudy, sensitive to light, and have discharge. What's wrong?
Updated On September 23rd, 2025
Pet's info: Dog | Yorkipoo | Female | unspayed | 3.4 lbs
Hi, My mom's teacup yorkie developed a grayish cloudy eyes and lost it's gloss. the dog is still seeing but bothered by the light. She is in Egypt and it's hard to find a trust worthy vet i really need advice so we can at least guide the vet, I attached pictures of the dog. Could this be glaucoma? and if so or if it's something else is it treatable. Few days ago the dog was loosing balance and drunk walking. Now it's better and the eye discharge is a little less. Please help
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Published on February 21st, 2018
The sensitivity to light is a sign of pain. I wiukd first be worried about an ulcer on the cornea. This can cause pain and a discharge and easy to test for. Glaucoma can have a big eye and a red eye, not usually squinting. An eye infection can also cause these issues along with a dry eye. Your vet can check the tear production and look for an ulcer as each one has medicine that can correct this
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Published on June 18th, 2017
Without seeing your dog in person or a better view of the eye it is hard to say for certain but this could be severe conjunctivitis/episcleritis (inflammation due often to infection, sometimes to dry eye/decreased tear production) or a subconjunctival hemorrhage (bleeding under the conjunctiva) which can be due to to trauma or a bleeding disorder or high blood pressure. A veterinary exam is needed to pinpoint the problem and prescribe appropriate treatment.
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Published on May 4th, 2022
The protruding appearance may indicate an increase in the pressure inside the eye. Phoebe should be seen by your veterinarian, at the nearest veterinary ER or by a veterinary ophthalmologist as soon as possible. If glaucoma is diagnosed, she may lose sight, or even the eye, if treatment is not started right away. https://www.petcoach.co/dog/condition/glaucoma
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Published on January 31st, 2017
Based on your description I would be more worried about hemorrhage in the eye than glaucoma but either way I'd recommend having your dog seen by a veterinarian. Glaucoma usually causes redness on the white part of the eye while the rest of the eye looks cloudy or blue. Bleeding in the eye can be a sign of high blood pressure, trauma or a bleeding disorder and could lead to glaucoma if not treated promptly.
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