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My dog has a red, closed eye, chills, not eating, drinking/peeing more.

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Labrador Retriever | Female | 60 lbs

My dog has red eyes and one of those eyes is completely closed off. We thing it's pink eye but it appears way worse than that. She is also having chills. She hasn't eaten a lot for a while and is drinking and peeing more than usual. What could she have?

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Answered By Destini R. Holloway, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on December 20th, 2016

Oh my she does have a lot going on there. So the eye, depending on exactly what it looks like, including the cornea and internal eye structures (i.e. optic nerve and anterior chamber), could be a corneal ulcer. Corneal ulcers typically will cause pain, discharge, and excessive blinking or complete closure of the eye due to the excessive pain and dried up discharge. However a corneal ulcer alone typically won't cause increased urination and drinking, so there is potentially another disease process going on at the same time, such as a UTI (urinary tract infection) which would require oral antibiotics to treat. A corneal ulcer requires topical antibiotic ointment prescribed by your vet. There is also the possibility that Gayla has an infectious disease process causing all the symptoms such as Cushing's disease, which requires a blood test to diagnose. At any rate, Gayla should be seen by your vet to test these theories and see what evidence there is to come up with a proper diagnosis. Once you know which disease process is causing these symptoms then we will know exactly what medication is necessary to treat Gayla to get her feeling better.

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    Answered By Dr. Massimo Orioles, DVM, Cert AVP, MRCVS

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    That sounds like Gayla is affected by a very severe conjunctivitis.That is an inflammation of the conjunctiva which most commonly can be infective or allergic in origin. The fact that she is drinking and peeing more than usual certainly requires a check up as it could be related to metabolic/endocrine problems. A blood test and urine analysis are needed to define better the problem. I would strongly recommend to have her checked by your local veterinarian.

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