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My dog got a gash under her eye from a fight. What home care?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | German Shepherd | Female | 7 years and 8 months old

Hi my two dogs got into a fight today for the first time in 5 years and I noticed my German Shepherd has a gash on her cheek under her eye I'm wondering what would care I can do from home?

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Answered By Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS

Veterinarian

Published on January 5th, 2017

You can gently clean the cut under Lulu's eye with warm water and an antiseptic soap. The concern I would have with her having a cut under her eye would be that he eye may have been accidentally scratched by the teeth of your other dog. I would recommend having Lulu seen by a vet in the morning to have her eye examined. If it was scratched, it will need to be treated to prevent infection and potential vision loss from occurring.

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