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My 2-month-old puppy has a red vein in her eye. Is it serious?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Chihuahua | Female | unspayed | 1 month and 23 days old | 10 lbs

My 2 month old puppy's right eye has a red vein popping out more than the others. I'm NT sure if I should be considered or not.

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Answered By Sara Farmer, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on February 25th, 2017

If Scarlet is squinting or if her eye has discharge I'd recommend seeing a veterinarian. The blood vessels in the eye can become larger when dogs are excited or when they have eye infection or inflammation. If just the one blood vessel is affected and she doesn't seem uncomfortable you probably don't need to intervene unless the redness gets worse.

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