My 8-week-old puppy has gunky, crusty eyes. Is it an infection?

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Hi I saw a chihuahua puppy today and it had gunky eyes, both pups I saw had gunky eyes so it wasn't just the 1 pup around their eyes were slightly crispy and one had greenish yellowish mucus on its eye ! Could this be something simple or could this be a real bad sign ? Noses looked wet, pups smelt of poo a bit so maybe not kept in a clean environment, only 8 weeks old ! Could this be really bad ? I couldn't get very good photos but the pups otherwise look ok and last pic is of mum who looked ok. Pet's info: Dog | Chihuahua | Female | 2 months and 2 days old

Lauren Kennedy, DVM · Accepted Answer

These puppies probably have an upper respiratory tract infection and/or infectious conjunctivitis. Usually a course of antibiotics (topical for the eye and oral) will take care of the issue. I hope this helps. Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach. Best of luck.

My 8-week-old puppy has gunky, crusty eyes. Is it an infection?

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