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What should I do if my dog's third eyelid is showing or popped out?

Updated On December 4th, 2025

Pet's info: Small Animal | Unknown - Small Animal | Female | spayed | 1 month and 19 days old

Hi I just wanted to now what I can do for my little girl meary

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Answered By David Elbeze, DVM, MRCVS

Veterinarian

Published on August 11th, 2018

It seems the third eyelid gland has popped out. you can't do anything at home but you need to take her to your vet to get it checked, a foreign body in the eye can sometimes cause this. in other cases it is spontaneous and will require either medical or surgical treatment.

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    Answered By Jessica Desrosiers

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    Published on December 22nd, 2019

    It is not normal, but if it's only happened once or twice, it's something you can bring up at your next visit. If it's happening often, or doesn't return to normal after a short bit, the eye looks red or injured, or Ronin is bothered by it, then he should be seen by his vet sooner to rule out any health issues such as cherry eyes, injuries, infections, etc.

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