Dog's goopy eyes returned after vet treatment. What should I do?

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My pup had some goopy eyes about 3 or 4 weeks ago, he was prescribed so eye cream after seeing a vet who did a dry eye test. He used some ph strips or some kind of strip in his eye and also did some test with these really yellow drops and everything was fine. He decided it was probably just like a pink eye and the eye cream worked well but now it has returned. I was wondering if you may have any input to what's happening. Thank you. Pet's info: Dog | Goldendoodle | Male | neutered | 4 years and 7 months old | 95 lbs

Dr. Davis · Accepted Answer

This looks like conjunctivitis. It can develop as a result of irritation from pollen, dust, insects and allergies. Also dogs have a nasolacrimal duct that connects the eyes to the nose. So like us when we cry some tears come out our nose. If this is plugged up then the tears and eye discharge comes out the eye rather than draining out the nose. To treat the eyes I recommend taking a warm wet cloth and washing off the discharge on the skin. You may need to do this several times a day. This discharge can attract insects and having knats or flies around the eyes can make this worse. Then you can apply a thin film of Vaseline on the fur below the eye. This will keep the discharge from sticking and building up on the fur. Your veterinarian did a good eye work up, and the conjunctivitis cleared up. Now since it’s returned get Ollie back on the medication and talk to you vet about trying to find the reason this recurred. If the nasolacrimal ducts are plugged with discharge, they can be flushed under mild sedation. That will reduce the amount of eye discharge. If this is due to allergies or pollen often this will resolve once the seasons change. Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach to help you care for Ollie.

Dog's goopy eyes returned after vet treatment. What should I do?

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