My dog's eye is bulging, and third eyelid is showing. What to do?

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My dogs,junior, his eye is bigger than the other, and his third eye is covering 1/4 of his eye what do I do. Pet's info: Dog | Jack Russell Terrier | Male | unneutered | 1 month and 7 days old

Jessica Keay, DVM · Accepted Answer

I am sorry to hear about Junior. These symptoms are very concerning. I would recommend getting Junior into the vet as soon as possible. With exophthalmos (bulging of the eye) we can have a variety of causes, including an infection/abscess behind the eye, increased pressure inside the eye (glaucoma), inflammation of the muscles around the eye, bleeding within the eye, tumors behind the eye, and more. In some cases, delaying treatment can decrease the chance of return to normal function/maintaining normal vision, so getting Junior in to the vet as soon as possible is important.

My dog's eye is bulging, and third eyelid is showing. What to do?

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