My puppy keeps scratching her eye, but vet says nothing is wrong?

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My 8 month old puppy has been scratching her one eye lately. Took her to our vet and there doesn't seem to be anything wrong (no redness, no discharge, no inverted eyelashes). Tried eye drops, a cone (to prevent getting to it) and Benadryl to see if it's an allergy. The drops helped a bit, but she still itches. The cone and Benadryl didn't help. Net step is Prednisone, but would like to avoid if possible. What could this be? Pet's info: Dog | Schnoodle | Female | spayed | 7 months and 27 days old | 14 lbs

Ricardo Fernandez, DVM · Accepted Answer

Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! I am sorry to hear that Maggie is going through that. This is possibly due to allergies and that could be causing the itchiness. It really comes down to figuring out what is causing her allergies so that they can be treated or the specific allergen avoided. A secondary infection is likely and also needs to be addressed. There are many things that can cause allergies though in most cases they can be broken down into 3 big categories: flea, food and environmental allergies. Allergies are usually worked up in a stepwise fashion starting with flea allergies as this is the easiest and cheapest to take care of. If not on a flea preventative, then it would be a good idea to get started on one. If already on one then it would be a good idea to change to something else (there are many new products out in the market). If not improved in 1-3 months then it is time to move on and check for food allergies by switching to a novel diet (new protein and new carbohydrate). If that does not seem to be the issue then you are left out having to check for environmental allergies which require blood and/or skin tests. Allergies can be very frustrating to deal with at first but so rewarding at the end when we are able to treat them effectively!

My puppy keeps scratching her eye, but vet says nothing is wrong?

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