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My dog's red swollen eye is wandering, not eating. Is it an emergency?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | American Pit Bull Terrier | Female | unspayed

My dog has 1 red swollen eye. It looks like its wandered away from the center towards her ear, will barely eat, and is slow responding..

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Answered By Andrea M. Brodie, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on October 16th, 2018

This is an emergency. If the eye ball is deviating to the side suddenly then there may be a serious neurological problem or your dog suffered a trauma that may have damaged the eye or the muscles that are keeping the eye ball in the right place. Please take your dog to a veterinarian right now, as this could compromise her eye sight and also may be very painfull.\\.

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