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My dog's eye protrudes and has a brown spot. Is this normal for dogs?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed Small (up to 22lb) | Female | unspayed | 2 years and 6 months old | 11.023113109 lbs

Kindly My dog ​​suffers from a difference in the size of the eyes, one of them protruding forward since birth and she has In the whiteness of this eye there is a brown color since the birth also Is this normal?

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Answered By Lindsey Edwards MVB, BSc, IVCA

Veterinarian

Published on February 21st, 2019

No this is not normal but as she has had it since birth it is likely a birth defect. I recommend a check p to see if the pressure is increased in the eyeball as this would likely be painful and removal of the eye would be recommended to manage pain and discomfort

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