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Why are my puppy's eyes red and his tummy swollen like a football?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | English Pointer | Male | 3 months and 14 days old

Hello! My puppy eyes get red why? And his tummy is also become football I think he ate too much....

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Answered By David Elbeze, DVM, MRCVS

Veterinarian

Published on June 15th, 2019

The football tummy is probably because he has intestinal worms, you need to deworm him with a puppy dewormer medication that you can buy from the vet. red eyes are usually caused by an eye infection, this will likely need to be treated with antibiotic eye drops that you can also get from the vet.

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