My dog got tick spray in his eyes. Will he go blind? What to do?

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I am worried my dog was having ticks so I was spraying fipronil on his body and as I reach towards head he turned his face and spray went into his eyes then I take him to bathroom wash his eyes immediately and put the tear eye drops so now I am worried can he go blind ? What should I do it just happened 5 minutes ago. Pet's info: Dog | German Shepherd | Male | unneutered | 3 years and 8 months old

Destini R. Holloway, DVM · Accepted Answer

Poor guy. He needs his eyes flushed copiously with eye irrigating solution. You can find this over the counter. It is a potential that he could develop a corneal ulcer due to the chemicals from the spray. Blindness is a potential but it is preventable as long as you monitor this closely. Monitor his eyes for redness, discharge (yellow/green), or irriation (pawing at the face). Have Bruno seen by your vet right away if these complications develop. For future, the fipronil sprays are not the best to use for tick prevention. I would instead recommend the Seresto collar, or oral flea/tick prevention (Nexgard, Bravecto) from your vet. For acute bites, you should use tweezers to remove the tick (must get the head and mouthparts) entirely. I hope that your fur baby Bruno does well moving forward. Take care! : )

My dog got tick spray in his eyes. Will he go blind? What to do?

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