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How many hours can my puppy with cherry eye safely spend outside?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Pug | Female | unspayed | 5 months and 25 days old | 8.6 lbs

Can my puppy be outside for hours with a cherry eye?

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Answered By Jenna Beyer, DVM, MBA, cVMA

Veterinarian, Certified Veterinary Acupuncturist

Published on August 4th, 2019

Cherry eye doesn't affect vision, so Nova can go about as normal. If there is a lot of eye discharge secondary to the cherry eye, then you may need to be careful about parasites, such as flies, which can cause infection in the eye.

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