My dog's eye is bothering her, and she won't open it. What's wrong?
Updated On September 23rd, 2025
Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed Medium (23 - 60lb) | Female | spayed | 4 years and 4 months old | 37 lbs
All the sudden tonight my dog is having issues with her eye. I have no idea what happened. I rinsed it out and tried putting a cold wet compress on it. She is also very sleepy and does not want to eat or open her eyes. She is moving fine not leaning in anyway
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Published on September 11th, 2019
Poor Pepper. She may have injured her eye or could have an eye infection. Any eye problem needs to be checked out by a vet promptly, as leaving it untreated can lead to vision loss. I'd take her into a vet now.
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Published on November 29th, 2018
Unfortunately, Pepper needs a veterinarian. They would most likely need to prescribe eye medication for her. She may also have an upper respiratory infection on top of an eye infection and a veterinarian would be able to determine this. The medication is a prescription and you would need to have a veterinarian physically examine the animal to get something for her. Thank you for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach.
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