My dog's eyes are watering. Vet said allergies, but I'm still unsure.
Updated On September 23rd, 2025
Pet's info: Dog | Shih Tzu | Female | unspayed | 11 months and 9 days old | 13 lbs
Lucy's eyes keep watering, I've checked with the vet and she said it's allergies in this season but some how I'm not sure.
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Published on May 20th, 2018
Hi there and thank you for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach to address your concern. This certainly could be allergies causing the excessive watery eyes. There are over the counter eye drops that work well in eye allergy cases or a steroid drop from your vet. If they are still watering, I would ask the vet for a steroid eye drop and try this for a month to see if it helps. I hope this helps! Please let me know if you have any other questions or concerns and I would be more than happy to help you further. Please take the time to mark this question as helpful or not as it helps us to improve on the quality of our answers to other pet owners. Thank you kindly!
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Published on December 29th, 2017
Some breeds appear to have watery eyes more than others because their natural drainage ducts are occluded. This is most common with breeds that have bulging eyes like Shitzus, Chihuahuas, and Pekinese. Dogs can also get blocked drainage ducts, which will cause them to appear more watery. There are some conditions that can increase tear production, so it's good to have a vet check Luna Mae if this is something you recently noticed. Infections and increased eye pressure can also result in increased tear production. I hope that helps and all is well with Luna Mae.
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