pink eye?

[damienApbt]

hi, just got back from vacation. my parents were watching rod while i was gone. when i picked him up today he has something like pink eye. his one eye is all gooey and the white of his eye is pinkish.

my mom said he was out in the grass a whole bunch this week so it could be his allergies which does make a lot of sense. i figure ill take him to the vet this week. have any of you had this happen?? how did you handle it?

[barbponys]

One of my boxers seemed to have a hayfever type of allergy. His eyes would get pink, sometime real blood shot, and goop and tear. I would wash them out with saline and give him a couple of bendryl. It seemed to do the trick. Pink eye is real contagious, if you start itching and getting goopy..........it sucks big time. I hope it's just allergies.

Pat

[moto1320]

He may have a clogged up tear duct which will make it super irritable. I would try Pats advice first. The same thing used to happen with me and it hurt. I would rinse out with some saline and the tear duct would clean out and it would go away shortly after.

[damienApbt]

thanks guys. ill gank my GF's saline and wash the little guy's eyes out.

think i may take him to the vet any way if it gets worse. im a big freak that way. besides after what i've heard about his lines im all paranoid and im about to take him in to have a full physical or something .

i've been having nightmares that hes really sick and dying. i've even woke up in tears!! god help me. i hate those dreams.

[Kyton88]

I just went throught this with my dog. The vet thinks it was the beginning of kennel cough (cuz she came from the pound just the week before).

Anyhow, a few pills and eyedrops later, she is doing fine.

I would mention that if the goop is clear or white, probably an eye irritation. If it is yellow, I would get her to the vets right away.

[damienApbt]

the goop is a greenish color. im taking him to the vet in the morning. i figure he could use a check up any way. his allergies are acting up so i could use some prescriptions.

thanks for all the help guys.

[damienApbt]

went to the vet this morning. conjunctivitus?? sp?? its from allergies of course. probably from being in the grass so much at my parents' house while i was away. i got some ointment to rub in his eyes.

my boy is definitely a city dog. cant handle the grass too much.

[rosiegirl]

My Rosie had that too. Its real fun to try and put that gooey medicine in their eyes. The prescription I had was for 4 times a day. I would wash my hands really good then put a little on my finger and then put it in the corner of her eye. I didn't want to risk poking her in the eye with the metal tube of medicine.

[mountain5]

Conjunctivitis sucks!!! The biggest bummer about it is how highly contagious it is. Make sure you wash your hands like its cool and DO NOT let the applicator for the medicine ON his eye, which is easy to do. It will contaminate the whole tube.

[Kyton88]

Oh yea, and washing the bedding area / blankets frequently during this is a good idea too.

Conjunctivitis is the fancy term for Pink Eye. I had it last year for the first time myself. Washed my hands about 30 times a day during that crap.

[damienApbt]

the vet didnt tell me it was the same as pink eye. nor did she tell me it was highly contagious. are you sure they're the same?? i sure hope not.
i dont have health ins. and the would definitely suck.

its almost gone anyway.

[mountain5]

Yep, conjunctivitis and pinkeye are the same thing. Its usually treated with sulfa drugs in people (sulfacetamide drops or ointment). By far the biggest thing though is the handwashing to prevent the infection from spreading.

[deuce69]

I dont know to much about pink eye except for that it's highly contagious; anyways, good luck with it and I hope your little guy feels better soon. good luck