My 3 Favorite Dog Eye Infection Home Remedies
If your dog is having any issues with his eyes, youll need to keep the area as clean as possible. Trim long hair around the eyes. Youll also need to wash the area multiple times per day.
Make a saline solution using 1/4 cup warm water and 1/4 teaspoon of salt. Dip a gauze pad or clean cloth in the solution, and wipe the eye area starting from the snout (corner of eye) outward, toward the ear.
If your dogs eye infection is causing discharge, youll need to clean the area every 30-60 minutes or as needed to prevent the discharge from hardening.
Never reuse the same wipe twice. You can also use saline solution as a flush, dripping a small amount into your dog’s eye using a sterile eye dropper or new cotton ball.
Chamomile Tea
One of the easiest home remedies for eye infections is chamomile tea. Its affordable on any budget and can be found in any grocery store.
Steep a chamomile teabag in hot water. Once cooled, hold the bag on your dogs infected eye for at least 5 minutes. You can also use the tea to flush the eye. Repeat this 3-5 times per day until the infection clears up.
IntroductionEye infections in your dog can be caused, or contributed to, by any one of a number of factors, including foreign objects, viruses, bacterial contamination, glaucoma or allergies. Add to the many possible causal factors of eye infections the fact that your dog has no compunction about rolling in dirt and manure or wallowing in dirty water, and the likelihood your dog will experience an eye infection at some point in their life is quite high.
Most infections affect the outer membranes of your dogs eye, often referred to as “pink eye” or conjunctivitis, but more serious conditions can affect inner structures. Symptoms include inflammation and discharge, redness and itchiness. Treatment may involve medication such as antibiotics or steroids or home remedies, depending on the severity and cause. Along with treatment, cleaning your dogs eye and the area around the eye to clean away discharge and help healing of the eye membranes is usually necessary.
How to clean your dog’s eyes and make your own saline eye wash.
Your dog is so cute, but not when she has runny discharge streaming from her eyes. Eye discharge is very common in dogs, especially certain breeds. Whether your dog’s eyes are baby blue or dark brown, they’ll be melting your heart again after applying a few simple home remedies.
Wash your dog’s eye with a saline solution several times a day. This will help clean the infected eye and remove dirt or foreign dust particles that may be causing your pet’s eye irritation and discharge. Mix 1/2 teaspoon of plain table salt, the salt should not be iodized or contain any other compound, with an 8 ounce cup of filtered lukewarm water. Gently pour the solution over your dogs infected eye several times a day to clean and treat her eye discharge.
Clear away discharge from your dogs infected eye regularly. Use a damp, soft warm washcloth to gently wipe away the discharge. You can even use the warm washcloth as a soothing compress, by leaving it on your dogs eye for several minutes.
Apply a drop of aloe vera gel to your dog’s infected eye several times a day to clean and treat her infection. Aloe vera gel has antibacterial properties that will help protect your dog’s eye from further inflammation and infections.The gel is gentle enough to use on delicate eye tissue and makes a great natural topical treatment.
Treat your dogs infected eye with some colloidal silver. Colloidal silver is a powerful natural antibiotic that will help heal your dog’s infected eye. Give your pet a drop every few hours until her eye discharge improves.
Take your dog to a professional groomer for a trim when her hair gets too long around her eyes. Long hair can poke into your dog’s eyes causing irritation and discharge.
Always check with your veterinarian before changing your pet’s diet, medication, or physical activity routines. This information is not a substitute for a vet’s opinion.
Based in Statesboro, Ga., Emily Jones has been writing professionally since 2009. Her articles appear on various websites, specializing in the diverse topics of cleaning and insects. Jones is a graduate student studying education at Georgia Southern University.