Conjunctivitis is an unpleasant disease not only for people, but also for their best four-legged friends. Dogs can suffer from conjunctivitis more often than other pets due to their active lifestyle, since, in most cases, inflammation of the connective shell of the eye is caused by mechanical stimuli: slices of grass, mote and insects that get into the eyes during pet games in nature. Other causes of conjunctivitis may be pathogenic microorganisms and chemical irritants, the latter are frequent pathogens of allergic conjunctivitis in dogs.
Symptoms of conjunctivitis in dogs
There are three types of symptoms:
- the catarrhal form is more difficult to treat and is expressed in the swelling and culling of the red eye shell beyond the limits of the eyelid;
- Purulent conjunctivitis in dogs is accompanied by abundant whitish purulent discharge, which eventually turn yellow;
- Follicular conjunctivitis has its name because of the follicles that arise in the third century in the development of the disease . Often this form of conjunctivitis is chronic.
Treatment of conjunctivitis in dogs
If conjunctivitis in a dog is caused by mechanical irritants, then the best first aid will be washing the eye of the pet cooled with boiled water using a pear, followed by rubbing. To relieve inflammation after washing, you can inject the pet with Levomycitin or Kanamycin. Similarly, get rid of allergic conjunctivitis, while making sure that the stimulus is removed. After the procedure, it is better to wear a special plastic collar on the dog so that it does not comb the eyes.
In case of festering, severe reddening and abundant mucous discharge as a result of bacterial infection, it is recommended to take the animal to a specialist.