My sheltie seems to get a lot of eye discharge.Every day I clean his eyes becuase if not the discharge turns solid.He is 20 months old. is this common on shelties? Could it be the water he is drinking? Ive been giving him bottled spring water and still he has the discharge.
Eye Discharge
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It could be canine pink eye. If it is, it is usually self-limiting. I'm not sure if it is contagious to humans but, considering how contagious human pink eye is, I would recommend caution.
Marlowe has had it. It went away on its own within a few days.
Marlowe has had it. It went away on its own within a few days.
corbinam
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My dog Bentley has recently had quite a bit of discharge build up in his eye. We clean out the corners of his eyes multiple times a day.
I think it's just a result of the weather (maybe some allergies) here.
His eyes don't bother him, and the discharge isn't green or smelly.
I think it's just a result of the weather (maybe some allergies) here.
His eyes don't bother him, and the discharge isn't green or smelly.
Shelties are prone to a condition where they have a second row of eyelashes that rub against the outer surface of the eye. This can cause a lot of discharge from the eye that can turn solid. It can be either one eye or both.
My Neechee had this and it became a problem when he was about six months old, and he had it the rest of his life. I did consult a veterinary opthalmologist about it, and you can have a procedure done where they essentially freeze the extra row off. Since my little guy was so patient and would hold still for me, I was able to get by doing the plucking myself with a pair of tweezers every week. The freezing procedure causes them to lose the dark pigment around the eyelids, and I couldn't bear the thought of Neechee's sweet expression being altered. So I did the plucking thing 2-3 times per week for 17 years! He was so patient about it, it was no trouble at all.
My Neechee had this and it became a problem when he was about six months old, and he had it the rest of his life. I did consult a veterinary opthalmologist about it, and you can have a procedure done where they essentially freeze the extra row off. Since my little guy was so patient and would hold still for me, I was able to get by doing the plucking myself with a pair of tweezers every week. The freezing procedure causes them to lose the dark pigment around the eyelids, and I couldn't bear the thought of Neechee's sweet expression being altered. So I did the plucking thing 2-3 times per week for 17 years! He was so patient about it, it was no trouble at all.
romeosangiovese
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Could be something in the environment. Romeo's eyes are particularly sensitive and when there was construction going on around the house, his eyes would gunk up.
When we got Zoey her eyes would 'booger up' with green discharge several times a day. When we went to the vet for her puppy visit we had the vet look at it and she gave us some meds to put in her eye twice a day for a week as she said it might be an infection but now we have NO problems anymore.