Scratched Eye Relief

[Co1]

Hi all. Out shooting yesterday and the cocker has come back with some sort of eye irritation. I’ve flushed it and checked it and can’t see anything in it, so it’s likely he has a little scratch. It’s irritating him quite a bit and I can’t get to the vets until the morning. Is there anything I can do to give him a bit of relief in the mean time?

Cheers

 

[CarlW]

Half an ibuprofen will help with the discomfort.

 

[Co1]

I thought they were toxic for dogs?

 

[Sonicdmb73]

Aspirin can be given to dogs. I believe the dose is 15mg per kilo. But please verify that yourself first. There’s a few good vet websites with the information.

 

[Miki]

There is a puppy teething gel that contains lignocaine - that'll do it, similar to Bonjela but without the acetoxybenzoic (asprin)

 

[CarlW]

I thought they were toxic for dogs?

Half a tab is fine as a one-off until he gets to the vet. I've never had a problem. Most of the scare stories are due to dogs eating whole packs because they taste sweet...or people feeding human-sized doses to jack-russell-sized dogs.

However, you are right to pull me up on it: the proper vet advice is not to use it and it is probably careless of me to suggest otherwise!

Kind regards,

Carl

 

[Norfolk Horn]

My Springer made her eyes sore on a regular basis and I used golden eye ointment or drops and these helped a lot

 

[AN DU RU FOX]

try flushing the eyes with a little warm water,maybe seed or grass/dirt in it don,t rub it ,treat as you would your own.if it persists seek med advice.

 

[Sonicdmb73]

try flushing the eyes with a little warm water,maybe seed or grass/dirt in it don,t rub it ,treat as you would your own.if it persists seek med advice.

I would suggest cooled previously boiled water with a little bit of salt in it.
A saline pod out of a first aid kit would be better.

 

[Blakey]

try flushing the eyes with a little warm water,maybe seed or grass/dirt in it don,t rub it ,treat as you would your own.if it persists seek med advice.

If you are going to flush the eye don’t use plain water because it will probably cause further irritation. Go to your local pharmacy and buy some sterile normal saline. It is cheap and comes in small 10ml plastic vials. Pro

 

[Co1]

Thanks all. Have been flushing with saline eye wash and seems to be settling down. Will keep an eye on it (pun intended!) and pop to vets tomorrow if it doesn’t settle.

 

[foxdropper]

The greasy cream for eye troubles in dogs is the same as for humans .Go to the chemist and get same over counter ,save you 60 notes at the vet .wash hands and apply a small bit to corner of dogs eye ,repeat until eye is normal .

 

[VSS]

The greasy cream for eye troubles in dogs is the same as for humans .Go to the chemist and get same over counter ,save you 60 notes at the vet .wash hands and apply a small bit to corner of dogs eye ,repeat until eye is normal .

This.
My vet actually told me too go to the chemist for it, as I could get it cheaper there!
Trouble is, if it's the one I'm thinking of, it contains an antibiotic, so should be on prescription. I just told the lady in the chemist that it was for my dog, and she was happy with that.