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mattery eyes
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Fri May 08, 2015 4:45 pmby snowball
Shadow has had some mattery eyes the past few days. have a few days before I can afford to take
him to the vet ...any ideas other than wiping with saline solution?
sheila
Re: mattery eyes
Posted:
Fri May 08, 2015 5:04 pmby grammynmaggie
maggie had that one time I used warm compresses on hers because they were matted shut one morning before I could get to the vet....she had some kind of infection maybe she picked it up at dog park...had drops ...and antibiotics...I don't use dog parks anymore
Re: mattery eyes
Posted:
Fri May 08, 2015 5:37 pmby AlmostThere
Boric acid solution.
Re: mattery eyes
Posted:
Fri May 08, 2015 9:16 pmby JudyJB
Do be careful not to catch anything yourself. Dogs and cats can get pinkeye and it is very catchable, so wash your hands well after treating the eye.
Re: mattery eyes
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Fri May 08, 2015 10:18 pmby bikerchic777
Sheila...Here are some other home remedy suggestions:
http://trupanion.com/blog/2013/02/curin ... -remedies/
I see they suggest camomile tea, but I would try a black tea compress. I have used this on rashes, bug bites, etc., with amazing results. I had a doctor who was into natural remedies and suggested it to me, for the tannins. I recommended hot black tea compresses to a former coworker, for a cyst she had on her lower eyelid. She had it for a long time and it got irritated. After using the compresses off and on, all day, it burst that evening and was completely gone, the next day! She was so happy 
It would be nice to avoid the vet bill, if something so simple works.
Re: mattery eyes
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Fri May 08, 2015 11:52 pmby snowball
I agree Linda would be nice to avoid the vet bill if possible...not sure how long I could
get him to let me hold the tea bag on his eyes...he lets me wipe them but...
will have to try it
thanks everyone
sheila
Re: mattery eyes
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Tue May 12, 2015 11:55 pmby bikerchic777
How's Shadow doing?
Re: mattery eyes
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Wed May 13, 2015 9:35 pmby snowball
they look better think he is responding to the saline
thanks for asking
sheila
Re: mattery eyes
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Thu May 14, 2015 12:02 amby Bethers
snowball wrote:they look better think he is responding to the saline
thanks for asking
sheila
Good to hear. Thanks for the update.
Re: mattery eyes
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Fri May 15, 2015 2:17 pmby dayspring39
immediately thought of boric acid soaks... but already was suggested...