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Postby snowball » Fri May 08, 2015 4:45 pm

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?
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Re: mattery eyes

Postby grammynmaggie » Fri May 08, 2015 5:04 pm

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
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Re: mattery eyes

Postby AlmostThere » Fri May 08, 2015 5:37 pm

Boric acid solution.
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Re: mattery eyes

Postby JudyJB » Fri May 08, 2015 9:16 pm

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.
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Re: mattery eyes

Postby bikerchic777 » Fri May 08, 2015 10:18 pm

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 8-) It would be nice to avoid the vet bill, if something so simple works.
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Re: mattery eyes

Postby snowball » Fri May 08, 2015 11:52 pm

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
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Re: mattery eyes

Postby bikerchic777 » Tue May 12, 2015 11:55 pm

How's Shadow doing?
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Re: mattery eyes

Postby snowball » Wed May 13, 2015 9:35 pm

they look better think he is responding to the saline
thanks for asking
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Re: mattery eyes

Postby Bethers » Thu May 14, 2015 12:02 am

snowball wrote:they look better think he is responding to the saline
thanks for asking
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Good to hear. Thanks for the update.
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Re: mattery eyes

Postby dayspring39 » Fri May 15, 2015 2:17 pm

immediately thought of boric acid soaks... but already was suggested...
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