Red, squinty eye.

My little man woke up this morning with one red squinty eye. He isn't sensitive to bright light, and he squints it once and a while. There is no goop or watering, and he's not itching. Can dogs have allergies? I just want to chalk it up to dryness because it's hot here and we constantly run our oscillating fans, but I'm a little worried!

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Permalink Reply by Natalie, Lance &Tucker on October 16, 2015 at 12:11am

yes, dogs can have seasonal allergies as well as food allergies. you may want to call your vet and ask if they think you should bring him in if it doesn't get better! or maybe something is in his eye, might be worth having the vet check it out.

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Permalink Reply by Beth on October 16, 2015 at 8:44am

It may be pinkeye or it may be a scratch. The squinty with no discharge would make me more concerned it's a scratch. I'd try to get him into the vet. Corneal abrasions can turn to ulcers in a hurry. I might say wait a day but then you are running into the weekend.

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Permalink Reply by Anna Morelli on October 16, 2015 at 10:09am

It is unlikely that an allergy would affect only one eye. I agree with Beth and Natalie, if he has a scratch or something in his eye it's a simple thing to remedy, but harder if you wait. Eyes are too delicate and too important to take a chance, have the Vet take a look.

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Permalink Reply by Linda on October 16, 2015 at 11:00am

I agree with the others. Max has allergies but they affect both eyes with a discharge. It would be a good idea to get him checked today if possible so that it doesn't blow up into a worse scenario over the weekend.

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Permalink Reply by Alison Prasavath on October 16, 2015 at 3:13pm

I also agree with what the others have said. When it comes to the eye, I take that very seriously. Noodles has made 3 trips in to the vet due to eye issues and every time he's been given drops since he some how scratched his eye. Better to be safe than sorry.

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Permalink Reply by Beth on October 16, 2015 at 5:15pm

Jack scratched his twice.

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Permalink Reply by Beth on October 16, 2015 at 8:15pm

How is he now?

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Permalink Reply by Colleen McEachern on October 16, 2015 at 11:34pm

Sadly, no change and now it's itching it. To the vet on Monday we go. :/

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Permalink Reply by Beth on October 17, 2015 at 3:04pm

Is there an emergency vet you can go to? That is a long time to wait for an eye injury. They can be very painful, and if infection sets in it can be harder to treat. We were to the emergency vet twice with Jack for eye injuries. Both on a weekend, of course.

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Permalink Reply by Natalie, Lance &Tucker on October 17, 2015 at 11:41pm

agree with beth... eye injuries can be serious if left untreated too long, not to scare you. better to get it looked at sooner than later. would hate for the worst case scenario happen.