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Eye discharge and Red eye in dogs: what to do
When these two symptoms appear together, the likely problem space narrows sharply — 2 common conditions are strongly linked. Ranked by match, with urgency and home care.
Possible common causes
✅ Home-care checklist
- ✓Use an e-collar
- ✓No steroid eye drops on your own
- ✓Fluorescein staining at the vet within 24 hours
- ✓Clean around the eye with pet-safe eyewash
- ✓Use an e-collar to prevent rubbing
- ✓Never use human eye drops
🏥 When to see a vet
- ⚠Eye held shut for hours
- ⚠A white spot or dent on the cornea
- ⚠A white cornea or protruding eyeball
- ⚠Purulent discharge that keeps worsening
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