Eye Boogers

shirapup32shirapup32
edited August 2009 in Food, Nutrition, & Health
Just a quick question
Yesterday I noticed Shira had a whiteish eye booger in her left eye, so I used a wet napkin to try to wipe it away. Mildly successful, but I noticed it again this morning. I know eye boogers are sometimes "common", but if she could have an infection I'd want to take her to the vet. When I notice the goo itself, it's not on her face already, but more like sitting in her tear duct I think, so it's harder to clean out since she closes her eye when i get near it. Though I did remove a crusty from her face a couple days ago

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  • KFontaine04KFontaine04
    edited November -1
    Sake gets eye boogers all the time, I just clean them off. She might have a mild allergy as this year allergies are really bad. My vet said unless it's persistent oozing, then not to worry, but if she becomes itchy or red you will want to take her to the vet because it might be a more serious allergy.
  • CreamyShibaMomCreamyShibaMom
    edited November -1
    it's the allergies..and if you look closely on the ground the mold is freaking everywhere (or mushrooms too). Spuds has the brown boogers (by the time I see them they re brown) and has been itchy if we take her out in the morning b4 her claritin. Like Krisitn said, if it's red or she doesn't stop scratching herself, take her to the vet. :)
  • tsukitsunetsukitsune
    edited November -1
    I think unless its green or really oozy, its probably something she continue to get, seasonally or otherwise. Green would make me consult the vet or figure out if an allergy was the cause.
  • shirapup32shirapup32
    edited November -1
    Okay I'll keep an eye on it. Thanks you guys!
    PS: Hey there's all creamies on this thread! Haha :)
  • sunyatasunyata
    edited November -1
    Whoops. Had to break the creamie trend! :-P

    Bella has allergies and has had major eye crusties this summer. I will be so glad when fall gets here and the mold count drops.
  • McYogiMcYogi
    edited November -1
    Resuming creamie convo :) Yogi gets eye goobers, usually pretty severely. I quit dealing with them because they never bother him and Mr. Vet says don't worry unless it's an infection. We do benadryl when they get swollen or squinty, but if they don't bother him, I guess they don't bother me either.
  • CreamyShibaMomCreamyShibaMom
    edited November -1
    I've taught Spuds "Eye" and she'll let me go ahead and get the eye snot...lately it's so much she's been refusing or giving me a hard time that I reserve it for the evening only ;-)
  • tjbart17tjbart17
    edited November -1
    Koda came to me with eye boogers. This morning when I dropped him off at doggy daycare, I saw one of the workers going to him with a warm washcloth to wipe his eyes. I was a bad mom and didn't clean him this morning. he he
  • lindsaytlindsayt
    edited November -1
    I think the anatomy of their eye shape (the folds and breeding for the upturned eye line) can make it easier for debris to accumulate in the corners.
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