Hello I am a first time shr pei owner. I hear alot on the good and bad health of these dogs, its hard to get actual facts. I guess Im just waiting to see how my baby's health turns out. However I do have to clean his eyes every morning due to a large amount of mucus that he develops overnight. Can anyone give me some advise? By the way he is 8 weeks. Thank you
2007-01-08 15:29:22 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Dogs
You should see a vet as the dog could have an infection in the eye and need cream and antibiotics. It can get really bad and the eyes get red and infected. It is common in young dogs for some reason. they probably catch it from other dogs in the litter. it is very infectious.
2007-01-08 15:44:13 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
With most breeds of dog that have excess skin that is a permanent problem. Its due to the skin and hair irritating his eyeballs, so his tear ducts over produce in an attempt to clear out the foriegn object. Sometimes it can also be an infection and the tear ducts attempt to flush out the infection ,or an infection can infect the tear ducts directly so they dont work at all and the eyes get dry. To help clean his eyes just get saline eye drops from the chemist. It will help if the mucus dries. Also the mucus is very itchy in their eyes so drops will help alleviate that. Just keep wiping it out and if you are really worried about it or it seems to be too much to you, go to the vet, just for your peace of mind if nothing else.
2007-01-08 16:37:52 · answer #2 · answered by Big red 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have a golden retriever who had the same problem developing mucus overnight, a fellow dog owner suggested I stopped using any type of spray air freshener or plug-in air fresheners around the house as lots of dogs are allergic to them, I swapped all my plug-in for an ioniser and within a week my dogs eyes stopped filling with mucus overnight, hope this helps and good luck.
2007-01-08 23:37:42 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Shar Peis are prone to inverted eyelids; the hair rubs against the eyeball. It takes surgery to correct it. Left unfixed it causes ulcers and blindness.
It could also be conjunctivitis, a problem with the tear ducts, or normal for the breed.
Since your pup is due his vaccinations anyway, point it out to the vet. Take a sample of the fluid in on some cotton wool.
2007-01-08 22:39:08 · answer #4 · answered by sarah c 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't know if this will help but my dog had a similar problem the vet said there was no infection but every morning she had muscus in the corner of her eyes. I asked at the grooming parlor they said it is normal a bit like sleepy dust in us. They suggested I bought some golden eye from the chemist. I did and she is now fine. Apparently brolene works too.
hope this helps
2007-01-08 22:07:39 · answer #5 · answered by mummylove 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it sounds like he has an infection, it would be safer to take him to the vets, he is due his jab so you could get them both down together. If you pull down the bottom eye lid if it is all red then he has an infection if it is a nice pink he should be ok. It is very common in any dog at that age to catch an infection. Hope this helps you.
2007-01-08 18:50:43 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've heard that the mucus is a genetic trait -- that's just the way shar peis are. Not sure if that's really true, but, the few times I've been around shar peis, man...its been a really messy experience.
2007-01-08 15:57:28 · answer #7 · answered by chrisatmudd 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My dog, saint Bernard, has the same problem. We took him to the vet and it turns out that he has an allergy. We switched his food and stuff but it continued. We think that he may have an allergy to the cats, since he is inside all the time and it is a year round problem. Our vet told us to start giving him benedrill and it actually worked. However, before you start doing anything, I strongly recommend taking him/her to the vet or change his/her food.
2007-01-08 15:37:35 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have a Boxer dog who is 5 mnths, these breeds have droopy eyes, as long as the eyes arnt red or apear sore then you will be fine. i have to clean my dogs eyes too, when there face fills out this should go away. it doesnt happen to all dogs as some have droopier eyes than others. he was at a check up and i asked her about it.
2007-01-08 22:24:15 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
what kind of dog? and how old? My lab gets lots of eye boogies and the vet told me that it was due to a inverted tear duct and they can do surgrey if the boggies get to be to bad otherwise just use a warm clothe and wipe them clean.
2007-01-08 16:03:20 · answer #10 · answered by lablover 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋