today my puppy was playing with the cat and the cat scratched my dogs eye i don't know what to do is there any thing i can use like an ointment
2007-07-05 08:25:57 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Dogs
Years ago one of my dogs was with a friend that took him to another house & there was a cat there that scratched his eye. Had to go to the emergencey vet . He was given antibiotic ointment & a ointment for pain relief.This can be VERY serious so if I were you, I'd get him to the vet ASAP. Good luck!!!
2007-07-05 08:48:12 · answer #1 · answered by ® 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Along with taking the dog to the vet, later use fingernail clippers to trim your cat's claws. Dont nip them completely, just trim the point. It should be just enough that if they play or fight again, the cat shouldnt break the skin.
Dont trim the back claws if you can avoid it, and if your cat doesnt like being messed with trim 2 claws, then let the cat go for 30 mins or an hour then trim two more and so on so he doesnt get too stressed.
But I agree with everyone else if the cat scratched the actual eye or very close to it, take him to a vet. It is was just on his face near his eye put a little neosporin and keep watch on it to make sure it doesnt get infected. If it shows any signs of being infected ot if it seems painful, take him in to the vet.
2007-07-05 08:40:03 · answer #2 · answered by Annie 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unfortunately, this is something that requires a veterinary visit. Injuries to eyes are very serious, and without treatment can cause your pet to become blind. A veterinarian will stain the eye and look at the scratch to see how deep it is, and if eye medication will help. If the scratch is too deep, they may refer you to an animal eye specialist. Usually the doctor will prescribe an ointment, but it depends. Some ointments contain hydrocortosone and some don't. If your pet is given the wrong one, it could damage the eye permantly. It is important to get veterinary advice on this issue...please take your pet to his/her veterinarian right away!
2007-07-05 08:31:25 · answer #3 · answered by Kristin A 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You will have to take your pup to the vets to make sure the cat didn't scratch the cornea. Cats claws are a hot bed for bacteria and it can make your pups eye very infected. The sooner you get the pup vet attention the likelihood of a serious infection setting in is greatly diminished.
Don't fool around have your pup seen ok.
2007-07-05 08:30:26 · answer #4 · answered by ♥Golden gal♥ 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Take your puppy to the vet because if it was on the eye not the eyelid, it could get infected or something.
2007-07-05 08:32:59 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
take it to the vet. The vet can look at the eye and see how bad the damage is, and prescribe proper treatment from there. You dont want to fool around with eye injuries, if they arent taken care of properly, it can lead to permanant damage.
2007-07-05 08:29:09 · answer #6 · answered by Nekkid Truth! 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
if i were you i would get a vet. my mom works in a lab with bactria and stuff so she knows alot about infections, i heard that cats have lots of bacteria in thier claws so if ur dogs eye doesnt get checked it might get and infection, and who knows, he/she may loose sight in the eye or even wrose
plz get it checked, i dont want anything bad to happen to your dog ^.^
2007-07-05 08:33:59 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
VET! NOW! VET! NOW!
Hopefully you haven't waited too long and that the injury isn't severe enough for puppy to lose his eye!!
VET NOW
2007-07-05 08:29:51 · answer #8 · answered by Barbara B 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would go to the vet. They can give it eye drops to help it heal faster. Good luck!
2007-07-05 08:30:21 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. Punish your cat for being mean
2. punish your dog for getting beat up by a cat.
3. take your dog to the vet and get it checked out so he doesnt go blind.
2007-07-05 08:30:06 · answer #10 · answered by 360 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋