Red Matted Eyes

They should be pink not red or white.

Red matted eyes. With fewer tears the body tries to compensate by making more mucus to lubricate the eyes. The most common identifier of sticky eyes is a gummy discharge in the corner of your eye that may have spread across your eyelid. There should be little or no tearing no squinting and the inner eyelids shouldn t be visible. Your doctor could also call it conjunctivitis.

A common cause of combined eye burning itching and discharge is an eye infection common causes of eye infections include. It s important to take note of the color and consistency of this. Symptoms of dry eyes include red bloodshot eyes a burning sensation blurry vision and a feeling something is in your eye foreign body sensation. Dry eye keratoconjunctivitis sicca or kcs is a condition that usually develops when a dog s immune system attacks and destroys the glands that produce tears.

Viruses such as the herpes simplex virus which causes. It can be temporary such as when you wake up in the morning or persistent in which case medical attention should be considered. Care for dry eyes. It s caused by allergies or a viral or bacterial infection.

First take a good look at your dog s eyes. A chronic lack of tear production dry eye can lead to an inflamed cornea red eyes and if left untreated blindness. Eye discharge is a yellowish sticky crusty substance that can sometimes make your eyes feel like they have been glued shut. Use over the counter artificial tears to keep your eyes moist.

Tears fill the eye and run down the face. Until your symptoms get better don t wear eye makeup or contact lenses. Give your eyes a rest. Other eye discharge causes include allergies something lodged in the eye or third eyelid problems.

Your dog s eyes become red and painful. Foreign object in eye serious. The wet eye may get secondary infections. When they get infected the whites of your eyes look red or pink hence the name pinkeye.

Small particles such as sand dirt or sawdust can be blown into the eyes. Because the watery portion of tears is missing a yellow gooey eye discharge can result. This will cause the eyelids to become matted with pus. The eye is not red and the eyelid is not swollen.

The pupils should be the same size and your dog s eyes should be bright crust free with white around the iris.