Runny eyes

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Teddy boo boo
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Runny eyes

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Hi my mum and dad's mini (Rupert) has got runny/watery eyes? Any advice would be gratefully recieved???
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A used, cooled, teabag seems to have miraculous healing properties ;)
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With our dogs we have also used the homeopathic remedy Euphrasia which is from the herb known as eyebright.

I have the tablets in our homeopathic first aid kit from Helios and crush them to tip into the mouth as well as dissolving one in a small dish of warm water and dip a cotton wool pad into the water to clean around the eyes. This has helped to clear sticky/inflamed eyes within a day for our dogs although none have a chronic problem.

There are a couple of links here that explain a bit more:


http://www.vcahospitals.com/main/pet-he ... bright/272" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;


http://www.viovet.co.uk/Dorwest_Euphras ... ls/c13328/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

The suggestion of the tea bag is worth a try though as definitely economical and the tannins in the tea have anti-inflammatory properties which will help if the eyes are sore or inflamed :-bd
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Re: Runny eyes

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Hey thanks guys I'll pass on that info - mum and dad will be very grateful :o3 xxx
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Daft question... How do you suggest using teabags on dog eyes? Flynn has runny and sticky eyes at the moment, I think he'd have a fit if I tried teabags!
Also, where would I buy Euphrasia?
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A quick search on the big Google in the sky, it seems most places that sell homeopathic remedies have it. Here's one

http://www.thehealthbay.com/weleda-euph ... tAodLSIA6g" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Ah ok, ta! Feel for Flynn bless him. He's very good at letting me touch his eye area with my fingers, I think he'd object to drops or anything like that (though this has prompted me to try and teach him to accept it)..
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With the teabags, once they a cooled but not dry just wipe them over the eye. I do it downwards and try to get in the corner of the eye.
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Going back to my nursing training (millennia ago) if you are cleaning eyes then it is one wipe from cornea edge sideways out to prevent putting the gunk back in and encouraging infection. You could always turn it over an use the other side so you get 2 goes at it :)


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Thanks folks! I've done it 3 times so far, morning and evening over 2 days.. He's been pretty good at letting me, I do wonder if it feels nice for him?! Will let you know how it looks in a few days..
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Flynn's eyes are looking much now, thanks folks!!
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