lee1972 Posted November 24, 2015 Report Share Posted November 24, 2015 Hi has anyone any ideas, treatments or suggestions about working spaniels eyes due to being scratched/scraped ect from hard working in thick cover ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billytheghillie Posted November 24, 2015 Report Share Posted November 24, 2015 golden eye ointment, from chemist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fortune Posted November 24, 2015 Report Share Posted November 24, 2015 Cold tea bag juice. It is no joke it really helps. I had a dog that lost an eye after treatment by a vet which cost an arm and a leg. at the end an ophthalmic specialist said that if I had used a cold tea bag from the outset the problem wouldn't have developed into the problem that it did. A common ointment for eye conditions is chloromycetin which is often prescribed for kids ect that get pink eye / conjuntivitus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subsonicnat Posted November 24, 2015 Report Share Posted November 24, 2015 Cold tea bag juice. It is no joke it really helps. I had a dog that lost an eye after treatment by a vet which cost an arm and a leg. at the end an ophthalmic specialist said that if I had used a cold tea bag from the outset the problem wouldn't have developed into the problem that it did. A common ointment for eye conditions is chloromycetin which is often prescribed for kids ect that get pink eye / conjuntivitus. +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lee1972 Posted November 24, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2015 Thanks for your advice! My granddad & dad trained greyhounds years ago also always had dogs etc and used tea bags but I am now 43 years old & don't really buy into some of the old treatments so just looking for any new ideas !!! Cheers lads Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lee1972 Posted November 24, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2015 Thanks billy just googled (the brain of the world lol) golden eye ointment and it sounds very good so will be investing asap ! so kind regards Lee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fortune Posted November 24, 2015 Report Share Posted November 24, 2015 Eyes are eyes and tea is tea. just because it was used years ago and you think it is outdated has nothing to do with anything. Tea bags work. If I had used tea straight away then my dog might not have lost it's eyesight in one eye and caused the dog a lot of suffering and me a lot of money and I mean a lot. Don't discount tea as a useful, inert and effective Help. One important thing that the dog should be fitted with is an Elizabethan collar straight away ( and that means now, tonight) before it paws it's eye and serious infection sets in. I'm only trying to help because I've had a dog go through it and it is difficult. you have to do something straight away because the dog will just keep scratching at it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loriusgarrulus Posted November 25, 2015 Report Share Posted November 25, 2015 +1 on the tea bag. Even our Vet thinks its a good treatment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rimfire4969 Posted November 25, 2015 Report Share Posted November 25, 2015 +1 on the tea bag. Even our Vet thinks its a good treatment. Tis interesting, how do you do about applying the tea bag? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WGD Posted November 25, 2015 Report Share Posted November 25, 2015 Tis interesting, how do you do about applying the tea bag? Gaffer tape Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rimfire4969 Posted November 25, 2015 Report Share Posted November 25, 2015 Gaffer tape I guess one eye at a time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShootingEgg Posted November 25, 2015 Report Share Posted November 25, 2015 Tis interesting, how do you do about applying the tea bag? Simply by wiping on and around the eye.. I use it and have done on all family dogs, working or not. The moisture from it will make its way onto the eyes surface. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loriusgarrulus Posted November 25, 2015 Report Share Posted November 25, 2015 I make a cup of tea and before adding milk and sugar to the cup I remove the tea bag and place in a bowl till its luke warm. Wipe eyes with wet tea bag so some of the tea goes over the eye.(this will leave a brown stain on the hair of white dogs, but the stain will wash off) Do this 2-3 times a day with fresh tea bag till eye is good. If no improvement within 2-3 days or eye appears to be worsening, take to Vet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
postie Posted November 25, 2015 Report Share Posted November 25, 2015 I do the tea bag too,I also carry a small bottle of water with a squirt top To rinse eyes out before she goes in box for trip home Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy.plinker Posted November 26, 2015 Report Share Posted November 26, 2015 My cousin once got a lot of cement dust in his eyes and it stung! His boss poured cold tea from the teapot into his eyes and it gave instant relief, water might have done the same but his boss being Irish said it was an old trick,but it did help so there is something in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loriusgarrulus Posted November 26, 2015 Report Share Posted November 26, 2015 Its something to do with the Tannic acid in the tea. Probably has a similiar action to Fucidic acid which is in Fucithalmic eye ointment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mentalmac Posted November 26, 2015 Report Share Posted November 26, 2015 Tea bags work wonders in lots of ways. I had tooth extracted and the only thing stopping the bleeding way a te bag. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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