markm Posted October 20, 2016 Report Share Posted October 20, 2016 (edited) Hi. H have a cocker who is a fearless hunter and after a days shooting he often has a small scratch on his eyes. Last season I had him to the vets 3 times and having only been out twice this year I've already had him there at the start my of the week. Each time they have a look and give him some ointment which is a prescription conjunctivitis treatment (can't remember the name) and charge me £50 for the visit. (Asked to buy more and they said no) Now I know nothing is more important that eyes, and if I thought for more than a second there was something major wrong, I would have him there in a shot, he's fully insured etc. Has anyone used anything to to treat this? Any ideas? Ps - no goggles, safety glasses comments. Lol!!! PPS - my 9 year old son does however think there is a marketing opportunity for safety contact lenses for dogs. Edited October 20, 2016 by markm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrowningB525 Posted October 20, 2016 Report Share Posted October 20, 2016 You say no goggles. I'd consider looking at "doggles". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loriusgarrulus Posted October 20, 2016 Report Share Posted October 20, 2016 (edited) A good basic interim treatment for sore eyes is a teabag. Brew your tea and remove the bag before the milk goes in. Let it cool and wipe over eyes letting some of the tea liquid get into the eye. If you have a white dog it will tempererily brown stain the fur round the eyes . You can get conjunctivitis ointment from the pharmacy. Its the same stuff for dogs. You just need to convince the pharmacist that a member of your family has got conjunctivitis. Otherwise rub your eyes till they look red and go buy some for yourself. Edited October 20, 2016 by loriusgarrulus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruno22rf Posted October 20, 2016 Report Share Posted October 20, 2016 Mild saline treats conjunctivitis although I don't understand why your vet would diagnose it when the dog only had scratches? - maybe a preventative but I don't believe that one is directly connected to the other - it's normally a virus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markm Posted October 20, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2016 The product is called isathal. I think it's an anti bacterial drop that is used for conjunctivitis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loriusgarrulus Posted October 20, 2016 Report Share Posted October 20, 2016 Isathal used to be called Fucithalmic. He might be prescribing it to make sure your dog doesn't get an eye infection from the scratch as that could cause the eye to be lost if it gets a major infection in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fortune Posted October 20, 2016 Report Share Posted October 20, 2016 Been here before. The ointment is generally cloromycetin (spelling) or similar and is the same as given to treat conjunctivitis. I have been advised by a top animal optical person in the past about how good teabags are for treating eyes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mentalmac Posted October 20, 2016 Report Share Posted October 20, 2016 A good basic interim treatment for sore eyes is a teabag. Brew your tea and remove the bag before the milk goes in. Let it cool and wipe over eyes letting some of the tea liquid get into the eye. If you have a white dog it will tempererily brown stain the fur round the eyes . You can get conjunctivitis ointment from the pharmacy. Its the same stuff for dogs. You just need to convince the pharmacist that a member of your family has got conjunctivitis. Otherwise rub your eyes till they look red and go buy some for yourself. This is great advice - I used this on my lab the other day after one of her eyes was red after training where she'd been in fairly thick cover but also been swimming. I don't drink tea so had to go next door and ask my neighbour for a bag haha :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malinois Posted October 20, 2016 Report Share Posted October 20, 2016 I've used Optrex eye cream on dogs with no issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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