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Hello AI dog friends. Long time no write! So much has been happening in my life, and I don't quite have the time to keep up with the forum like I was. Really looking forward to the gathering this summer though, and meeting some of you and your fine dogs.

 

Hey so Sita has this pervasive yellow mucus coming out of her eyes...not just in the morning, but probably 5 times a day I need to wipe her eyes clean. I notice that the whites of her eyes are often bloodshot seeming. Several times I've asked my vet about it, and they prescribed a antibiotic/steroid ointment, which clears things up for a while while it is in use, but Sita's eyes quickly go back to seeming irritated when I stop using the stuff. The vet said I should not use the stuff all the time anyway, only when it got especially bad. She thought it was because Sita is low to the ground and just tends to get stuff in her eyes.

 

I'm not sure I'm buying that. I wonder if it could be a food allergy...she does very well on the 'taste of the wild' kibble I use as her main nutrition source...I augment this with various freeze-dried foods (stella and chewies is great), fresh cooked meats, and sometimes a little grated cheese. I cut out the cheese recently, wondering if it was causing excess mucus in her system, but she still has pretty goobery eyes. Any thoughts and advice out there?

 

In other news, Sita is becoming a really excellent frisbee catcher...she is learning to leap high in the air and meet the frisbee coming down. So cool to watch her :)

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It could just be all the pollen floating around in the air this time of year. I've seen lots of goopy eyes in all the dogs I work with and Tamarack had exactly this same issue for a couple weeks earlier in the spring...I was cleaning yellow gunk out just about every time turned to look at him. I opted not to do anything about it medically and let his immune system deal with it, which it did.

 

If it's not bothering her too much I would say let it go for a while to see if it improves on its own. How long has she had the goobers for so far?

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It's been off and on her whole life really...she's almost 9 months now. The last 2 months or so it seems to be an all day, every day thing...that supports your spring time pollen idea. Thanks for the response woodrat! good to know it sounds like a pretty normal thing...

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I had this trouble with Coyo. It turned out to be a patch of dirt he was digging up to make a den. It was old, dried, cat sign and ugly, but he was digging his way into a cool summer den.

 

Anyway, once I figured it out, I could amend the soil, water it down, and the problem cleared up very well.

 

Is it possible Sita is sticking her face into a plant, or something that could be irritating her?

 

One thing that might help is to wipe her face down with a cool rag before bed.

 

I sure hope it's not pollen.

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Heh we have a command at my house - "eye boogies" which means hold still and give me your face. They all get them. Morning and sometimes several times a day. Sometimes not. We have only one dog that has allergies that impact his eyes. If you can see her second eyelid - the one under her normal eye lid (I assume AIDs have them- all my other dogs have but I can't say I've ever caught sight of the AIDs) and it is red and swollen then you can treat Zaditor antihistamine over the counter eye drops. Same kind I use myself. We used them once a day on our dog with the allergies. If you believe it's allergies step up her probiotic intake (plain yogurt, Kirfur, probiotic pills - vary what you give her to provide variety and keep it consistent - every day during allergy season and a few times a week otherwise. A healthy gut = better resistance to allergies. I know this from my own body.

 

Allergies can be a pest to nail down. Set up a shortcut for Weather Underground set to your home location and hit pollen index (middle of the page hyperlink - it will give you a number out of 12. Hit the number and a pop up will tell you what pollen is prevalent. For example in Sanford MI we are at 7.4 with Oak, Mulberry and grass. This can help you correlate pollen type with eye boogies. Also look at mold if you are in the rainy season and ozone / particulates. Food sensitivities are also hard to nail down. I haven't had to do it myself but I think you have to eliminate everything but one back bone of food then gradually add in items and observe results. It can also be from fragrances such as incense and fabric softener used in laundry. Good luck and may the Goopies not be with you long.

 

PS you might try just contact lens saline (get the kind for sensitive eyes) and see if just a little eye wash clears it up. Maybe not allergies but some other irritant?

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One thing I have found that works is chamomile tea...brew it, cool it and strain it so no pieces are in it...take a clean rag, soak it in the tea then gently squeeze the tea across the eye. We use this on our horses too when they get weeds in their eyes...works well for humans too...you can do this 2 or 3 times a day.

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Hawk use to have boogie eyes in the morning too. It turned out it was his teeth. He has had 7 teeth pulled in 3 years. Apparently he doesn't produce enough drool to break down the tarter build up. He's not a big bone chewer. I have started him the last two months on a special raw hide that has the enzymes to help break the tarter down. He seems to like them. His breath is so much better and teeth are getting back to the white color they use to be.

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Interesting about the tooth connection.

 

Sharab, good call on the saline.

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Oh! I hadn't realized this was a long term issue.

 

When she plays frisbee does she kick up a lot of dust? If T plays chuckit at the beach too much he'll get super goopy eyes while his system flushes out all the sand that gets thrown up in his face. But that goop is just clear with sand particles in it. The yellow color makes me think it might be something more than just that. Hmmm.

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You remind me that Coyo started this at the dog park. I started washing his face with a washcloth after we left there, and that made a huge difference.

 

Then it was years later, with the den digging.

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Elena has goopies sometimes from mainly pollen and dust...the washcloth idea works the best, as she isn't a fan of sprinklers or hoses. Do you feed any veggies? Sometimes diet can cause issues too. Just a thought...hope it clears!

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Townes has been having the same thing the past few weeks-- sad for all the gooby pups, but happy to know it's a commonplace occurrence.

I made a strong tea of calendula and chamomile and keep it in a jar in the fridge and do a cool eye wash before bed. It really does help on the days I'm consistent with it!

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I've read that an Iodine deficiency in humans can cause excess eye boogers, I tried supplementing a drop every other day in some coconut oil for our dog Max when he had excess eye boogers and maybe it was coincidence but they cleared up quick (back to a normal amount). Mineral deficiency can cause all kinds of health issues and allergy type problems in people, it's probably the same for our dogs.

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Tayamni's whites of her eyes get bloodshot. It seems to correlate with pollen releases from trees down here.

I never noticed it until after she was a year old though. At least that's as far as my memory foes back on it - :wacko:

 

I have noticed it more often and plan on asking the Vet about it when we go in January.

I have tested and one benadryl pill helps and her eye whites are white a few hours later.

Not making a special appointment because it comes and goes and she acts normal and my regular Vet is on maternity leave.

 

I've googled it and there is a problem that red eye whites are a symptom of - but that rare - and this really seems to be allergies/irritations.

Dogs really do pick up stuff from their people I guess.

 

Tayamni had eye goobers in the springtime here. Vet said then to worry if it's green, otherwise just clean it off.

I use a weak solution of baking soda and water on a cotton ball to wipe closed eyelid area when needed.

 

 

Coffey, on the other hand, almost always has a yellow eye goober one eye (the same eye). He gets his nose into almost everything and I'm sure it's a product of his play activities.

We keep cleaning, it keeps coming back .... sometimes a couple times a day.

 

A washcloth to his face after backyard play and dog park sounds like a really good idea!!!!!! :rolleyes:

 

 

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PS With Tayamni it's not the third eye, that is not inflamed at all. :)

 

Tayamni has this great eye roll when she looks at me sideways .... there's probably a great comment that goes with it - I just can't hear it - lucky her ... LOL :o

That's why I notice that sometimes the whites are a bit bloodshot (pinkish) and sometimes they are normal white (both eyes) !

 

Maybe I should get her some shades! (or safety goggles) .... anyway, I do keep an eye on it so if it seems to get worse or change - we'll go to the vet sooner than later.

 

 

I was doing some internet reading and colloidal silver in some water was mentioned and some other homeopathic remedies.

teabags good for inflammation around eyes - I can just picture our dogs with those spa type eye covers on ;)

Anyone have experience with colloidal silver?

 

(I used food grade diatomaceous earth for a month as a supplement for Coffey when he started eating other dog's poo at the dog park - it worked!)

 

 

 

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Went up to Mon's a couple hours north for Thanksgiving. That area is considered sub-tropics.

I live in the northern part of the tropics.

 

Watch the whites of Tayamni's eyes all weekend and they were never bloodshot.

 

Sooooo ......

Either she was rested on vacation (what does she do that's so stressful sleeping all day at my house??????)

 

OR - there IS something she's allergic to seasonally down here where I live.

 

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