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How to clean your dog’s eyes and prevent infection
Preventing infection can be as easy as keeping your dog’s eyes clean.
-Trim hair from around your pet’s eyes using blunt-nosed scissors to prevent bacteria from getting into the eye.
-Keep the corners of your dog’s eyes mucus-free by using a sterile eye wash to prevent infections.
Bacteria often feed on mucus and can migrate into the eye.
-Make sure to use protective ophthalmic ointment before you apply insecticides or before bathing your dog.
This can prevent eye irritations that can lead to infection.
-Keep your dog from situations where he may get eye trauma. Fights with other animals, exposure to irritating substances, or letting your pet hang his head out of the car windows are three preventable situations when your pet could receive eye trauma.
-Tearstains are also an area that may become a hotbed for bacteria. Some dogs, such as Poodles, Cockers, and small terriers, may not have the proper mechanism for draining the tears out of the lacrimal gland (tear duct). The excess tears spill down the lower eyelid causing unsightly staining. Trimming hair around the eye, keeping the eye clean, and using a tearstain remover can all help.
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