Conjunctivitis in Dogs and cats
Conjunctivitis is the inflammation of eye of dog or cat .
Causes of Conjunctivitis :
1- Injury of the eye or foreign body contact with the eye.
2-Bacterial or viral infections .
3- Environmental conditions such as excessive heat , lack of ventilation and allergy .
4- Some eye diseases : Glaucoma and lack of lubrication of the eye .
5- Insects and parasites : eye worm
Signs of Conjunctivitis in Dogs and cats :
1- Clear or green discharge from the affected eye .
2- Redness of the eye which is called " Pink eye "
3- Swollen eye .
4- May affect sight of your dog ,
5- Some restlessness and itching in the eye .
4- In bacterial and viral infections there might be fever ,
Treatment of Conjunctivitis in Dogs and cats :
First thing is to consult your veterinarian to treat the cause of this conjunctivitis
1- Treatment of the cause e.g: allergy, trauma,infection or insects etc ...
2- washing the eye with saline is very useful in these cases .
3- Anti-inflammatory and antibiotics eye drugs is sued ,
4- Avoid environmental conditions that may cause irritation of the eye of your pet.
5- Systemic antibiotics mat be used
All these drugs are used under veterinarian supervision ....so please contact your vet first
