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FOREIGN BODIES IN THE EYE
The foreign body in an eye may be a grass seed, a bit of grit or a grain of sand. If the foreign body has perforated the eyeball, it will cause extreme pain. No attempt should be made to remove an object that has punctured the eyeball and a vet should be consulted at once.
Symptoms
Sudden and profuse crying.
Tears flowing out of one eye only.
Acute irritation of that eyeball only.
Treatment
1) Make a saline solution (sterile solution) by adding 1 teaspoon cooking salt to 500 ml water. Boil the water and then allow it to cool.
2) Bathe the affected eye liberally or saturate a wad of cotton wool with the solution and squeeze it into the eye.
3) Apply a soothing opthalmic ointment directly on to the eyeball.
If the dog insists on scratching, even after the treatment, then the foreign body may still be in the eye. Take the dog to the vet immediately.
Raj Prateek Verma
FOREIGN BODIES IN THE EYE
The foreign body in an eye may be a grass seed, a bit of grit or a grain of sand. If the foreign body has perforated the eyeball, it will cause extreme pain. No attempt should be made to remove an object that has punctured the eyeball and a vet should be consulted at once.
Symptoms
Sudden and profuse crying.
Tears flowing out of one eye only.
Acute irritation of that eyeball only.
Treatment
1) Make a saline solution (sterile solution) by adding 1 teaspoon cooking salt to 500 ml water. Boil the water and then allow it to cool.
2) Bathe the affected eye liberally or saturate a wad of cotton wool with the solution and squeeze it into the eye.
3) Apply a soothing opthalmic ointment directly on to the eyeball.
If the dog insists on scratching, even after the treatment, then the foreign body may still be in the eye. Take the dog to the vet immediately.
Raj Prateek Verma
