What is the matter with the dog scratching his eyes?

Reasons why dogs keep scratching their eyes:

1. Abnormal growth of eyelashes. If the dog is born with inverted eyelashes or has double rows of eyelashes, the dog will feel itchy and uncomfortable eyes because the eyelashes have been irritating the conjunctiva, scratching the eyes frequently, tearing, blepharospasm, etc.

2. Eye inflammation. Dog conjunctivitis, keratitis, etc. caused by parasites, bacteria, virus infection, etc. will cause it to scratch the eyes frequently, there will be a lot of secretions in the corners of the eyes or around the eyes, frequent tears, red and swollen eyes, etc. Objects affect the line of sight, causing the dog to feel uncomfortable in the eyes, and will scratch frequently.

3. Foreign body stimulation. Dogs are lively and active animals. They may accidentally let fine sand, hair, and small flying insects enter their eyes during play. At this time, dogs usually blink frequently, shed tears, and scratch their eyes.

4. Skin diseases around the eyes. When a dog has skin diseases such as eczema, dermatitis, and psoriasis caused by bacterial, fungal, or parasitic infections around the eyes, it may also cause the dog to feel itchy skin and scratch the area around the eyes frequently.

How to deal with dogs scratching their eyes all the time:

1. If it is caused by eyelashes, it generally needs to be treated by pulling out the eyelashes or by electrocautery, freezing hair follicles and other surgical methods.

2. If it is eye inflammation such as dog conjunctivitis, keratitis, etc., you can use neomycin sulfate eye drops, and take Vipuda amoxicillin powder orally to eliminate eye inflammation. If there is corneal ulcer, Timely to the hospital for infusion treatment.

3. For symptoms caused by foreign body irritation, it is necessary to wash out the foreign body with eyewash, or go to the hospital to remove the foreign body, and then use antibacterial eye drops to prevent secondary infection.

4. Dogs with itching around the eyes caused by skin diseases need to go to the hospital for a skin scraping examination to determine the type of skin disease, and then treat with symptomatic medication. If the dog’s pruritus symptoms are serious, you can consult the doctor whether you can take chlorpheniramine maleate tablets and other drugs that block allergic pruritus to relieve it.