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Visine is not a lubricant and should not be used as one. That part i understand because its a vasocontrictor.

Refresh and Gentel are eye lubricants..so all they do is lubricate and cleanse the eye. But that dogs eye doesnt look like it has a problem with dry eye. It looks like inflammation of the lower conjuntival sac-an allergy to something or even a clogged duct- so either of those would to clean out the eye or saline..considering the above two are made up of a sodium based product anyway.
So maybe just a saline flush would be the best for this dog to just clean out the eye, actually cheaper than Refresh or Gentel.





Rhiann,Mia,Roland and Oy
RIP Samson & Karma
Foster mom to:
Chloe-apx 9- hospice
Angel- 9 (adoption pending)
Blaze-6
Sam-6 (adoption pending)
Foremen-5
Dante- apx 5-6
Ole Miss P- now at the bridge- was 13 years old.

Visine is not a lubricant and should not be used as one. That part i understand because its a vasocontrictor.

Refresh and Gentel are eye lubricants..so all they do is lubricate and cleanse the eye. But that dogs eye doesnt look like it has a problem with dry eye. It looks like inflammation of the lower conjuntival sac-an allergy to something or even a clogged duct- so either of those would to clean out the eye or saline..considering the above two are made up of a sodium based product anyway.
So maybe just a saline flush would be the best for this dog to just clean out the eye, actually cheaper than Refresh or Gentel.





Rhiann,Mia,Roland and Oy
RIP Samson & Karma
Foster mom to:
Chloe-apx 9- hospice
Angel- 9 (adoption pending)
Blaze-6
Sam-6 (adoption pending)
Foremen-5
Dante- apx 5-6
Ole Miss P- now at the bridge- was 13 years old.

I haven't had time the past couple of days to research any of it. Thank you for the helpful links though:-) I'm careful about what I give my girls.....and want to be VERY informed when it is something I am putting into their eyes!!



Amy, Sophia and Isabella

I haven't had time the past couple of days to research any of it. Thank you for the helpful links though:-) I'm careful about what I give my girls.....and want to be VERY informed when it is something I am putting into their eyes!!



Amy, Sophia and Isabella

I've seen cherry eye start like this, and sometimes the 3rd eyelid is thick enuf to hold the gland in.

I've seen cherry eye start like this, and sometimes the 3rd eyelid is thick enuf to hold the gland in.

because it has no preservatives.

because it has no preservatives.

I was always told not to use Visine because it burns their eyes, to use Tears Natural. That is what I have used on my dogs for years.

I was always told not to use Visine because it burns their eyes, to use Tears Natural. That is what I have used on my dogs for years.

This site says "tetrahydrolazine" is bad for dogs...

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Can_you_use_Visine_in_a_dog%27s_eye

This site says it should not be used because it's not therapeutic. It just gets the red out. It doesn't say it's harmful.

http://74.125.155.132/search?q=cache:48pHv1G4iFQJ:www.thepetcenter.com/gen/eyetrouble.html+visine+%2Bcanine+use&cd=13&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us&client=firefox-a

I suppose there could be reasons to use it for showing, but it serves no purpose to help the eye like other lubricants like Genteal and Refresh Liquigel.

This site says "tetrahydrolazine" is bad for dogs...

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Can_you_use_Visine_in_a_dog%27s_eye

This site says it should not be used because it's not therapeutic. It just gets the red out. It doesn't say it's harmful.

http://74.125.155.132/search?q=cache:48pHv1G4iFQJ:www.thepetcenter.com/gen/eyetrouble.html+visine+%2Bcanine+use&cd=13&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us&client=firefox-a

I suppose there could be reasons to use it for showing, but it serves no purpose to help the eye like other lubricants like Genteal and Refresh Liquigel.

May be he meant just for this particular case? I don't know about using it otherwise. Now I gotta go ask my doc about that!



Amy, Sophia and Isabella

May be he meant just for this particular case? I don't know about using it otherwise. Now I gotta go ask my doc about that!



Amy, Sophia and Isabella

and have put both of them in my eyes and they still burn my eyes and they are just lubricants so I often wonder if my crew feels the same when i use them on them..
I also prefer Naphcon over the Visine brand- that one they dont seem to have a problem with an noone fights me when i use it, go figure.



Rhiann,Mia,Roland and Oy
RIP Samson & Karma
Foster mom to:
Chloe-apx 9- hospice
Angel- 9 (adoption pending)
Blaze-6
Sam-6 (adoption pending)
Foremen-5
Dante- apx 5-6
Ole Miss P- now at the bridge- was 13 years old.

and have put both of them in my eyes and they still burn my eyes and they are just lubricants so I often wonder if my crew feels the same when i use them on them..
I also prefer Naphcon over the Visine brand- that one they dont seem to have a problem with an noone fights me when i use it, go figure.



Rhiann,Mia,Roland and Oy
RIP Samson & Karma
Foster mom to:
Chloe-apx 9- hospice
Angel- 9 (adoption pending)
Blaze-6
Sam-6 (adoption pending)
Foremen-5
Dante- apx 5-6
Ole Miss P- now at the bridge- was 13 years old.

Here is the non-zoomed in pic...
Can this be Cherry Eye?

Here is the non-zoomed in pic...
Can this be Cherry Eye?

It looks like he could have been bitten by something.  My shar-pei got bitten by a mosquito and his eye really swelled up.  Try and take a picture that is more head on so you can see his full face.

It looks like he could have been bitten by something.  My shar-pei got bitten by a mosquito and his eye really swelled up.  Try and take a picture that is more head on so you can see his full face.

I use that in place of visine sometimes for myself!



Amy, Sophia and Isabella

I use that in place of visine sometimes for myself!



Amy, Sophia and Isabella

lubricated.

Kathy, Ollie and Chester

lubricated.

Kathy, Ollie and Chester

We went out shopping (to get Rocco more food) and his eye looks better....not 100% but better.
We have some Benadryl and need to get some drops for him...

Thanks for the info!!

We went out shopping (to get Rocco more food) and his eye looks better....not 100% but better.
We have some Benadryl and need to get some drops for him...

Thanks for the info!!

on a dogs eye? Regular Visine is made up of potassium choloride and tetrahydrolazine hydrocholoide. Tetrahydrolazine is a vasoconstrictor which is how it "gets the red out" of eyes by contricting the vessels. It is often used in dogs all he time before they enter the ring to "get the red out" or when a dog is excesivly tesring during allergy season. It has alwasys been my understanding that it is ok to use Visine but should not be used to treat dry eye- because its a vasoconstrictor and will make the eyes dryer. But in the case of allergies- it is ok to use?

Guess this is another one of those things i am going to ask the vet about and then the pharmacist and then ten million other people so i can figure it out like i did with the neosporin for eyes- which BTY has been working wonders for everyones eyes now. Heck i am still on the first tube and with BNP I went through 5 tubes in 1 week!





Rhiann,Mia,Roland and Oy
RIP Samson & Karma
Foster mom to:
Chloe-apx 9- hospice
Angel- 9 (adoption pending)
Blaze-6
Sam-6 (adoption pending)
Foremen-5
Dante- apx 5-6
Ole Miss P- now at the bridge- was 13 years old.

on a dogs eye? Regular Visine is made up of potassium choloride and tetrahydrolazine hydrocholoide. Tetrahydrolazine is a vasoconstrictor which is how it "gets the red out" of eyes by contricting the vessels. It is often used in dogs all he time before they enter the ring to "get the red out" or when a dog is excesivly tesring during allergy season. It has alwasys been my understanding that it is ok to use Visine but should not be used to treat dry eye- because its a vasoconstrictor and will make the eyes dryer. But in the case of allergies- it is ok to use?

Guess this is another one of those things i am going to ask the vet about and then the pharmacist and then ten million other people so i can figure it out like i did with the neosporin for eyes- which BTY has been working wonders for everyones eyes now. Heck i am still on the first tube and with BNP I went through 5 tubes in 1 week!





Rhiann,Mia,Roland and Oy
RIP Samson & Karma
Foster mom to:
Chloe-apx 9- hospice
Angel- 9 (adoption pending)
Blaze-6
Sam-6 (adoption pending)
Foremen-5
Dante- apx 5-6
Ole Miss P- now at the bridge- was 13 years old.

Don't use regular Visine please! Or you can purchase Terramycin from most pet stores and put about a 1/4 inch line in the eye twice daily to keep it lubricated well until the swelling goes down.



Amy, Sophia and Isabella

Don't use regular Visine please! Or you can purchase Terramycin from most pet stores and put about a 1/4 inch line in the eye twice daily to keep it lubricated well until the swelling goes down.



Amy, Sophia and Isabella

it is the lower conjuctiva that has become swollen and inflamed. Probably an allergic reaction to something in the air or he has rubbed his face. I would give Benedryl for the allergy and some visine drops for the eye. Hopefully this won't develop into cherry eye.

Miriam Olesen
http://www.omegabulldogs.shutterfly.com/

it is the lower conjuctiva that has become swollen and inflamed. Probably an allergic reaction to something in the air or he has rubbed his face. I would give Benedryl for the allergy and some visine drops for the eye. Hopefully this won't develop into cherry eye.

Miriam Olesen
http://www.omegabulldogs.shutterfly.com/