CANINE FIRST AID AND EMERGENCY CARE

By: Dr. Mike Lappin, DVM

EYE INJURIES

Types of Injuries:
1. Environmental, wind, water, dust
2. Traumatic, branches, falls
3. Foreign material, dirt, plant material

Symptoms:
1. Eyes red and runny
2. Mucus discharge
3. Squinting
4. Pawing at eye

First Aid Treatment:
1. Rinse eyes if there is no apparent corneal injury
2. Apply topical ophthalmic antibiotic
3. If cornea appears cloudy, blue or cut/scratched/perforated, protect eye from rubbing and
further injury (e-collar) and transport to vet for treatment.
4. Foreign material in area around eyeball may be able to be removed with q-tip