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Cooper11
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@Cooper11, any word on the eye drops you use? I would love to know! My vet recommended using just a simple saline solution to help cleanse and soothe but is there something you have found to work better?
The drops I use are Gentamicin Sulfate. Coopers eyes get pretty red from environmental allergies.....he is basically allergic to everything outside...have you had an allergy test done. I know they say to wait until the bullies are 1 but I had to do Coopers now at 8 months. I thought I should, My EBN family said I should, and my vet said to get it done. I now know what his allergies are. I think the environmental allergies are something you just have to deal with they are hard to treat and if you get the allergy shot I have heard it helps and I have heard it doesn't. But I do know if it does work it takes time. I got the drops I mentioned when cooper started his tear stains and the vet thought he might have a little infections. I gave them to him a few times but I knew he didn't have an infection so I stopped giving them to him. Once he got sick and throwing up and his allergies really started his eyes got so red and blood shot. I tried the drops one night just t see what they wold do ad he woke up with clear eyes so I think they helped. I used them for a few days but with allergies it is too hard.
I am thinking your bully has environmental and maybe even a food allergy that is causing all his problems and making him itch. Since I have found Coopers food allergies and now know his environmental allergies he is doing a lot better. I don't let him outside for too long. I try to let him play but once he starts getting pretty red I will call him to come in. Have you tried sock or doggie booties on your bully maybe would help with the allergies on his feet and might help with his scratching his eyes. even if you have to tape or tie them on to stay I would say it is work a try especially if you are afraid of his scratching his eye!
Also I recommend weekly baths to get the pollen and all the other outside allergies he has. Get a good shampoo for sensitive skin and that is oatmeal based or even maybe a medicated shampoo from the vet. If he has bad allergies to stuff outside weekly baths will help Or even if you just wipe him off every night. But I can tell a difference in Cooper after his baths and I can tell he looks better and not as pink.