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How to treat festering eyes in cats and dogs?

Conjunctivitis is a disease of viral, fungal or bacterial etiology that develops on the mucous membrane of the eyelids. As a result of infection, the mucous membrane becomes inflamed, and serous or purulent contents begin to be released from the conjunctival sac.

An animal can get conjunctivitis as a result of its own negligence when licking or scratching its eyes, or accidentally get it from a person who has conjunctivitis, rubbed its eyes, and then began to hug and stroke its pet.

The signs of conjunctivitis in cats and dogs are the same as in humans:

watery eyes,
eyes turn sour,
pus accumulates in the corners of the eyes,
with strong conjunctivitis in an animal, the eyelids may stick together, and it ceases to see, since it is not able to open the sour eyelids on its own.

We are used to treating conjunctivitis at home on our own, and we are trying to apply the same method to animals. But in the successful treatment of conjunctivitis, the identification of the causative agent of the infection plays an important role. It is the establishment of the fact of infection with a bacterium, fungus, virus and the appropriate choice of eye drops that are a success in the treatment of this disease.

Without thinking about the consequences, we can choose eye drops with a corticosteroid agent, which will very quickly and effectively get rid of conjunctivitis, but the trouble with a hormonal drug (and corticosteroids are hormonal drugs) is that after their use, conventional drugs do not have a therapeutic efficiency. For this reason, do not seek to treat the animal on your own for conjunctivitis, so as not to cause resistance to simple antimicrobial drugs in it, and also not to provoke chronic diseases of the conjunctiva and cornea of the eye.

Why are chronic forms of conjunctivitis dangerous? Such a chronicity of the inflammatory process in the mucous membrane can lead to a modification of the mucous layer or the proliferation of the mucous membrane, which will manifest itself as external abnormal outgrowths in the eyelid region, and will serve as a new round for the disease in the eye area.

The best approach in treating festering eyes of cats and dogs is to rinse your pet's eyes with a solution of strong tea leaves or other plant-derived antiseptic (chamomile, St. John's wort, calendula - herbal, not alcoholic infusions) and seek advice from a veterinarian.