Therese 0 Posted August 7, 2009 Report Share Posted August 7, 2009 our border is having real problems with his eyes ,sore and swollen under his lids to the point were he cant open them after a good mooch out he is just a year old and a real cracker ,any ideas ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Panna 68 Posted August 7, 2009 Report Share Posted August 7, 2009 Take him to a vet! ATB, Anna Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Therese 0 Posted August 7, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2009 Take him to a vet! ATB, Anna Funnily enough we thought of that. Vet said he his eyes were sore. Which we knew. And charged us fifty quid. Money well spent if it helped him. But it didn't. Any other thoughts? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TOPPER 1,809 Posted August 7, 2009 Report Share Posted August 7, 2009 but why are the eyes sore ? whats here been up to have you tryed bathing them in cold tea, keep the dog away from corn , long seedy grass, any where dusty and bath them in cold tea for a few days , atb top Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Therese 0 Posted August 7, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2009 but why are the eyes sore ? whats here been up to have you tryed bathing them in cold tea, keep the dog away from corn , long seedy grass, any where dusty and bath them in cold tea for a few days , atb top Thanks for the reply. Eyes get sore when we work him, which is why we were wondering if it was some sort of allergy/pollen thing. Really bad when he gets out in the bushes. He's eleven months old, could he grow out of it? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
the fezz 44 Posted August 7, 2009 Report Share Posted August 7, 2009 hi mate , my wee borders does get sore eyes from bushing , was told by my vet to use infected eyes , you can get it from boots , just a couple of drops done the job and he never charged me a penny (hes a good vet he runs lurchers himself ) cheers Fezz Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Therese 0 Posted August 7, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2009 hi mate , my wee borders does get sore eyes from bushing , was told by my vet to use infected eyes , you can get it from boots , just a couple of drops done the job and he never charged me a penny (hes a good vet he runs lurchers himself ) cheers Fezz Thanks mate i will give it a go Quote Link to post Share on other sites
the fezz 44 Posted August 7, 2009 Report Share Posted August 7, 2009 no probs Quote Link to post Share on other sites
waidmann 105 Posted August 9, 2009 Report Share Posted August 9, 2009 is there not an infection of the second lid? some breeds are prone to it( labs). dont know about borders though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Therese 0 Posted August 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 10, 2009 is there not an infection of the second lid? some breeds are prone to it( labs).dont know about borders though. Thanks for your reply .Trying him on the eye drops one of the boys suggested earlier and they seem to be helping ,his problem does seem to be with the inner lid and it really gets him down .We have done the vets twice with him no help ,really stuck as to what to try next?Does anyone know someone up in the north east to take him to? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shell 42 Posted August 10, 2009 Report Share Posted August 10, 2009 Could it be that he's just getting bits of sand and soil etc in his eyes? Rather than an allergic reaction to something? Is he working in lots of brambles and maybe getting scratched around his eyes? Try cod liver oil. Buy some capsules (health food shop / boots), pierce a hole in one then put a couple of drops in his eyes. We use this on our Borders when their eyes are sore after mooching about and it helps get any crap out of their eyes. Usually the next morning all the sand or soil that was iritating them is stuck on the outside of the eye. Another one you can use is Golden eye ointment you can buy for yourselves. Will do the same I'd have thought as Optrex infected eye stuff. Other than that don't know what to suggest. Shell Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Therese 0 Posted August 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 10, 2009 Could it be that he's just getting bits of sand and soil etc in his eyes? Rather than an allergic reaction to something? Is he working in lots of brambles and maybe getting scratched around his eyes? Try cod liver oil. Buy some capsules (health food shop / boots), pierce a hole in one then put a couple of drops in his eyes. We use this on our Borders when their eyes are sore after mooching about and it helps get any crap out of their eyes. Usually the next morning all the sand or soil that was iritating them is stuck on the outside of the eye. Another one you can use is Golden eye ointment you can buy for yourselves. Will do the same I'd have thought as Optrex infected eye stuff. Other than that don't know what to suggest. Shell Many thanks Shell. We will give it a go really keen to sort him out ,he is a fantastic little fella and mad keen to get out and about and do his stuff. We have just visited your site ,your dogs are superb a real credit to you . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shell 42 Posted August 10, 2009 Report Share Posted August 10, 2009 Many thanks Shell. We will give it a go really keen to sort him out ,he is a fantastic little fella and mad keen to get out and about and do his stuff. We have just visited your site ,your dogs are superb a real credit to you . Thank you ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dave mac 58 Posted August 13, 2009 Report Share Posted August 13, 2009 our border is having real problems with his eyes ,sore and swollen under his lids to the point were he cant open them after a good mooch out he is just a year old and a real cracker ,any ideas ? hi, have alook at his eye lashes, make sure he has,nt any in growing lashes, or 2 sets of lashes growing had it happen to a pup we had, Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Therese 0 Posted August 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2009 our border is having real problems with his eyes ,sore and swollen under his lids to the point were he cant open them after a good mooch out he is just a year old and a real cracker ,any ideas ? hi, have alook at his eye lashes, make sure he has,nt any in growing lashes, or 2 sets of lashes growing had it happen to a pup we had, Many thanks mate i will check him out . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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