What causes puppy eye discharge every morning and how to treat it?

Hi. I would suggest taking your Westie in for an eye exam. Mucous like discharge in the eyes may be a symptom of dry eye or keratoconjunctivitiis sicca (KCS). Your vet can perform a simple test to see if there is normal tear production in the eyes. If not medications to help can be prescribed. Untreated KCS can be painful and potentially lead to ulcers or scarring of the eye. Or there may be some other cause such as uveitis, conjunctivitis, corneal disease. A good eye exam can start to figure out what is wrong.

Poor Coco. Mucous in the eye is a sign of an eye infection. You will need to take her into the vet first thing in the morning to have this treated. Any eye problem needs to be treated promptly because leaving it untreated can lead to vision loss. I hope this helps.

A little mucousy discharge is not alarming. It is also not a sign of worms. If the mucus starts looking like pus or if she starts squinting her eyes or if the conjunctives turn red, then you should take her to your veterinarian for an eye exam. However if she gets a little mucousy eye discharge once in a while without those signs, it is nothing to worry about.

That would be extremely rare to have to put a dog down because of an eye infection. See what happens now that you cleaned the mucous away. If it comes back than you should have your vet take a look at him to determine if medication is needed. He may need an antibiotic to treat an infection. So sorry about your other dog. That is sad.

Hi there and thank you for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach to address your concern. The discharge you are seeing may also be due to dry eye (keratoconjunctivitis sicca) and could also be an allergy. I would recommend having Tibo examined by a veterinarian so that the most appropriate diagnostic and treatment recommendations can be made. I would recommend having a Schirmer Tear Test done to rule out dry eye as a cause. I hope this helps guide you in the right direction. Please let me know if you have any other questions or concerns and I would be more than happy to help you further.

That is probably just due to excessive discharge overnight or during sleep. I would recommend to to monitor it and if persistent take Lioh to your veterinarian as conjunctivitis could be a possible cause. This kin of inflammation could be commonly be caused by infective or allergic causes in puppies. Please do not hesitate to contact us again on the forum or by requesting a consultation if you have any more questions or to discuss it any further.

Poor girl. White discharge from the eyes can indicate either a dry eye conditon or the beginning of an allergic conjunctivitis (allergies causing inflammation of the eyes). If she is also sneezing and rubbing her eyes from irritation, then chances are she has allergic conjunctivitis. You can discuss with your vet about trying some over the counter or vet prescribed antihistamine medication to try and help with this. Your vet may want to examine her first just to make sure we are on the right track with her diagnosis and treatment recommendations. In the meantime I would continue to apply warm compresses on her eyelids (while holding them closed) and Henry cleansing the discharge as needed to prevent irritation around her eyes. I hope that Sofeta feels better soon. Best wishes with her eyes and take care of that fur baby.