My five year old male Standard Poodle has had "gunky eyes" lately. I took him
to the Vet who prescribed Vetropolycin HC. It seemed to work, but the eye
mucous returned after a few days. I'll take him back to the Vet next week, but
I am posting this for more opinions. The gunk is very viscous; I touch it with
a Q-Tip and twirl to pick it out. The eyes show no abnormal redness or
irritation.

On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 05:08:41 +0000, GWB wrote:

My five year old male Standard Poodle has had "gunky eyes" lately. I
took him to the Vet who prescribed Vetropolycin HC. It seemed to work,
but the eye mucous returned after a few days. I'll take him back to the
Vet next week, but I am posting this for more opinions. The gunk is
very viscous; I touch it with a Q-Tip and twirl to pick it out. The
eyes show no abnormal redness or irritation.

Two of my four pack members regularly have gunky eyes (and it's usually
the same eye in each case). It simply seems to be a consequence of the
environment and their behavior (e.g., where and how they lay down, how
they clean themselves). Unless there are signs of irritation or
inflammation I wouldn't worry about it and would simply clean the area
around the eye regularly.

"GWB" wrote in message
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My five year old male Standard Poodle has had "gunky eyes" lately. I took
him
to the Vet who prescribed Vetropolycin HC. It seemed to work, but the eye
mucous returned after a few days. I'll take him back to the Vet next
week, but
I am posting this for more opinions. The gunk is very viscous; I touch it
with
a Q-Tip and twirl to pick it out. The eyes show no abnormal redness or
irritation.

.......anything else going on with your pup healthwise? Doesn't sound like
it's any kind of an infection, might just be response to environment - dry
indoor air, pollen (yes we've now got maple pollen in FL!), etc. Dogs do,
however, get runny eyes when they have heartworm and I think even some of
the tick diseaes show early eye symptoms, so if there's been any other kind
of noticeable health symptoms, best to explore further.

buglady
take out the dog before replying

buglady asks:
......anything else going on with your pup healthwise? Doesn't sound like
it's any kind of an infection, might just be response to environment - dry
indoor air, pollen (yes we've now got maple pollen in FL!), etc. Dogs do,
however, get runny eyes when they have heartworm and I think even some of
the tick diseaes show early eye symptoms, so if there's been any other kind of
noticeable health symptoms, best to explore further.

The Vet suspected that the irritation was due to more frequent flea treatments
this year. We have had a horrendous flea season in New Orleans. I have been
shampooing and dipping in addition to Frontline; we still have fleas.

"GWB" wrote in message
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The Vet suspected that the irritation was due to more frequent flea
treatments
this year. We have had a horrendous flea season in New Orleans. I have
been
shampooing and dipping in addition to Frontline; we still have fleas.


Years ago we had a dog with goopy eyes in relation to a liver problem. More
frequent flea treatments, especially combining products, could be causing
liver distress. BTW, I shifted from Frontline to Advantage topical this
year and after 1 application to my furkid, both she and the house were
flea-free. After 2 applications, I was able to go longer between treatments
than recommended.

Also in Louisiana, where fleas are almost as thick as politicians,
Annette & little CJ

stop baking before you reply

GWB wrote:
The Vet suspected that the irritation was due to more frequent flea treatments
this year. We have had a horrendous flea season in New Orleans. I have been
shampooing and dipping in addition to Frontline; we still have fleas.



Generally I've heard Frontline is better than Advantage. Advantage
apparently wears off at the end of the month. However, some of the
topicals work better for some dogs than others. So yours might do better
on Advantage. Or, if you don't have cats, that new thing called Advantix
(which supposedly wards off fleas and mosquitos, since it has pyrethrins
in it). Advantix can't be used on cats, since pyrethrins are toxic to
cats. I would try it, except that my cat rubs up against my dogs, and I
worry about transfer. She would ingest it if she cleaned herself after
rubbing against the dog. It is said to be safe when used on a dog in a
household with cats, but I don't have a problem with Frontline so I don't
really have a reason to change.

natalie

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"Natalie Rigertas" wrote in message
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GWB wrote:
The Vet suspected that the irritation was due to more frequent flea
treatments
this year. We have had a horrendous flea season in New Orleans. I have
been
shampooing and dipping in addition to Frontline; we still have fleas.

Generally I've heard Frontline is better than Advantage.
............not for fleas. I think most people agree here that Advantage is
better for fleas. Certainly it's true in my case. And Frontline makes
their coats greasy - so they pick up more dirt.

buglady
take out the dog before replying

"GWB" wrote in message
...
The Vet suspected that the irritation was due to more frequent flea
treatments
this year. We have had a horrendous flea season in New Orleans. I have
been
shampooing and dipping in addition to Frontline; we still have fleas.

........as Annette mentioned, most of us have better luck with Advantage.
And you might see if you can find a product with Precor in it to spray your
carpets with. It's nontoxic, and inhibits fleas from moulting from larvae
to adults. Lasts a long time too. I used to be able to get it without
other stuff in it, but can't find it in small containers any more. I think
Zodiac is still around, though it also has other stuff in it. Wash your dog
bedding frequently and sweep all the time. I read that while sweeping picks
up adults it doesn't do anything to larvae, as they hang on to the carpet
for dear life! Also flea combing is efffective. They did a study and found
that the first 5 minutes gets the most fleas, before they get all agitated
and starting running around. So you could do that a couple of times a day
and it wouldn't take much time. There's also treatments for the yard,
though personally, if you live in a place like you do (and FL!) fleas are
everywhere and I don't think it's possible to sterilize a tiny yard when
they can move right back in.

buglady
take out the dog before replying

for my poodle (has allgeries) his eyes get gunky when it is time for
his shot. There is also a Poodle mailing list with a lot of
knowledgeable people on poodle specific ailments. Very helpful group.
You can check it out at www.vipoodle.org

dolysods adds:
There is also a Poodle mailing list with a lot of knowledgeable people on
poodle specific ailments. Very helpful group. You can check it out at
www.vipoodle.org

Thanks!