4-year-old female golden retriever. Past 5 mornings she has cloudy
mucous in her left eye only. Mucous has no yellow or green color and
it doesn't appear to bother her at all, but this is definitely
something out of the normal. Like I say, it just started about 5 days
ago. I gently remove it by twirling a cotton swap near the corner of
her eye, and the stuff pulls out and wraps around the cotton swap.

Will this clear up on its own, or is it a precursor to a more severe
problem?

PS - As far as I know, she didn't injure her eye. There's no evidence
at all of injury or infection. No redness or swelling. The eye
doesn't seem to bother her.

wrote:
4-year-old female golden retriever. Past 5 mornings she has cloudy
mucous in her left eye only. Mucous has no yellow or green color and
it doesn't appear to bother her at all, but this is definitely
something out of the normal. Like I say, it just started about 5 days
ago. I gently remove it by twirling a cotton swap near the corner of
her eye, and the stuff pulls out and wraps around the cotton swap.

Will this clear up on its own, or is it a precursor to a more severe
problem?

PS - As far as I know, she didn't injure her eye. There's no evidence
at all of injury or infection. No redness or swelling. The eye
doesn't seem to bother her.

I forgot to mention, she hasn't had her head wet for a several weeks,
so I don't think she got any shampoo or anything in her eye.

On 24 Sep 2006 11:24:29 -0700, , clicked their
heels and said:


wrote:
4-year-old female golden retriever. Past 5 mornings she has cloudy
mucous in her left eye only.

allergy season. Flush her eye with sterile saline solution, not a
cotton swab. If it doesn't clear up or becomes colored, see your vet.
Is she going near bushes or tall grass? This time of year used to be
hell on my Golden for allergies (hot spots). My current guy is only
14 months old, but so far, no signs. Knock on wood!

--
Janet Boss
www.bestfriendsdogobedience.com

Janet B wrote:
On 24 Sep 2006 11:24:29 -0700, , clicked their
heels and said:


wrote:
4-year-old female golden retriever. Past 5 mornings she has cloudy
mucous in her left eye only.

allergy season. Flush her eye with sterile saline solution, not a
cotton swab. If it doesn't clear up or becomes colored, see your vet.
Is she going near bushes or tall grass? This time of year used to be
hell on my Golden for allergies (hot spots). My current guy is only
14 months old, but so far, no signs. Knock on wood!

Ah. We live out in the country. We have a large meadow beyond the
back lawn that is currently full of goldenrod. She's very very good
about staying out of the brush, but occasionally when chasing a
squirrel she can't stop in time.

Can I use an inexpensive saline solution that is safe for people? Or
are dogs eyes different and I need to spend a hundred bucks at the vet?











--
Janet Boss
www.bestfriendsdogobedience.com

On 24 Sep 2006 11:51:58 -0700, , clicked their
heels and said:

Can I use an inexpensive saline solution that is safe for people? Or
are dogs eyes different and I need to spend a hundred bucks at the vet?

Just good old Bausch and Lomb (or generic) is fine.


--
Janet Boss
www.bestfriendsdogobedience.com

Janet B wrote:
On 24 Sep 2006 11:51:58 -0700, , clicked their
heels and said:


Can I use an inexpensive saline solution that is safe for people? Or
are dogs eyes different and I need to spend a hundred bucks at the vet?


Just good old Bausch and Lomb (or generic) is fine.




This same saline solution makes an excellent flushing agent for minor
injuries (human or canine).

Kathleen
"Oh for Pete's sake, you big weenie, just hold still! I've used it
myself, it doesn't hurt it's just cold..."

Kathleen wrote:

Kathleen
"Oh for Pete's sake, you big weenie, just hold still! I've used it
myself, it doesn't hurt it's just cold..."

Our 4-year-old Golden is so trusting she will let me do almost anything
without complaining. She senses it is for her own good. All she's
ever known her short life is love and good treatment.

I clean her ears, clip her toenails, even stick my hands in her mouth
to scrape the tartar off her back teeth with no complaints. She lets
me remove the mucous from that left eye, but she instinctively wants to
close it.

This morning there was no mucous. Hopefully, this has cleared up on
its own.