Conjunctivitis is defined as inflammation of the conjunctiva, which is the delicate, well-vascularized mucous membrane lining the upper and lower eyelids and covering the outermost parts of the eyeball. It is one of the most common eye disorders in dogs.Conjunctivitis is also called “red eye” for obvious reasons. It is painful and irritating to affected dogs and frustrating for their owners. Clinical signs of conjunctivitis include swollen and sticky eyelids, excessive tearing, pawing at the
Conjunctivitis (“red eye”) refers to inflammation of the delicate, well-vascularized membrane lining the eyelids and covering parts of the eyeball (called the “conjunctiva”). There are many causes of conjunctivitis, including trauma, allergies, foreign body intrusion and bacterial or viral infection. Treating conjunctivitis requires extensive testing to determine its underlying cause. Of course, any treatment protocol must be tailored to the cause of conjunctivitis in that particular dog.The goals of treating conjunctivitis are to resolve the