Why does my dog have red eyes?

When a dog has red eyes, it means he is not feeling well. There can be many reasons why your pup has red eyes, such as allergies, conjunctivitis, or an eye injury. To better understand your dog's health condition, always bring your pet to a veterinarian to check them out.

What causes red eyes in dogs?

Allergies

Are your dogs crying?

Why are their eyes red?

One of the typical reasons dogs' eyes turn red is allergies.

Like humans, dogs can have allergic reactions to different environmental factors, such as:

• Dust
• Pollen
• Foods

When exposed, the allergic reaction can turn their eyes red, indicating inflammation in a dog's eyes.

Conjunctivitis

Aside from allergies, your dog's eyes have turned red for many reasons.

Another one is because of conjunctivitis.

Known to many pet owners as "pink eye," it is a type of inflammation of a dog's membrane covering the inner surface of the eyelids and the outer surface of the eye.

Conjunctivitis can be caused by:

• Allergies
• Infections
• Irritants
• Underlying health conditions

When your dogs' eyes turn red, you should bring them to a veterinarian to check them out.

Eye Injury

If not allergy or conjunctivitis, another reason could be eye injury.

This may be the worst news for dog owners of all the three mentioned.

So, how can a dog's eye get injured?

Although there can be lots of ways your dogs' eyes can get injured, here are some of the most typical instances:

• Blunt force trauma
• Foreign objects
• Scratches

All these things can lead to irritation and redness, not just injury.

If your dog is experiencing eye injury, you should immediately take your pet to the veterinarian to check the severity of the injury.

What can I do to soothe my dog’s red eyes?

To soothe your dog's red eyes, get a damp cloth and gently wipe around your pet's eyes. Consult a veterinarian for an effective eye drop for your dog.

How to avoid eye infections in dogs 

Regular grooming

One good way to protect your dog from eye infections is regular grooming.

As a man's best friend, we should also groom our dogs just as we groom ourselves. 

This is an important thing to do regularly for us as dog owners.

To start, always keep your dog's face clean.

With a damp cloth, you can gently wipe it around the dog's eyes to remove any debris that can be the reason for the infection.

Preventive care

Aside from keeping your dog clean with regular grooming, preventive care should always be on your mind as a dog owner.

We dog owners should always bring our pets to a veterinarian to check them out regularly. 

Always include eye examinations in the tests that will be done on your dog.

In this way, you catch any potential issues that can lead to your dog's eyes getting infected and prevent them from ever happening.

Avoid irritants

Your dogs' environment has always been crucial to their health condition.

This is why, if you want to protect your dogs' eyes from getting irritated, you should minimize their exposure to eye irritants, such as:

• Dust
• Chemicals
• Smoke

It would be best to prevent your dogs from scratching their eyes repeatedly and excessively, as they can get infected with bacteria.