Analysis of the symptoms and treatment of canine keratitis, a must-read for novices! Canine keratitis is usually caused by trauma or foreign bodies. It can also occur with certain infectious and parasitic diseases. Traumatic keratitis. Traces of trauma can be seen on the surface of the dog's cornea, the injured part is rough and uneven, and the corneal epithelium is damaged. Superficial keratitis. The corneal epithelium is swollen, the corneal surface is rough and uneven, the transparency is reduced, and the opacified part is light blue or gray-white. Deep keratitis. Inflammation invades the deep layers of the cornea, causing eyeball pain when palpated, and the cornea is cloudy and white and opaque. The surrounding capillaries are broom-shaped and slightly purple. Suppurative keratitis. Palpation of the dog's eyeball revealed severe pain and pus-like discharge from the eye. Severe cases can cause corneal perforation and purulent panophthalmia.

Symptoms and treatment methods of canine keratitis

Treatment of canine keratitis:

1. Eliminate inflammation. First of all, we need to anti-inflammatory the dog. The specific method is to flush the affected eye with 3% boric acid solution (or sterile saline) to remove the secretions from the canthus of the dog's eye. Then instill antibiotic eye drops (or eye ointment) into the dog's conjunctival sac to prevent iris adhesion. You can use 0.5%-1% atropine sulfate eye drops, twice a day. 2. Prevent corneal infection: After cleaning the sick eye, apply low-concentration antibiotic eye drops, such as 0.5~1% streptomycin, 0.25% chloramphenicol, 0.5% tetracycline, 0.5~1% neomycin, etc. , eye drops 4 to 6 times a day, 1 to 2 drops each time. For severe cases, high-concentration eye drops can be used, such as 40,000 units/ml of penicillin, 5% streptomycin, and 40,000 units/ml of polymyxin, once every half hour. Or apply antibiotic ointment.

3. Promote the absorption of corneal opacity. In order to reduce new blood vessels, control corneal opacity, and promote the absorption of corneal opacity, you can blow equal parts of calomel and powdered sugar into the affected eye once a day, or use 0.5% cortisone acetate solution to give the dog's eyes. OK.

The above introduces the symptoms and treatment methods of canine keratitis. If parents are inexperienced, do not blindly use medication and send the dog to the pet hospital in time.