Symptoms of dog keratitis

1. 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.
2. Superficial keratitis: The corneal epithelium is swollen, the corneal surface is rough and uneven, the transparency is reduced, and the turbidity is light blue or gray-white.
3. Deep keratitis: Inflammation invades the deep layer of the cornea, the eyeball is painful when palpated, and the cornea is cloudy and white and opaque. The surrounding capillaries are broom-shaped and slightly purple.
4. Suppurative keratitis: The dog's eyeball is palpated, and the pain is severe, and pus-like secretion is discharged from the eye. Severe cases can cause corneal perforation and purulent panophthalmia.

Causes of dog keratitis

Dog keratitis is a general term for inflammation of the dog’s corneal tissue. It is characterized by corneal turbidity, ulcers, perforations and corneal plaques. Keratitis is a common eye disease in dogs. It can occur in all kinds of dogs, especially long-haired small dogs. Keratitis in dogs is usually caused by trauma or foreign bodies, and can also occur when suffering from certain infectious diseases and parasitic diseases.

Treatment of dog keratitis

1. Eliminate inflammation. The specific method is to rinse the affected eyes with 3% boric acid solution (or sterile saline) to remove the secretions from the canthus of the dog’s eyes. 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. Inhibit or 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., and apply 4 to 6 drops every day. times, 1~2 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, equal parts of calomel and powdered sugar can be blown into the affected eye once a day, or 0.5% cortisone acetate solution can be used to instill the eye of the dog. of.