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Older dog has bloody discharge from eyes, going to vet but want to be prepared?
Background: My dog is about 13 years old. She has blue eyes and recently we have noticed she doesn't see as well as she used to. We charted this down to simple age and her light eyes as we were always told the white/blue eyed dogs tended to have failing vision as they aged. The vet didn't notice anything wrong with her at our last visit and said she was just getting old, that was about 9 months ago.
My husband just called and said she has a bloody discharge from her eye. I confirmed with him it was blood and not just brown tear stains. I called the vet, and we are scheduled to come in on Monday. They said we can come by and wait in the office tomorrow in case they can fit us in if we were overly concerned.
I am curious what could cause the bloody tears, if it is an emergency and we need to find another vet who can see her right this second, if we should hang out at the vet tomorrow hoping they can make time for use, or just wait until Monday. Anything we can do for her until then?
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- rosagallica2002Lv 68 years agoFavorite Answer
Bloody tears can caused by a minor scratch (do you have a cat who could have scratched him???) It is possible for a dog to scratch himself or get scratched, especially if he is running around outside and bumps into a branch or something that has a small twig protruding out. Small growths on the eyelid can also bleed. And dental abscesses can leak blood that drains through the duct system as well. If this does not clear up on its own in 8 hours, I would be sitting in the vet's waiting room.....
Source(s): 45 years of experience raising dogs; dog nutrition and health mentor - Anonymous6 years ago
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Older dog has bloody discharge from eyes, going to vet but want to be prepared?
Background: My dog is about 13 years old. She has blue eyes and recently we have noticed she doesn't see as well as she used to. We charted this down to simple age and her light eyes as we were always told the white/blue eyed dogs tended to have failing vision as they aged. The vet...
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