Please Help Me Find a Saline Eye Wash/Drops/Etc for My Dog

In My Humble Opinion (IMHO)
#1

My ginormous dog tends to get allergy eyes. It probably wouldn’t be as bad if he’d stop going up to flowers, sticking his face in them, and then inhaling. :smack: Silly puppy! His vet recommended saline eye drops (made for people) to clean out his eyes. He specifically said just saline, no/limited other chemicals.

I have been tasked with this mighty quest and have failed miserably. I seem to remember there being, and have read of people using a saline only product for their eyes, but such a product eludes me.

Homemade products are not an option (I’ve found recipes). I’m looking to purchase from a place like drugstore.com, Walgreens or CVS. My SO who adores Amazon isn’t interested in purchasing from there because well, its our dogs sight.

Thanks for any help!

I did get a giggle asking the pup if he thought the “Computer Eye Relief Eye Drops” would help and he gave me a look like I was nuts. :stuck_out_tongue:

Apologies if doesn’t make sense, fighting a bug and other stuff, the things we do for our beloved pets. :wink:

#2

You can get a saline solution at any drugstore/Walgreens/CVS whatever. Look in the section where there’s contact lens stuff.

There is also a pet version available at Petco. I bought it there for my dog. I think he’s allergic to my cat. Unfortunately I can’t find it to give you the brand name, but the brand name for the people variety is Boston (there are other brands, and probably a generic version, but this is what I have right now).

It apparently does not keep forever so there’s no point getting a vat of it if you’re not using a lot.

PS: Our dog was not wild about having eye drops. So we basically saturated a washcloth and dabbed at his eye, squeezing the stuff in while pretending to wash his face.

#3

We use Cendo Lyteers for our Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, as directed by our vet – but I have no idea what countries that is available in.

Getting the dog to accept the drops was fairly easy (although his breed is very easy-going, so that might help). I trained him by picking up the eyedrops in one hand and his treat bag in the other, and saying “Drop…Treat!..Drop…Treat!” while shaking the relevant hand as I announced each item. Then a stern command to “sit!” followed by a quick administration of the drops followed by the heaven that is a dog treat. He’s practically too dumb to live, but even he quickly cottoned on to the idea that tolerating eyedrops leads to a reward.

#4

Not the whole washcloth! A tiny corner of the washcloth. I feel I should make that clear.

#5

Espree Optiguard Eyewash.