# Please Help Me Find a Saline Eye Wash/Drops/Etc for My Dog **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [February 3, 2016, 8:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-find-a-saline-eye-wash-drops-etc-for-my-dog/745040 "2016-02-03T08:44:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![thursday\_next](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8797f3/32.png) [@thursday\_next](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thursday_next)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2016, 8:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-find-a-saline-eye-wash-drops-etc-for-my-dog/745040/1 "2016-02-03T08:44:01Z")
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](http://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. 😛 Apologies if doesn’t make sense, fighting a bug and other stuff, the things we do for our beloved pets. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hilarity_n.suze/32/6223_2.png) [@Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hilarity_N.Suze)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2016, 9:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-find-a-saline-eye-wash-drops-etc-for-my-dog/745040/2 "2016-02-03T09:24:20Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2016, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-find-a-saline-eye-wash-drops-etc-for-my-dog/745040/3 "2016-02-03T13:19:30Z")
We use [Cendo Lyteers](http://www.hogern.com/en-cendo-lyteers.html) 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. ---
**Author:** ![Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hilarity_n.suze/32/6223_2.png) [@Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hilarity_N.Suze)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2016, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-find-a-saline-eye-wash-drops-etc-for-my-dog/745040/4 "2016-02-03T17:57:59Z")
> [@Hilarity\_N.Suze](#): > > 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. Not the whole washcloth! A tiny corner of the washcloth. I feel I should make that clear. ---
**Author:** ![Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hilarity_n.suze/32/6223_2.png) [@Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hilarity_N.Suze)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2016, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-find-a-saline-eye-wash-drops-etc-for-my-dog/745040/5 "2016-02-04T20:16:54Z")
Espree Optiguard Eyewash.