Conjunctivitis for Dogs

One day we came home from work and noticed Zeldie was squinting like she couldn't see. Her eyes were all red and looked bloodshot. She also had some discharge running out of her eyes. This being new to both of us, we did what any couple would do, we googled it. Of course, the first thing that came up was a page on Red Eye for dogs which seemed to fit her symptoms perfectly. The problem was that Red Eye for dogs is the equivalent of pink eye for people and the side effects include possible blindness. This sent at least one of us into a tizzy. We held her out of doggie day care and took her to the vet first thing in the morning the next day. As it turned out, Zeldie did not have Red Eye for dogs. Zeldie had allergies. And now, we give her eye drops to alleviate the aggravation it itchy, puffy, red eyes. It seems like we have crossed a threshold into the absurd when your day consists of giving eye drops to a dog and this is a more tolerable notion than allowing her to rub her eyes with a paw.