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i have a male that his eye festers up and mattes shut,,i have had him to the vet about 3 times the vet has scoped his eye lifting all the eye lids,,,,,,,,now he has not found nothing in his eye to irratate it,,,,he gave me some antibiotic eye cream to put in his eye this cream cost 22.00 every 2 weeks is there anything in an atibiotic cream i can buy over the counter to clear this up,,,,,,,,

You can try this:

http://www.jefferspet.com/ssc/product.a ... terramycin

He could have a recurring conjunctivitis or have tear duct problems (sounds more like conjunctivitis to me). Clamydial conjunctivitis is hard to get cleared up and can keep coming back.
I would clean the eye well with saline solution http://www.jefferspet.com/ssc/product.a ... =opticlear being very careful not to touch the eye with the tip of the bottle, then apply the Terramycin opthamic ointment (also being careful not to touch the tip to the eye).

You shouldn't need any oral antibiotics, but if it doesn't clear up with in a week or two, you might want to consider orals (such as amoxicylin).

Good luck

Renee

THANKS BUNNY RUNNER,,,,,,,i know if i hunt him frequent it doesnt do it as bad but if i dont hunt him alot it mats up i use a warm wash cloth to soften it up so his eye comes open but then all this nasty yello puss comes out,,,,,i use an eye cleaner with saline and it seems to clear the junk out,,,,,,,im thinking he may be alergic to something around my kennel because a guy hunted him 2 seasons ago when i was down and never once had a problem with his eye,,,,,,

I have a male that has the same problem I rinse his eyes every time I get home and he does fine. Tetrymyician workgreat for many eye problems I pay 8.00 a tube last for a long time.

yeam im gonna have to get some,,,,,,,,,,have you ever found out the reason it does this,,,does it matt shut and puss seep out,,,,,,,,

http://www.merckvetmanual.com/mvm/index ... /30200.htm

Here is some info!
Hope it helps. This link is a great source for alot of problems. I have the book, which is the "desk reference" that vets use!

I recommend it highly.

I had an Timer tell me to use a warm Tea Bag on my dogs eyes when they get madded up, and it works great. I have been using it for years, and I have no promblems.

Catfish.

In my dog it is an allergy problem. Only happens when I run him in tall weeds.