Broxi has conjunctivitis

Well looks like that anyway.

Hes been sneezing these last few days and been waking up shaking,which normal calms down during the rest of the days,i noticed this morning that one eye is very red at the side of it and is very watery and streaming water and also making him rub his own eye.

Looks like with the eye and his shaking he has an infection,im going to ring the vet at 9 to get an appt today if possible

Oh poor Broxi. Let us know how you get on at the vet Jas.

Aww poor Broxi, good luck and let us know how the vet visit goes. x

appt for 11:30 so hopefully get some drops or something for him,i really need to get some pet insurance for him

Poor Broxi, yes the vet will probably give you drops x

Poor boy the drops will sort it out Jas xx

_Jason_ wrote:appt for 11:30 so hopefully get some drops or something for him,i really need to get some pet insurance for him

Poor Broxi, that must be very uncomfortable, yes we wouldn't be without insurance try looking on Compare the Market to view and compare

Just back from vet £70 bill,hes worth every penny but i dont have a job now so its alot of money i really need insurance.

When i was walking him to the vets he was rubbing his eye and trying to walk at the same time such a shame

She put this green stuff in his eye and showed me after she did it and there was a green dot on it she says thats an ulcer on his eye along with an allergy or something.

Got eye drops and painkillers 1 a day for 5 days as she said he would be in pain now with it and also a cone to put on his head,which he huffed when i put it on,i felt so quilty so took it off him again now hes sleeping,id rather watch him round the clock to make sure he doesnt run his eyes than put a cone on him 'im soft i know'   but at the same time if hes really at it all the time then guess i will have no choice.

Aw, Broxi. Glad it's sorted and he'll soon be on the mend

RoxysMum wrote:Aw, Broxi. Glad it's sorted and he'll soon be on the mend

Thanks ,

Was a hard job trying to put drops in his eyes,took my otherhalf to have to pin him down in took about 5mins to do it   

And i have to do it 4 times a day   o no

Aww the meds should start to work soon Jas, Vin had the green stuff put in it makes them look like the devil. Hope he will be better soon xx

Inez Maria wrote:Aww the meds should start to work soon Jas, Vin had the green stuff put in it makes them look like the devil. Hope he will be better soon xx

Thanks Inez,i hope so to,it affects me when theres something wrong with him,he seems really good now tho,since i have put them drops in he hasnt touched his eye and hes just sleeping away,all good so far

They have probs took the pain away and eased the itching, while he has his eyes closed its also helping to heal it. We do worry I am constantly looking at Vin all the time when something is wrong hence he has had a lot of eye problems   

Awww poor Broxi   Sure he'll be fine once the drops start working xx

Thanks Saz,im already seeing an improvement

Good good   That green dye they put in is funny isn't it, they look like the devil after!!

Yeah it was like a strip of something jus rubbed on him then his eye went all green

Oh right, they dropped it in Daisy's eyes!

aww poor broxi   ,the drops dont take long to kick in,when sash had conjuntivitis a few years ago it only took a few days for the drops to work   

Has anyone good advice for putting eye drops in.

It was hard from the start but this morning and last night was the hardest,he really does not like it,hes shaking like mad and scared because he doesn't know what's going on and its such a struggle to pin him down and get him to still so we can put them in.

I feel so sorry for him,at the same time tho im seeing a massive improvement already so i really want to get this over and done with

Are you able to put them in when he is sleepy ? he may keep more still then. Let him see the bottle and talk to him while you try to put them in, he may keep more calm then.

Kathy wrote:Are you able to put them in when he is sleepy ? he may keep more still then. Let him see the bottle and talk to him while you try to put them in, he may keep more calm then.

Thanks i will try that,hes sleeping beside me now on sofa in an excellent postion,but i only put drops in 2 hours ago so cant do it again for awhile.

Use treats, Daisy lets me do anything to her because she knows she'll always get a treat after!!

It can be a pain Jas luckily Vin lets me do most things as like Saz does I always give a yummy treat after, usually something he doesn't normally get   

I dont know what to do,he wont allow me no matter what i try and do,i cant pin him down enough to keep him still i can 100% not do this

Oh no, not even with someone else holding him?

Oh Jas have you any meat there that he doesn't usually get, or could someone hold him for you? he really needs to have them in hun xx

Theres 2 of us trying,im holding him but hes freakishly strong and i can hold him so he doesnt move,i think to really hold him still would make me have to do full maxium effort which in turn will only hurt him,i have tried giving him meat but as soon as he see's the bottle he moves,hes now in his cage sleeping in a huff.

Im going to try when hes in a deep sleep

Oh Jas they are lil beggars Vin hides under the table sometimes so I trap him in the hallway and shut the doors so he has nowhere to hide   

 Yeah there such high energy dogs its so hard,his eyes are getting to nere perfect again but i really want to keep doing this to make sure it has fully went away.

Yeah Daisy will run off if she see's me coming but once I've got hold of her its OK, luckily!

Il try when i go to bed tonyt,hes in there huffing still   

Good luck, hope you manage to get some in x

Ok this is to intence for him,hes shaking and feeling extreamly uneasy

Im going to buy this tomorrow

http://www.boots.com/en/Boots-Travel-Spray-Bottle-50ml_1228699/

I spray his eyes with it carefully

Suppose its worth a try, you'll still have to hold his eyes open though   

Yeah was thinking of playing tug then spray him then lol

 

You need to squeeze the stupid bottle n takes long to come out so maybe you have him good for a sec but by the time u get to try and apply it hes off or moved head quick,the spray will be quick action

I called into boots and they said thats a bad idea to do that due to sanitary reasons,i did manage however to do his eyes this morning using the drops

Glad you managed to get some drops in aren't they daft they know these things make them better so you would think they would be only to happy to comply!   

Yay  

How is Broxi doing? x