watery eyes

[chris60]

How do I cure my dogs watery eyes? Recently, both of my dog's eyes began watering, like he was crying. What is the problem and how do I cure it?

[Aleda M Cheng, D.V.M., C.V.A]

This can be allergy related.  Allergy eye drops may help.  Please discuss this with your veterinarian.

[Leann8402]

Recently my MinPin's one eye has been watering excessively.  He seems to be squinting more in that eye as well.  I am a freak when it comes to cleaning my animals eyes, I don't like eye sleepys lol.  So what should I do?  I've tried to keep it clean but I don't want to get it agitated by constantly cleaning it, I've also put a wet paper towel on it for about a min. to see if that would help. Is there anything else that I should be doing?

Male, 1yr, Miniture Pinscher

[chris60]

Thanks for your response to my question. I did go to the vet and they were unsure of the cause of his symptoms. I did get Dexasporin ointment for the next week. However, they did say he may have Entropion which would require surgery. Of course, I am hoping that there are other options to resolving this issue that do not require surgery.  Since they do not know if it is allergic in nature or even if the condition will persist, I did not sign up for surgery.  Are there options? Is there any type of daily holistic thing I can do to prevent this problem? Thanks.
chris