Lab Puppy Eye Drops

Rifter

Has anybody got advice on administering eye drops.

As soon as the dropper comes near his eye he just refuses to let me put them in.

He'll come, he'll sit, I approach from behind, give him a treat to he's distracted and he just won't take the drops.

Just spent an hour trying to to get him to take them.

I really don't want to restrain him, force him to take them but I don't want a blind dog either.

No animal is going to let you do it without force, you are wasting your time trying to do it ourerwise.. You will have to restrain him and force his eye lids apart with your fingers to get the drops in. Should be a 10 second job with a small animal like a pup.

em_cat

Eva Rapping Overlap wrote: »

No animal is going to let you do it without force, you are wasting your time trying to do it ourerwise.. You will have to restrain him and force his eye lids apart with your fingers to get the drops in. Should be a 10 second job with a small animal like a pup.

Wrong wrong wrong! All my animals let me do things like drops with no restraints or force.

em_cat

Rifter wrote: »

Has anybody got advice on administering eye drops.

As soon as the dropper comes near his eye he just refuses to let me put them in.

He'll come, he'll sit, I approach from behind, give him a treat to he's distracted and he just won't take the drops.

Just spent an hour trying to to get him to take them.

I really don't want to restrain him, force him to take them but I don't want a blind dog either.

It may be you could distract him with a really tasty filled kong or k9 collectible toy, getting him to sit and keep his head tilted. If he pulls away he doesn’t get a kick. Do it at feeding time or after excercising.

Richard tea

OP restraint is required in most cases. It does not have to be harsh. I found it best if two people worked together to administer the drops. One to hold the head and the other person to pry the eyelids open and use the dropper.


What eye condition has the pup?

aonb

The drops might be stinging, so of course your pup doesnt want/like

OP I find that if you warm to blood temp any drops or spot-on type meds, it REALLY helps. If you put the drops in your back pocket for 10/15 mins, to get them to body temp, then if the drops arent COLD, it should help... you have to get really QUICK once they know that you are coming with drops/meds/nasty things. If possible have someone with you, one to hold the puppy - plan who's doing what/when/how beforehand, and get in there, warmed drops, bam, then done. Then LOTS OF treats and fuss and 'good boy' etc

Rifter

Richard tea wrote: »

OP restraint is required in most cases. It does not have to be harsh. I found it best if two people worked together to administer the drops. One to hold the head and the other person to pry the eyelids open and use the dropper.


What eye condition has the pup?

He has conjuctivitis

Richard tea

Rifter wrote: »

He has conjuctivitis

Temporary treatment so. That's not bad. I had a dog once that required drops every day due to pannus

Rifter

Richard tea wrote: »

Temporary treatment so. That's not bad. I had a dog once that required drops every day due to pannus

Its only for a week but I wamted it to be as pleasant as possible