My 2 year old shih tzu has developed a white muscas-like "string" comming from her left eye. It appears to be stuck to the eye ball, and I was scared to pull on it just in case. The vet told me to apply a very diluted salt-water solution to the eye, but is there anything else that I could do to help heal her? Do you have any idea what could be the problem?
Veteran Advisor Helen Fines says:
December 19th, 2007 at 08:26 AM
Jst washing with plain water should be enough to remove the mucus. It does tend to stick to the eye and get a bit dry in breeds like the shih tzu. You don't need to do anything else unless it persists for a long time- the problem is probably mild conjunctivitis- inflammation of the lining of the eyelids. If it doesn't clear up you might need to take Tia to the clinic for some eye ointment
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