Correct use of eye drops for pets

Pet 8:40am, 30 June 2025 186

Effective medications will quickly restore eye health to your pet.

Please refer to the steps below to carefully read the drug information and instructions for use. If you have any questions, please contact Barbietang Pet Hospital in time for professional guidance.

1. Precautions for using drugs:

Methods for correct use of eye drops

(1) Please clean your hands before using drugs to avoid the spread of drug contamination and potential disease;

(2) Please keep the mouth of the eye drop bottle clean;

(3) Do not let the bottle mouth touch the animal's eyes and surroundings;

(4) If the above situation occurs, please ask the Barbietang ophthalmologist in time to ask how to disinfect the bottle;

(5) If your pet's eyes have symptoms such as pain, as the pain is slowly relieved, the number of drugs used will gradually decrease. During medication, you can wear an Elizabeth collar for your pet to prevent scratching your eyes.

2. Methods and steps for using pet eye drops:

(1) Before using eye drops, please gently wipe the surroundings of your pet's eyes with a towel dipped in warm water;

(2) Hold the medicine bottle with one hand and fix the pet's head with the other hand;

(3) Use the thumb of the hand that fixes the pet's head to gently pull down the pet's lower eyelid, and other fingers support the pet's jaw to make the lower eyelid appear cystic to collect eye drops;

(4) Put the medicine bottle close to the eyes of Ai Pet, but please do not let the mouth of the bottle touch the eyes and the hair around it;

(5) Drop the prescribed dose of eye drops in the conjunctiva sac of the lower eyelid, and then release the head of Ai Pet;

(6) After using eye drops, the medicine spreads by blinking, and scratches the eyes with the paws;

(7) The eyes of Ai Pet still have inflammation or redness in the eyeballs after taking the medicine, please contact the Barbietang ophthalmologist in time.

Note: During the process of giving pet medicine, please give encouragement and praise from time to time. This will help pets undergo subsequent treatment and also allow you to accumulate experience for pets for the next treatment.