My dog has an eye sores from allergies and needs to stop scratching-- alternative to e-collar?

My dog has allergies and the skin around his eyes is tender and swollen. He keeps scratching and rubbing at his eyes and they are now raw. The vet recommended an e-collar, but I am hoping there is an alternative.





I need something that would cover his eyes so that he won't scratch, but will still allow him to eat and play-- he's only a year old. Any suggestions would be helpful.

My dog has an eye sores from allergies and needs to stop scratching-- alternative to e-collar?
So sorry to hear he is so miserable. I would take the vet's suggestion and use the e-collar. He probably won't have to use it very long (just till the eye problem is better) maybe a week or two but you will feel better not having to see him scratching his eyes all the time.


Good luck
Reply:Put some golf club covers on his feet. Cover his feet.
Reply:Benadryl
Reply:Change his food to Natural Balance. I guarantee you that is the best brand that is healthy and it has one especially made for allergic dogs. This stuff is reccommended by doctors and can be found at Petco.
Reply:How are you going to cover his eyes and allow him to see?? Get him a Hallowe'en mask?? Put socks on his back feet so that he can't rub and scratch his eyes.
Reply:See another vet. He's not the one itching like crazy.


Mine has allergies and she was getting tender on her lip, the vet gave her a cortisone shot to stop her from scratching right away and and I have her on benadryl, one tablet twice a day. Also you can have blood work done and this will tell you what she is allergic to that's what I did once I knew it was easier to control. Seriously get another vet.


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Reply:u can get a head plastic thing that goes around the neck so it can't scratch or mass with the face!!!!!
Reply:dear friend the e-collar will help and the can eat and play very well my little 2 year old does the same thing ask your vet to give some allerigy pills they cost about 6 dollars a month and wipe the area around their eye gently with a damp cloth I hope this helps god bless you and your little puppy
Reply:a friend of mine had a similar problem, they started putting baby socks on his paws so he couldn't hurt himself when he tried to scratch.. eventually it got to the point where you could say 'baby socks' when he started to scratch and he would stop right away lol
Reply:your vet recomended an e-collar, and for good reason. it may seem cruel to you,but would you prefer to be like my neighbor who had a similar problem with scratching around his dogs eyes? the dog went blind in one eye and the other surgically removed due to massive infection. once the irritation clears up the vet can give you creams, pills ets to help with the allergies. Please be kind to your dog and use the collar.
Reply:maybe a child dose of benedril
Reply:Ideally you should find the source of his allergies and if possible eliminate the offender(s) from his environment. Dogs can be allergic to many things, cleaners, your carpet, grass, pollen, ingredients in their food etc. You may want your vet to allergy testing to determine what he is allergic to.





Ask your vet for some medication that will help relieve his itchiness. He sounds pretty miserable.





You can also put a 100% cotton t-shirt on him. This sometimes helps relieve itching. I can't really say how it works, I don't know. This was a tip I heard several years ago, and when I had dog who was constantly chewing his feet due to allergies I tried it. He quit chewing feet. :)





Good luck.
Reply:I would hope your vet gave you eye drops. Clean the area witha warm damp paper towel/wash cloth and apply eye drops if you have them. Do research and change his food, you can read about what you need to look for (the first two ingredients need to be different than what you are feeding him now.) It takes about 6 weeks to see results. For now, take 3 tube socks, and cover his legs, use the 3rd sock to secure softely around his chest, so the socks don't fall off. Keep an eye on him. I hope you do have eye drops, because that will help alot! Hope I helped. Good luck!





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