scratching his eyes

Question
my dog keeps scratching his syes
we took him to the vet and he gave us a few different things to try and they worked for a few days
now hes scratching his eyes again and we dont know why

Answer

Susan R Griffin, Ok, what else is happening? Is there hair loss or irritation around the outside of the eyes, or is there reddening and irritation in the eyes? Needless to say, the treatment would be somewhat different depending on that. I do, however, always go first to what you are feeding, because rubbing the eyes is often an allergic response. You may not think that that is possible, especially if it happens only during particular seasons, however you need to understand what is known as the "priming factor" in allergies. That is the stacking effect of allergens upon allergens during different seasons that eventually creates an overload effect on the system and eventually causes an outward physical reaction. By controlling and removing the allergens that we can actually remove (unlike grass, trees, etc. which we can't) we drop the stack down to where, hopefully, the body can handle them and not have an overt response. If he has air-born allergy issues, you may want to try giving him a spoon full of a locally produced raw honey (must be raw)once or twice a day. If there is irritation in the eye from an infection,etc. using a very pure form of colloidal silver in the eye a couple of times a day and putting some in his food or water daily as well for about 10 days to 2 weeks can also do amazing things. We have a silver that is very high quality and works wonderfully.  It is 500 parts per million, and is so clear you can shine a laser light through it and not see a particle in suspension. This is how pure you want it.

If you would call me, I could probably find out more specific details and give you a more targeted answer. You can find my number on either critteroil.com or naturalsforanimals.com

I look forward to helping you further.
Sue Griffin