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I just noticed a greenish...

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Question
I just noticed a greenish dischargecoming from the unopened eye of one of
my 9 day old puppies.  my vet's office is closed. i'm applying warm
compresses to the area.  the mom is on keflex for a uterine infection.
any thoughts on what I shold do?  can the puppy go blind from this before
I get him to the vet tomorrow?  

Answer
Hi there!  Congrats on the new puppies!  This is probably an eye infection, and warm compresses should be fine until tomorrow.  There is always a chance of blindness occuring with an infection in a puppy this young, but if you have just noticed the infection today, he should be fine until tomorrow.
Please keep me posted as to how he is doing!
Give them all kisses for me,
Hilary