The reasons why dogs can’t open their eyes and shed tears

1. Caused by getting angry

When the dog eats too much meat, Salty food or low water intake can easily cause internal heat, which can lead to inability to open the eyes and shed tears. At this time, it is usually found that there is eye droppings in the dog’s eyes and yellow urine. In this regard, pay attention to giving your dog more water in daily feeding, control the diet to be light, and have a balanced mix of meat and vegetables to alleviate the problem.

2. Eyelash barbs

The inability of the dog's eyes to open and shed tears may be related to the inverted eyelashes, that is, the eyelashes grow toward the eyeball, stimulating the eyeball to shed tears and become red. For dogs with inverted eyelashes, you need to pay attention to regularly trimming the dog's eyelashes and the hair around the eyes. If the situation is serious, you need to seek medical treatment to remove the eyelashes.

3. Eye inflammation

After the eyes are injured, irritated by foreign objects, or infected with bacteria, they may become inflamed. In this case, dogs may also be unable to open their eyes and shed tears. In addition, eye redness and swelling may also occur. At this time, the owner can open the dog's eyes and check for foreign bodies, redness, swelling, and trauma. If any, the owner can use pet-specific anti-inflammatory drops or ointments to treat it.

4. Other diseases

When diseases such as fever, canine distemper, and canine parvovirus occur, they may also cause symptoms of tears in dogs. When a dog is accompanied by symptoms such as fever, vomiting, general weakness, and loss of appetite, it is best for the owner to take the dog to a doctor for a timely examination, and then provide symptomatic treatment after the cause of the disease is found.