White of eye, looks reddish is this a Springer Spaniel trait

by Flo
(Edinburgh, Scotland)




Bunty 8 weeks

Bunty 8 weeks

Hi,
Bunty is a 12 week old black and white english springer spaniel. She has been given a full vet check at 7 weeks (30 mins + 1st puppy jab), followed with the second jab and check, three weeks later.

Growing huge, 1 kilo a week, increased from 2.7 Kgs when we got her at 5.5 weeks, now sitting at 9.7kgs. (I know we got her very early). Mum was 7 yrs old with her first litter of 11 pups and they had been weaned two week previously). Vet advised,
Owners had said she was 7 weeks old when we purchased her, but a subsequent phone call, to establish date of birth for Vet Records proved different.

She is mad as a brush, hyper, thriving, very intelligent, has picked up commands sit, bed, since the first two days at home.
On top range dog food, (with the addition of Grade 1 steak mince, chicken breast, carrots plus olive and sunflower oil. (No rubbish, or human food).
Plenty of exercise, (within puppy limitations) we live 5 mins from a sea estuary (Firth of Forth, Edinburgh) being a spaniel, who is water mad, dipping daily, comes home, she reeks (Scottish term for smelling awfull).

Sorry gone completely of of track, since we have got Bunty, the white's of her eyes can look red, not inflamed, but what we look like if we have had a heavy night out. Her eyes were like this when we took her the vet, but they did not notice this, is this normal, as they are never white.

From Anna@love-springer-spaniel.com
George sometimes gets this when he is tired, but I would get your vet to check it out just to be on the safe side, especially as she is a pup

PS she is a beauty

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White of eye, looks reddish is this a Springer Spaniel trait

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May 10, 2011
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Whites of Eyes Red
by: Jennifer

Flo,
Our 5 mo old ESS, Chelsea has the same redness going on in the whites of her eyes. She has had this ever since we got her at 11 weeks. The redness is not all the time - I notice it after walks and playtime. The vet gave me antibiotics for an ear infection when I took her for her first wellness check, and said that the meds would take care of the eyes if it was some type of cold or infection. Since her eyes still get red, I'm inclined to think it has more to do with her being tired, being excited, or having allergies.

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red eyelids
by: Liz Duffy

Hi,
Our Brogue has had one eye which has looked red since we got her. She is ten months old now. We asked the vet about the red eye and he told us that this is normal. Dogs have three eyelids on each eye and sometimes if the fur around the dog's eye should've been white, the eyelid will be pink. Brogue's fur around her eyes is black, but somehow one eyelid appears pink. The other one is black. You will find as your pup gets older, the pink eyelid is not nearly so noticeable. You will likely have people ask you if your pup has something wrong with it's eyes, but just explain about the three eyelids and tell them one of them is pink. Hope this helps a little.

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