In Spring 2021 my Romanian rescue dog, Buddy, started to have runny eyes, to the point where I was wiping them multiple times a day. After bathing his eyes for with boiled and cooled salt water and seeing no improvement, I decided it was time to visit the vets. He’d also been a bit wheezy and sneezy at times – although was otherwise happy in himself.
Our vet carried out a general health check of Buddy, which included listening to his heart and breathing. She used something called the Schirmer tear test to measure his tear production, which involved inserting a paper strip into his eye, followed by colored eye drops to check how well his tears drained into the nose. Buddy had a green nose and green eyes for a few hours afterwards which looked quite funny!
