Eyebright (Euphrasia) Natural Treatment for Dogs and Cats With Dry Eye, Weepy Irritated Eyes, Infected Eyes and Hay Fever Symptoms
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In this article:
- This Natural Treatment Can Help
- Three Simple Ingredients
- Eyebright and Coconut Oil Treatment for Dry Eye, Weepy, Irritated Eyes, Infected Eyes and Hay Fever Symptoms
- Eyebright (Euphrasia) Eye Drop Recipe
- Coconut Oil Salve
- Treating an Eye Infection Is a Three Step Process
1.0 This Natural Treatment Can Help
If your dog or cat experiences dry eye, eye irritation, inflammation or eye infection the simple treatment in this article can help.
Your dog and cat's eye can become irritated, inflamed or infected for various reasons including:
- Dry eye syndrome.
- Hay fever (environmental allergies).
- Food allergies.
- Bacteria.
- Debris, sand or dirt.
- Wildfire smoke exposure.
- Toxins in the diet and health care regimen.
- Viruses.
- An underlying health issue.
- Eye trauma.
2.0 Three Simple Ingredients
This natural eye soothing treatment requires three ingredients:
- Distilled water.
- The herb euphrasia, also known as eyebright.
- Coconut oil.
2.1 Eyebright
Eyebright is a flowering medicinal plant rich in eye nourishing vitamins, minerals and antioxidants, including:
- Ascorbic Acid
- Beta carotene
- Flavonoids
- Vitamin A
- Vitamin B2, B3, B5, B12
- Vitamin C
- Vitamin D
- Vitamin E and zinc
Eyebright is naturally:
- Antibacterial
- Anti-inflammatory
- Antihistamine
2.2 Coconut Oil
Coconut oil (organic, cold-pressed, unrefined) is naturally:
- Antibacterial
- Anti-inflammatory
- Anti-viral
To learn more about coconut oil health benefits for dogs and cats go to this article.
3.0 Eyebright and Coconut Oil Treatment for Dry Eye, Weepy Irritated Eyes, Infected Eyes and Hay Fever Symptoms
.1 Eyebright Tea Eye Drop Recipe
You'll Need
- Eyebright tea bags or cut and sifted eyebright.
- Tea infuser if using cut and sifted eyebright.Distilled water.
- Tea cup.
- Glass eye dropper.
- Coconut oil – organic, cold pressed, unrefined.
- Cotton or bamboo make-up remover pads.
Preparation
- Boil the water
- Place the eyebright tea in the tea cup.
- Allow the tea to steep for 15 minutes.
- Remove the tea bag or tea infuser.
- Allow the tea to cool to room temperature.
- The eye bright tea is ready for use.
Instructions for Use
- Use a clean eye dropper to place 1 to 3 drops of eyebright tea in each eye, 1 to 3 times per day depending on the severity of the eye issue.
- If your dog or cat's eye is infected take care to avoid touching the infected eye with the eye dropper. Wash the eye dropper thoroughly between administering drops to each eye.
- After you've administered the drops use a clean cotton or bamboo pad to gently wipe any tea that has dripped from the eye onto the fur around the eye.
- If treating both eyes - use a clean pad for each eye, don’t use the same pad on both eyes.
- You can also soak a pad in the tea, squeeze out excess tea and use the pad to wipe around the eye starting in the inside corner and wiping outwards.
- Brew a fresh cup of eye bright tea daily when drops are needed.
.2 Coconut Oil Salve
Once or twice a day, after you have treated,
cleansed the eye with the eye bright you may choose to apply coconut oil.
- With clean hands, apply a little coconut oil, on the fur under the infected eye.
- The coconut oil helps to fight the bacteria, makes it easier to clean-up any build-up of discharge under the eye, and helps to stop staining from the bacteria laden eye discharge.
3.0 Treating Eye Issues and Eye Infections, a Three
Part Process
Use effective, suitable to-your individual dog, and cat's situation:
- Natural topical treatments.
- Species appropriate diet, herbs and nutraceuticals. Avoid use of conventional antibiotics and other drugs).
- Address root cause.
Do not rely on topical treatment on its own to resolve the issue.
Eye infections don't always clear-up right away (i.e. within several days to a week), depending on the root cause treatment can take time, as items 1., .2. and 3. above must be addressed and resolved.
If your dog or cat is suffering from re-occurring, chronic eye infections dry eye or another eye issue, it is very important to identify and treat the root cause, naturally.
When introducing a new to-your-animal topical
treatment for the first time, always do a small test spot, wait 24 hours – if no
adverse reaction occurs you can proceed to standard application. Do not use the
treatment if your dog or cat has a sensitivity (intolerance or allergy) to any
of the substances in the treatment. If you are using conventional drugs and are
thinking of adding a natural treatment make sure you thoroughly research
relevant interactions, contradictions, cautions and side effects.
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Article by Karen Rosenfeld
