What should I do if one of my dog's eyelids is always drooping?

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Joshua Broadwater · Answer

What to do if your dog has a drooping eyelid. So this could be caused by several things. This could be a genetic thing that dogs were just born with this. That's a condition called ectropion where the lower lids just droop naturally because of their genetics and their breed. That may be something that doesn't need to be addressed. There are other issues that can also appear similar to this. So one would be something causing pain in the eye, an ulcer, an abrasion, inflammation inside the eye. Those will cause either the lid to droop or a third eyelid that dogs have. And yes, dogs actually have a third eyelid that can cause it to elevate and make the lower eyelid look drooping. So that would be another possibility would be something causing pain in the eye. The last possibility would be a neurologic disorder that can cause drooping of the eyelid as well. Depending on which of these conditions it may be, it's sometimes beneficial to see someone like myself, which is a veterinary ophthalmologist. Sometimes you have to see someone else like a veterinary neurologist if it's a nerve issue.

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"What should I do if one of my dog's eyelids is always drooping?"