Apple Cider Vinegar Remedy for Conjunctivitis in Pets

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Posted by Sharon A (Hollywood, Fl) on 11/26/2009
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YESSSS! ACV WORKED ON MY MALTESE! AMAZING!!!!

I rubbed a bit of pure, undiluted B---g's apple cider vinegar on the back of my maltese's neck. He had some light green discharge coming out of one eye yesterday morning. Well, it's GONE this morning. It was about 85% gone as of last night and 100% as of today. Does anyone know HOW it works? It's a miracle for sure.

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Posted by Kayla (Grand Rapids, Michigan) on 11/25/2009
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pink eye on my cat

I have tried the apple cider vinegar on the nape of the neck and on the paws, i was just wondering does it make a difference if the ACV isn't organic?? I have heard some people say they use it. does it matter?? So far ive done it for 2 days and nothing really has changed, am i doing something wrong???

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Posted by Jessica (Milwaukie, Oregon) on 11/29/2009

In response to Kayla from Grand Rapids, Michigan: Yes, the use of organic apple cider vinegar verses regular apple cider vinegar makes big difference. I started use regular store bought on myself and animals. It gave a small improvement to our ailments. After reading how much a difference many people had using organic I thought to try it. It was like night and day. Plus organic tastes soo much better. Its the enzymes in the organic i think that makes it better.

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Posted by Teri (Nipomo, Ca) on 11/13/2009
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I just want to thank you from the bottom of my heart. I have a older Shih Tzu that me and my family love dearly.He got a eye infection in one eye so we took to the Vet.The Vet. charged me $105.00 for the visit and $50.00 for 3 small medications.After applying the meds. for almost two weeks both eyes were infected and he couldn't open them.I came across your article on apple cider vinegar and thought that's not possible. How could putting the acv on his neck help clear up a eye infection? But I had some acv and nothing to lose. It worked in less then 20 minutes. Its unbelievable but it works.

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Posted by Tracy (Lancashire, England) on 11/18/2009
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Tried the Apple Cider on my cat but unfortunatly it didn't work for him so i rang the vet. I explained that at the moment i couldn't afford the vet fee etc.. Due to the cat being on there listings as having suffered with the infection before they gave me advice over the phone. They recomended a human eye ointment to be used 5 times a day. Chloramhenicol antibiotic 1% either cream or drops. If the infection does not clear using this cream after 5 days then the cat should be taken to the vet as soon as possible. Hope this helps.

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Posted by Danielle (Cleveland, Oh) on 09/17/2009
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Apple Cider Vinegar helped my 3 year old yorkie with an eye infection. An hour after a normal bath Monday night I noticed her squinting her eyes and the lids looked a bit swollen. Shortly after that I noticed her eyes tearing she was pawing at her face. After a few hours she didnt want to open her eyes at all and it was apparent she was very uncomfortable. Throughout the night I rinsed her eyes with lukewarm water to try help with her discomfort. The next morning I took her to her vet only to be told it was most likely shampoo in her eyes. They also did a rinse and sent us home with an ointment to be applied every 8 hours for the next 6 days. That night, I read about the ACV remedy on this site and frankly I found it unbelievable but since so many people said it worked, I stored it away just in case. The next morning she was exactly the same. Didnt want to get out of bed, wanted to be right up under me at all times and her eyes were mostly closed. She was so uncomfortable and helpless and whining and I felt so bad that I couldnt help her so I tried my "unbelievable" home remedy. I soaked up a teaspoon full of the ACV in a cotton ball and applied it to the back of her neck squeezing the cotton and rubbing the ACV into her skin. I put her back in bed. About 30 minutes later to my surprise she hopped out of bed and met me in the kitchen tail wagging and eyes open! I was thrilled! I dont know how or why it works but it did for her and she obviously feels better. I will be using the ACV for the next 10 days instead of the vet's ointment.

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Posted by Sylver (Galway, Ireland) on 08/29/2009

Hey, My dog has conjunctivitis and I was wondering, why put the vinegar and/or ACV on the back of the neck??? Thanks, Sylver

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Posted by Chantelle (Sydney, Nsw) on 12/08/2011

Hey everyone thanks so much for all the help I was hopeless when I just got a new 6week old kitty and her eye was looking a bit funny, we woke up the next moring with it completley closed I felt so so bad and sorry for her. First someone told me to wipe it with tea every few hours, id been doing this for a few days with no results then yesterday I googled for some help and found this site.

When I saw all the comments about Apple Cider Vinegar and thought there is no way it could work but I had nothing to loose. I called my husband at 6pm as I was at work and made him drive to the store to get it. I made him call me whilst he was in the store because he couldn't find it ( he was looking in the cat section for apple cider vinigar) but found it after a while. Then I called him when he got home and told him what to do. He mixed 1 tbls Apple Cider Vinegar and equal water and then soaked the back of her neck with it and rubbed a litle on her paws. I arrived home at 11pm and there was absloutly no sign of infection I was so so amazed, I re applied just before bed 12pm and for the first time kitty woke me up thismoring at 5am with the biggest open eyes ever it was amazing. She was so much happier im so glad I tried this. Please people try this first before anything else. thanks guys.

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Posted by Janet (Revere, Ma ) on 12/29/2011

Thank you all so much for this invaluable information. I cant wait to get home to give my girl Violet some relief. I also cannot afford another vet bill and am so thankful to you all.

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Posted by Dee1969 (Luton, England) on 08/19/2009
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My cat had a red, sticky eye and he couldn't open it. I was really stressed about it as he looked so uncomfortable and it was on a Sunday so the vet was closed. After researching the symptoms and finding out what it was I thought I'd search for alternaive treatments. Thankfully I came across this site. After reading so many positve reports about Apple Cider Vinegar treatment I went to buy some straight away.

I mixed 1 tsp of ACV with 2 tsp cooled boiled water, parted the fur on his neck poured some of it onto it and held a cotton wool ball on it for a few seconds. I also wet another one with the mixture and wiped over his eye and then wet another one and wiped down from the corner of his eye to his nose. I basically just folllowed the advice on this site.

Smokey opened his eye almost instantly (although not completely). Within a few hours his eye looked back to normal apart from a small amount of discharge in the corner of his eye. I used some more mixture to clean the eye area a few more times to make sure.

What a massive relief, a course of treatment from a vet would've taken longer to work and I saved on vet bills. The ACV only cost £1.35 and knowing that it was a natural remedy was a bonus. Thank you to everyone who posted this remedy previously. Dee

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Posted by Chrissie1704 (Wellingborough, England) on 08/13/2009
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After reading your comments about apple cider vinegar, I decided to try it on my English cocker spaniel. She woke up with a gunky eye. I couldnt afford expensive vets fees, so decided after reading about ACV to try it. In my cupboard I had som ACV capsules I had used for dieting a while ago. I opened the capsule and smoothed the paste onto my dogs neck, close to the skin. I then rinsed it with warm water to dilute it a bit. Then in our supermarket I bought some ACV in a bottle and that evening I again put some neat onto the back of her neck and then some warm water. After first dose, within 2 hours or quicker her eye was clear, and I have not had any problems with her eye since! Amazing! really amazing, I have told everyone I know who have pets! Thank you for passing information on!

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Posted by Lpino (Bridgeport, Ct) on 08/17/2009
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I used this remedy on my dog and got the swelling down and she could open her eye its just a little red still. But it does work!

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Posted by Ashley (Calais, Maine) on 04/14/2011

Does it have to be "apple cider" or can it be not malt vinegar?

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Posted by Dianna (Austin, Tx) on 04/16/2011

i would use apple cider vinegar. i have also found that of everything I have tried castor oil works the quickest and best for me for conjunctivitis on all my pets and for me too. just place a little on a dampened cotton ball and wipe all over the eyelids. it doesn't hurt or sting and instead feels very soothing and you can do it without them really noticing which is best.

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Posted by T (Doylestown, Pa, Usa) on 04/30/2011
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I tried using the ACV-(_____s) I rubbed it into her neck, fed it to her everything until she stunk so bad. It did help greatly but would not kick the eye infection. Hers was green discharge, the whites of her eyes were red and her lower lids were swollen (she looked a mess). After two days I gave up on ACV and tried both a sterile saline and tea compress and also a few drops in each eye. Same thing as ACV, it helped but not a cure.

I kept looking online. I found a homeopathic remedy using Boric acid powder. I read people saying to use anywhere from 1/8 tsp. To 1 tbsp. In a cup of boiling water. I chose to use 1/2 tsp in a cup of boiled purified water. I wiped her eyes first thoroughly with the solution, then opened them and put a drop of two in each one. Saw very fast results and a day later she is completely cured. I repeated the treatment 3-4 times the first day. By the next she looked great and two more treatments the second day it was all gone. I have a golden retriever, about 50 lbs.

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Posted by Bella Walls (Brisbane, Australia) on 06/15/2011

Guys Thanks so much for this information. I have recently inherited 2 Abyssinian Queens their 5 kittens and Egyptian Mau and her X Kitten and I already had 2 Russian Blues. (hubby jokes that I have the United Nation of cats!! )

Anyway, 2 of the kitttens came down with Runny eyes and now Most of the rest have them too. I have been cleaning their eyes with teabags twice daily, but no difference. I will try the ACV.

Let you know how it goes.

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Posted by Cassi (Oklahoma City, Ok) on 08/08/2009
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I read about treating your cat's allergy eyes with Apple Cider Vinegar and I was skeptical, but figure I'd try it since my cat had a "goopy eye. It looked like she was winking, and had a clear discharge. I tried the ACV on a cottton ball, diluted just a bit with water and then I placed it on the back of her neck, as I read on here. She didn't like it much, but I pursued her and dabbed the back of her neck a few more times. Within an hour the goopiness was gone and her eye looked normal. I'm amazed, but glad it worked! I love this site :)

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Posted by Sarah (San Diego, CA) on 07/28/2009
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My cat Junior got an eye infection and I cannot afford to take him to the vet, so I found this website and began using raw ACV on the back of his neck. The first few times I used it undiluted, but I think that it was too strong, so I began diluting it: 1ts ACV to 2ts water. I've been putting it on the back of his neck 2-4 times a day for 5 days now and it's almost completely gone. I have also been wiping his eye off 3-5 times a day with a cotton ball soaked with peroxide (I think that this has helped more than the ACV), and once a day I rinse his eye with a mason jar full of luke warm water. Every time that I rinse with water it is an instant improvement. I think that a combination of the three cheap home remedies has cured him, and I recommend doing more than just putting ACV on the back of their necks. I've also started putting 1ts of AVC into his water, and he is drinking it. Thank you so much for this recommendation, and website.

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Posted by Julie (Cda, Idaho, Usa) on 08/02/2010
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WARNING!

I have been told by a vet never to use peroxide in the eye as it can cause blindness.

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Posted by Allison (Orange City, FL) on 07/03/2009
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I had self diagnosed an outdoor cat that we feed with conjunctivitis. I knew he had it once before and we left it alone and it got better kind of quickly, however after visiting this site, I thought I'd give the vinegar a try.

Less than 48 hours later, the cat's eye is completely 100% better! I don't have exact measurements, but I filled the vinegar bottle cap WITH vinegar and put it on the back of the cat's neck as best I could. (much like one would apply flea preventative, just smoosh it in there so it all doesn't dribble to the floor)

I also had a combo of vinegar and water--water with just a splash of vinegar, the smell shouldn't be overpowering-- which I put on a paper towel and wiped his eye twice a day.

I honestly never believed this would work, but it ABSOLUTELY did.

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Posted by Georgina (Hobart, TAS Australia) on 06/21/2009
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Apple Cider Vinegar for dog's eye infection

I noticed my 2 yo Labrador had some gunk in the corner of one eye 2 days ago. It looked like the normal eye-boogies he gets so I ignored it until later that day when it was clear he had an eye infection, as I could see drak green/grey gunk inside the eye itself. It was a Saturday morning so I called the vet to make an appt for later that day. I really didn't want to fork out $130-odd bucks (by the time you factor in the weekend consult plus anti-biotic prescription and then the follow-up visit), so I started searching for home remedies. I've used this site before for some opinions on extra virgin coconut oil (which I now use solely as my beauty routine and for any cuts/abrasions/infections) as well as Apple Cider Vinegar (which I use for digestive balancing).

I saw all the posts about dabbing ACV on the back of a pet's neck and thought, well if this many people swear by it I'll give it a try. I tried this as well as a weak solution (just enough to colour the water) to flush my dog's eye. After I washed the eye out I applied EVCO on a cotton ball to soothe the skin and hopefully help with the infection. I did this several times over the course of the day and it seemed to improve so I cancelled my vet appt, thinking at worst I could take him on the Monday. I thought the EVCO was doing the job so I continued with this as I figured it was also more comfortable for my dog. His eye got worse again in the afternoon and was quite yucky by evening. By this time it was too late for a vet visit and I felt like a terrible "mum"!

I tried the ACV on the back of the neck again, and this time I used at least a quarter of a cup undiluted, as he has SUPER thick hair and I really had to work it in to reach the skin. Most of it rubbed off or stayed in the outer coat I think. Anyway, enough must have got in this time because he started really quickly improving, so I did one more dose before bed. This morning I very tentatively checked on him thinking it would either be much better or totally disgusting. Luckily, it was much better and today after a couple of the same treatments it's looking really good. Still some eye-boogie but the reddening inside lower eyelid has really improved. I still used some EVCO for soothing the eye area, he seemed to like that.

So he stinks like high heaven and the house smells like "rotten feet" as my boyfriend tells me, but he's just as impressed as I am and I can't believe this actually WORKED. I don't know HOW this could work but the main thing is it does so without risk of harm. As any lab owner would know, they traditionally have pretty sensitive skin, but this doesn't appear to bother him. It saved us a wad of cash and it cleared his infection quicker than anti-biotics would have. I think he knows it's working too because he willingly leans his neck toward me when I put it on now. Cute little fella! :-)

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Posted by Gail (Auburn, WA) on 07/19/2009

I was able to decipher the ACV to meaning Apple Cider Vinegar, but could you please tell me what the EVCO means. I have recently adopted a rescued malamute and her eyes are continuing to produce more green goo, so I am going to try the vinegar application today using your 1/4 cup recommendation.

EC: EVCO = extra virgin coconut oil

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Posted by Angie (Hambleton, Wv) on 12/13/2010

My cat's eye infection is gone! I used the diluted apple cider vinegar on his neck and also put a few drops in his water. I also had some colloidal silver and dropped some in the eye. He squalled in protest before I did any of it--the actual drops in the eyes didn't seem to bother him at all. A few hours later, he looked much better. This morning my husband let him out in the middle of a blizzard and very cold temps!! I was worried all day because he was out in the cold with possibly a bad eye--however, he showed up around dinner time! I was so glad to see him and his eyes were perfectly normal!

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Posted by AG Boone (Highland, CA) on 06/14/2009
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Incredible. I am a multi-cat household. I have spent hundreds of dollars and several different types of ointments, drops, trips to the vets, etc...totally exhausting trying to get on top of this infection. I cannot believe it took a simple home remedy to clear up my cat(s) eyes. I just could not believe this was just such a simple cure. I tried it, no, seriously, my cats eyes that have been just laced in red, ARE CLEAR. If I hadn't seen it myself, I would never have believed it. If you are suffering with this eye problem in your cats or dogs, you really need to try this, for them most of all and also for your peace of mind. I used one tablespoon of Apple Cidar Vinegar to two tablespoons of water. I put it on the back of the neck and rubbed it in, and I also (CAREFULLY NOT TO GET TOO CLOSE TO THE EYES), with a disposable make up pad, wiped each side of their nose below the eye where their eyes drain, BUT NOT TOO CLOSE TO THEIR EYE ITSELF. Cleared it right up.

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Posted by Kelly (Farmersville, California) on 06/04/2009
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Apple Cider Vinegar For Cat Conjunctivitis:

Thank God for this website! My cat, Beau, was suffering from conjunctivitis in both eyes. His left eye was swolllen and goopy and both were red and inflamed. He had this problem for about a week, and I was doing everything I could to help him. We could not afford an expensive trip to the vet, so I did everything humanly possible to help him at home. He was so sick that he could not eat or drink on his own. I had to feed him soft food with a feeding syringe and give him water with a large dropper. I was careful not to give him too much of either one. I gave him a daily dose of a high-calorie vitamin and mineral gel to boost his energy and help him gain weight and regain his appetite. I kept both of his eyes cleaned out with an eye wash made for cats and dogs. I was so desperate to find any remedy that would help Beau, that I finally went online and found this website. I read rave reviews about apple cider vinegar, as a quick, easy, and inexpensive way to cure this problem. At first, it sounded too good to be true, but I was willing to try anything to help Beau. His eye problem did not clear up until I used this remedy. It took only two days for the problem to clear up completely, whereas, if I had taken him to the vet, I would have had to give him antibiotics and it would've taken longer for the infection to clear up. Now, Beau is eating and drinking on his own, just like before, and he is starting to gain weight. This is the answer to my prayers! It saved Beau's eyesight and saved us an expensive trip to the veterinarian. I cannot say enough good things about this remedy. Thank you, thank you, thank you!

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Posted by Beth (New Haven, Indiana) on 05/28/2009
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My poor cat, Riley, has suffered from conjunctivitis for several days. I took a cotton ball and soaked it with ACV (did not dilute) and rubbed it on the back of his neck. Within a hour you could no longer tell he had anything wrong. Thanks so much for this site....God's blessings!

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Posted by Yolanda (Sydney, NSW, Australia) on 04/29/2009
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English Cocker Spaniel with conjunctivitis. I rubbed a tablespoon of apple cider vinegar into the back of her neck at lunch and then dinner. This morning she has beautiful, clear eyes again. First time in quite a while that she hasn't rubbed her face on the carpet. Unbelievable result !!!