Why does my dog's eyes frequently has "morning glory"?

Morning glory is that sticky whitish discharge of a person's eyes when one wakes up in the morning.
Why does my dog's eyes frequently has "morning glory"?
It could be caused by allergies or dry eyes. One of my dogs has dry eyes and we have to put artificial tears in his eyes a couple of times a day. You could try that but if it doesn't help I would see a vet. Dogs can also get painful eye ulcers that will cause discharge.
Reply:i thought morning glory is when you wake up with an erection?!



the early morning gunk is because your eyes are constantly producing tears with contain a diluted amount of it. as you sleep, the water produced evaporates but the gunk does not, so it concentrates and leaves a residue.



If your dog produces allot it could be that its tear ducts are over active, they are might sense that the eyes need more help than normal. It could be an early sighn of blindness.

Check if you can see a glassy effect in the dogs eyes as this is another sign.
Reply:Dogs have two set of eye lids and they keep the dogs eyes protected and a dogs tears cleans it out and is washes into the corner of the eye , our tears do the same. What do your eyes do when you get something in one of them they water to get it out.
Reply:We all have it- humans and dogs. If it annoys you so much just rub it off your dogs eyes. Try not to tough the eye ball though.
Reply:it's normal, just get a damp towel and wipe it off. But if it is real bad, ask your vet