A couple of months ago, the Pet Corner column addressed the issue of Conjunctivitis – that inflammatory process of the membrane which covers the inner side of the eyelids and part of the surface of the eyeball.
I described a Serous Conjunctivitis (when the discharge from the eye is clear and watery) and a Purulent Conjunctivitis, if the discharge is thick and yellow (pus) with the formation of crusts which paste the eyelids together.
I forgot to mention that newborn pups, whose eyelids have not yet opened, can also experience a Conjunctivitis. A few days ago, I was presented with a case (or cases) in which the entire litter of puppies had this Neonatal Conjunctivitis. And, as fate would have it