Advice about dogs eyelashes please

[Delilah123]

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hi, my dog gets a lot of sleep building up in his eyes and it gets stuck in his eyelashes a lot meaning I need to wash them a lot. Today I noticed he had a dry one stuck in his eyelashes which I thought I could only get out by soaking them. Before I got chance to do that he itched his eye and ripped it out along with his eyelashes. His eyelid is bleeding a tiny bit so I’ve washed it.
Should I take him to the vet or should I just wash it regularly to avoid infection and let it heal?
I’m also worried if I wash it with salt water it’ll get in his eye

 

[Violet Turner]

You can go to the vet... What breed of dog do you have? Saline solution (salt water) is safe to use. You can use half a teaspoon of salt to 2 cups of lukewarm water. Hope This Helps - Violet

 

[JoanneF]

I think I'd be inclined to take him to the vet, not so much for a scratch on his eyelid but more to make sure he hasn't scratched his eye itself; and to resolve the problem of his eyes gumming up in the first place - in case next time he really does damage his eye.