Hello,

My 8 month old boy Hurley has swollen eyes (the right eye is more swollen then the left).

He was fine when he woke up this morning, however, at some point after I put antibacterial ointment in his eyes (Vetropolycin) to treat discharge that he's been having, he began rubbing his face on the carpet. After doing that for a while and pawing at his face a little, his eyes became puffy. Any ideas on whats causing this? I gave him some Benadryl and he doesn't seem to want it itch his face anymore. I can't tell if the swelling is going down yet, but at the very least it doesn't seem to be getting worse.

The last few weeks since it's been colder and we've been running the heater more, I've noticed that he wakes up in the morning with a runny nose and some clear to grayish discharge from his eyes. He loves to sleep with his face smashed right up against the heating vent in my bedroom, so I figured that the runny nose and eye discharge was a result of dust being blown into his face all night from the heater since the symptoms go away once he's up and around in the morning.

He's always had a little eye discharge off and on since I brought him home. It's always been clear to grayish and never yellow or green. The ointment always clears it up when I'm diligent about giving it to him, but I probably don't stay on top of it as much as I should.

Other then being puffy, his eyes look fine. They are clear and moist, he's not blinking or squinting, and there doesn't seem to be any sign of irritation to the eyeball itself. Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated. Thank in advance!

Brandon

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