Dog Health Questions: Are Eye Infections Contagious?
My dog contracted a bacterial or viral eye infection. She plays with the same dogs in her play group. She attends a training class at a boarding facility once a week. My vet said she got it from one of her friends. One of the dogs she plays with is a puppy Bulldog with deep skin folds on her face.
Her owner is a first time dog owner, he takes good care of her, but he doesn’t know how important it is to wash and dry her face skin folds. I assumed my dog contracted the eye infection from her. I kept her away from the other dogs and she didn’t go to her class the next day.
The other dog in this play group goes to the same classes with my dog, but she didn’t go to the last class my dog attended. She did attend the class my dog missed and today her owner told me she has the eye infection. Does anyone know if a bacterial or viral eye infection can be contracted from a physical facility (walls and floors) or can it only be contracted from direct contact with a dog that has it?
I appreciate any information on this possibility.
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