You may especially notice swelling of the muzzle and eyelids. You may also see reddened skin and notice that your dog seems ...

The conjunctiva is a thin layer of tissue that covers the inside of the eyelids and the surface of the eye. When this layer ...

The examiner should first observe the dog from a distance ... by everting the medial aspect of the lower eyelids. There should not be any swelling or redness to the conjunctiva.

Figure 2: Hematoxylin and eosin (40X) stained section of a malignant melanoma taken from the eyelid of a six-year-old Boxer dog, illustrating the highly variable histologic pattern of melanomas.

Cherry eye in dogs is the term used to describe a prolapsed third eyelid gland (also called the nictitating membrane), which appears as a red swelling at the inner eye corner. A cherry eye may be ...