Recently a young boy came to me asking me for help. His dog had a sore eye. The eye was ringed with a considerable amount of pus and veterinary help was not something his family could afford.
I suggested he gently bathe the eye with warm salty water as frequently as he could, given that he had to go to school.
I checked a few days later and found the poor dog alone and looking utterly miserable. His eye was now swollen closed and had a huge lump just below it. I decided to wait until I could speak to someone to see what, if anything, could be done to help the poor thing.
Fortunately, when I called again the dog’s eye was very much improved. The swelling had subsided and the pus almost gone. The boy said he had been bathing the dog’s eye with the warm salty water and that it had become much worse before it improved.
He was immensely relieved that his dear little pet was feeling much better! I’m sure he will always remember the healing power of something as simple as warm salty water.
Whilst this treatment helped, it still would have been much better for his dog if he had been able to seek veterinary advice and not risk losing the sight of the eye.
