The damage is not immediate and there is no pain while it’s happening so the dog really isn’t aware of it.
That comes later when the cornea is dried out and begins to ulcerate.
When and if depends on the length/frequency of exposure and the dog’s particular ability to secrete sufficient tears to mitigate the dryness.
One of my girls has chronic dry eye and needs drops applied frequently.
She’s not even allowed to have a window cracked in the car.
You do *not* want to deal with corneal ulcers.
They are horrible, painful, hard to treat things which cost a *lot* of money to get under control again...*if* you can.
I have a pair of Doggles I tried to use on her during her ulceration episode but the long, thin shape of a Sighthound’s head and the design of Doggles isn’t a very good match.
They’d fit much better on a ‘blockier’ head.
The straps hold on them pretty well if they fit the dog’s skull, in general.
Unfortunately, they just slid off of her long, narrow head.
That’s awful about your ear.
Hubby once had a very angry wasp get inside of his helmet.
I wear a leather skullcap under mine so even if a bee gets in there, it’s not going to be able to sting me through the leather.
I also wear a headband over my ears, mostly because too much cold wind makes my ears hurt but I guess there’s also the benefit of keeping things out of them....:)
Shout out to Vet Vet Doug: is this a common problem with pooches that loll their heads in the wind? Their eyes dry out and ulcerate? Would something like a petrolatum based ointment help head that off, short of keeping the dog from poking its head out into the wind?