eye gunk? - Page 2

Bidik · 02-01-2013, 09:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Sonic and Aries

Aries eyes get that way if I go a week without cleaning it (but that's rare and only on the occasion that I'm out of town and their care is left up to my husband or the boarding place). I generally clean with a wet cloth and will give a small dose of Angel Eyes when this occurs. Sonic has had really weepy eyes since his Cherry Eye surgery but they stay wet and hardly ever stain or get hard.

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Your post made me wonder if my cleaning was not thorough. How much pressure do you apply? Does the hair get soaked? Would that help if I shampoo his face every night - oh, he would hate that.

HavaneseSoon · 02-01-2013, 10:25 PM

I use some pressure, it does not remove the stain only the gook at the corner of the eye. I do swab down the drip stain. It is not saturated because the pads are only moist. It takes months to clear the eye area of that nasty red color. Patience. Every day cleaning, and you will have the stain 95% gone.

Jack's right eye does not drip as much as the left eye now, so wondering if it is an age thing too. When I look at Jack's eyes now, there is a eye stain just in the corners but not enough to say it looks bad.

Bidik · 02-02-2013, 08:20 AM

I see Angel's eyes is on sale:

Amazon.com: Angels' Eyes Tear-Stain Eliminator...
how much are you using? Is it worth to buy a 120 gr jar?

HavaneseSoon · 02-02-2013, 08:38 AM

Does this stuff have antibiotics in it?

mellowbo · 02-02-2013, 12:36 PM

You may want to try feeding raw and using purified water. Avoiding chicken may be another thing worth trying. Certainly avoid grains.

Dolores · 02-02-2013, 01:05 PM

I've been using Tearlax now for about one month and I definitely see an improvement. Less tearing and alot less gunk. I ordered it online. It's not cheap but it works!

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Bidik · 02-04-2013, 08:38 PM

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Originally Posted by mellowbo

You may want to try feeding raw and using purified water. Avoiding chicken may be another thing worth trying. Certainly avoid grains.

chicken is bad? I had no idea. Cora loves chicken.

mellowbo · 02-04-2013, 09:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Bidik

chicken is bad? I had no idea. Cora loves chicken.

Chicken isn't necessarily bad, it's just the most common protein base to be allergic to. You may want to eliminate grains first then if things don't improve eliminate chicken too.

Anna6 · 02-05-2013, 01:53 AM

Nina also has issues with tear stains. We use Taste of the wild lamb or the wild variety. She also gets filtered water and Angle Eyes the one without the antibiotics. I am thinking about trying the one with anti biotics as I can not say that the one without helps. We comb, clean and groom daily.

Ewokpup · 02-15-2013, 03:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Bidik

Hello,

Although I have seen many threads on eye gunk and discoloration of hair around the eyes, I haven't seen anything about how stiff it gets around the eyes. Cora had hair discolouring from the beginning and as I am a self appointed groomer, I have been trimming the hair between and under his eyes every two weeks or so. It doesn't get any better. And the hair is not fluffy but actually quite stiff, like fifties hair. On a daily basis I wash around his eyes with a contact lens solution (renu). He loves and gets lots of yogurt and I know it makes the hair hard around his mouth - but I clean that too. Do you use leave in conditioners?

Thanking in advance for any insight.

I'd love to know the best way to get yogurt off the face. Bama had some on vacation and it was no fun to deal with.