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01-22-2013, 07:11 PM | #1 |
Banning Thread Dictator Donating Member | Hair at the corners of her eyes tough to manage Jillie has small clumps of hair that grow out of the inside corner of each eye. When I try to comb them down across her nose, they don't sit down because I think they're inducing tearing. They get wet and curly and stand up, bringing more tearing. When I try to bring them up into her topknot, it looks funny and you can clearly see those two strands, which are darker, going up into the topknot. They may be darker because they're permanently stained from tearing. Is this a common problem? Does anyone have a solution? I'm always been hesitant to snip them off because my breeder told me DON'T CUT NOSE HAIR. But she's almost 4, and I'm getting tired of it.
__________________ Mike ~ Doting Dad to Jillie, Harper, Molly, Cooper, Eddie (RIP), Lucy (RIP), Rusty (RIP) and Jack (RIP). Check us out on YouTube |
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01-22-2013, 07:24 PM | #2 |
♥ Love My Tibbe! ♥ Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: D/FW, Texas
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| Tibbe stays in a puppy cut with no topknot and I keep these clumps of hair clipped down on Tibbe and he rarely tears. I usually just use safety-tip scissors or a little mustache grooming tool from Walmart that can't cut the skin. But it does, once you cut the long hair length off and have 1/4" or so left, take out the rest safely albeit slowly as it's not a fast cutting instrument but it is safer that way. I've used it for years and never nicked Tibbe. I also use it on the top 1/3 of his ears and all along the edges. I tried every way I could to see if it would cut my skin along the edge of fingers, arms, nose, etc., and it didn't before I tried it on Tibbe.
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01-22-2013, 07:45 PM | #3 |
Donating YT 30K Club Member | I cut all of my girls nose hair. I just find it easier to manage.
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01-23-2013, 07:47 AM | #4 |
♡Huey's Human♡ Donating Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Ringgold, Ga
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| I trim up the center of Hueys nose and I use the clippers to get those dark, tear stained hairs at the inner eye. He wont let me trim his toenails but I can clip next to his eyeballs without any problem. Go figure...
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01-23-2013, 09:21 AM | #5 |
YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Merritt Island,FL
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| Ziva is almost 4 too and has the same problem. We have tried very short and now long, the hair just grows so close to the eye nothing works. The last vet visit the Dr. said something had to give because she had to much irritation (we were 1/2 grown out at that time) Abby doesn't have this issue at all! |
01-23-2013, 07:26 PM | #6 | |
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01-23-2013, 07:43 PM | #7 |
Banning Thread Dictator Donating Member | Thanks for the tips, everybody! There's an AKC dog show in town this weekend. I think I'll drop by and talk to some Yorkie owners.
__________________ Mike ~ Doting Dad to Jillie, Harper, Molly, Cooper, Eddie (RIP), Lucy (RIP), Rusty (RIP) and Jack (RIP). Check us out on YouTube |
01-23-2013, 08:06 PM | #8 |
I♥PeekTinkySaph&Finny Donating Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Baltimore, Maryland
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| I never trim nose hair. I use Natural Tears and or eye wash for humans to clean the eye area, and a flea comb to get the nasties out. I also use antibiotic eye ointment for dogs occassionally. It will melt down into the hair a bit but will keep the hair out of her eyes till it gets some length on it. Interested in hearing what the pros tell you...
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01-23-2013, 11:46 PM | #9 | |
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01-24-2013, 12:19 AM | #10 |
Between♥Suspensions Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Vaissades
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| Target Mobile Site - Lansinoh HPA Lanolin - 40g Has to be hpa lanolin or a specific breastfeeding safe lanolin-sorry! This means its safe fir ingestion abd eye contact. And the Madin mustache comb from mimimomo... 6 months of paste and combing Elvis' eye & nose hair and Princess' stubborn schnahzer brows are finally not only in the place I want but growing that way. I tried everything too, firm tooth brushes, groomers putty...nope the above and regular daily now weekly hair training helps. Poor Elvis the groomer cut his nose and eye hair-what a mistake it grew back wilder!
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01-24-2013, 03:41 AM | #11 |
Jada + Bogie = ♥ Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Mayberry AKA smalltown usa
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| I am anxious to hear what the experts say too...both of mine (after 2 years of growing) still had the tearing and the corner of the eye hair problem. I finally go tired of trying to keep it out of their eyes and use blunt tip scissors and snip the hair right in the corner of the eyes. It is a pain because I have to trim it almost weekly. I don't trim the nose hair just those hairs right in the very corner of the eyes.
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01-24-2013, 04:42 AM | #12 |
I ♥ my girls! Donating Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: With My Yorkies
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| I too would love to find the solution to this problem. I have been cutting it for now.
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01-24-2013, 01:36 PM | #13 | |
Don't Litter Spay&Neuter Donating Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: So Cal
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Mimi & Turbo has lighter facial hair & their tear stains are very noticeable, so I trim it w/blunt nosed scissors. It never pokes their eye & it grows fast too!
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01-24-2013, 02:34 PM | #14 |
YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: scotland
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| I feel your pain Mike. I have the same problem with Lottie her hair is a always getting in her eyes and making them tear up. I use a face flannel and warm water everyday to keep her little face clean,but I would love to find a solution to this problem!
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01-24-2013, 03:16 PM | #15 | |
Between♥Suspensions Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Vaissades
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1tspis milk of magnesia 1tsp corn starch mix into a paste and apply carefully leave on overnight, up to 3 days in a row break and repeat as needed. Also removes 'beef'staining a secret of miniature schnauzer show groomers. Unless its yeats treat with eaw cold pressed coconut oil until yeast is gone then ise the above to remove stains on hair. If it doesn't work its bacterial and requires antibiotics...considering its you though I'd bet its just eye boogie stains.
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