LOL, I always count on their water bowls to help me with keeping the food of of their face.

I have tried baby wipes but nothing works as well as a warm damp washcloth for me. Sugar's hair is super thick so for him I wash it, comb it and then run a flea comb through to catch the remaining bits.
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"If you have men who will exclude any of God’s creatures from the shelter of compassion and pity, you will have men who will deal likewise with their fellow men." — St. Francis of Assisi, 1181-1226