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Old 09-17-2008, 11:41 AM   #11
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Originally Posted by alaskayorkie View Post
The best way to flush their nose is to sedate them and send saline all the way through the nasal passage, catching anything solid on a piece of gauze in the back of their throat. Well, that's my understanding of it.

One emergency vet advised that I try putting some saline (or water, because I was lacking saline) into his nose. I tried it with a spray bottle, just a small amount. But then another emergency vet said that could have been dangerous if it aspirated into his lungs. Have I said ugh yet?
Saline comes a bottle that looks like nasel spray. It comes out in a more of a mist. A bottle dropper would work I'd think....

Ugh is right.
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