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Originally Posted by subro  I am babysitting a coworkers Yorkie until Saturday. She brought her little male over last night. My dogs like him and he is well behaved. My problem is that this little guy's eyes are NASTY. They have huge black gobs that has apparently been building up for a while. Some of it is gooey (ewww) and some is dried into his hair. Is there a way to get this off of him? I've tried washing using a wash cloth and qtips but the baby shampoo isn't cutting it. It also seems uncomfortable for him although he isn't crying. I feel so sorry for him! |
Just water will soften the clumps. Lay him on his back on your lap head towards you. Us a cotton ball fairly wet, hold it on the clump and squeeze gently(use a new cotton ball for each eye). Repeat this to wet the clump for a couple of minutes. Once soft, take your finger nails and grip the clump on both sides(this is gross I know) and slide it down off the hair. If you have a small comb, you can carefully comb out the clumps but they must be fully softened and you have to be really careful near the eye. If he is fussing just use your fingers. Repeat process until the large clumps are out. Then use a wet wipe or wet paper towel to wipe the hair. Dry it with a kleenex.
Poor little guy. His eyes will need to be wiped daily. If it is kept up, it doesn't get that bad. Good luck.