[AngeliFlad]

Here is a good explanation by Suz that I received when this issue first came up a couple of weeks ago. My Yorkie's eyes are always running so I hope that this will be taken care off now. Not that he wasn't the most beautiful already before...but he will be even more handsome now

Originally Posted by suz

When I bought my male Yorkie, he had numerous health problems! So after I got him healthy, I started working on the eye-gook problems. I tried EVERYTHING under the sun!! Every over-the-counter stuff just plain didn't work. Some mornings, I used to litterly "pry" his eyes open with a warm wash cloth. He hated having to get his face washed every morning. So I went to the vet and asked (it was a lady vet) if she could do the same type of procedure that I used to have to do to my horses. What they do, basically, is run a tube thorugh the tear duct, and flush all the debris out! We used to call it "flushing out their tear ducts". I don't think she had ever done it, but she understood what I needed her to do. So, when I took him in for some teeth work, while he was seditated anyway, she did it. He has not had the problem again. Not to say that he'll never have it. I live in a very dusty area of CA, and sometimes I wish I could do it to myself!! It really sounds like a very ovasive procedure, when in fact it's more like blowing air or water thorough a clogged straw. The vet does have to knock them out, and there's always a fear of them not coming out of the anathesia, so it's not something that should be done just because the little guy has a runny eye. But if there's nothing else that works, it's a good opton.

There's also the possibility that his teeth are a problem. Have your vet check them first. Teeth that are a big problem with Yorkies. (Just an after thought)