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Originally Posted by MaddiesMommie  Just checking in on Ellie. 
Did you get some eye wash? Is her eye better? |
Me too. Is Ellie's eye better?
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Originally Posted by lpham Oh my gosh...I just took a closer look at her and found a hair on her eyeball but how do I go about taking it out without touching her eye? Where can I get sterile saline solution? |
First clean the tear duct area at the inner corner of the eye as you would for normal eye gunk. Sometimes the hair will come out that way. I gently swab with a wet cotton ball and sometimes use a tiny flea comb (very carefully! don't dig into the duct)
If the hair is coming from elsewhere, I very carefully run my fingers along the edges of the eye, sometimes slightly pulling back the upper or lower lid to pull the hair out (this is for hair that is still attached at the follicle; my boys have long hair so it is easier to see). Do this only if you have steady hands and your pup is cooperative. Do not touch the eye.
If the hair is just a loose piece floating in the eye, flush with sterile saline which, as Maddie's Mommy wrote, can be purchased anywhere eye drops are sold -- drugstores, the market.