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Originally Posted by Wylie's Mom  Marcel gets gunky/crusty at times - and it's difficult to remove when the gunk hardens. Well, I thought I'd try his "finger toothbrush" one day - and it worked really nicely! I dip it in warm water and "brush" near his eye and it really loosens the gunk. And, bc the brush is low-profile, soft, and small - I'm not worried about the brush hurting his eye.
The brush looks something like this (mine is a bit different): http://images.1800petmeds.com/images...0/1011_420.jpg |
I'll have to buy a pack of those finger toothbrushes... Our yorkie gets a nasty, dark, waxy buildup on the inside of her eyes that seems to embed itself into the hair around the eye. Someone recommended a tear stain removal solution for dogs, which does not contain alcohol or bleach and is supposedly safe to use around eyes. I've been using it for a few weeks but to be honest I don't think it works much better than just warm water...plus our yorkie smells that solution and it's the only time she will growl at me. She is awesome about everything else, we can trim her nails/hair, brush her teeth/hair, etc...but you go near her and she whiffs that tear stain remover and she goes berzerk.
I'll keep my fingers crossed that the finger toothbrushes dipped in warm water works...I know this thread is a few years old, so does anyone have any techniques that they would like to share? The last thing I want to do is give her a corneal abrasion or something...
Thanks!