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Originally Posted by linz06  Good to know! Thanks! I think some of our problem is that Layla can't scratch herself anymore, so if there is a hair poking her in the eyes, there's not much she can do about it  She will try to rub her face on things, and we try to stay on top of trimming, but I wonder if that's the issue here. |
I'm almost sure that's the problem. Joey vet said that those little hairs can cause major problems because they will rub their faces on carpet which can scratch the cornea and cause eye ulceration, and Joey did have that at one time. My foster has more of a bugger problem than an actual tearing problem, I mean his facial hair isn’t wet, but he has the eye buggers, and his hair was clipped short around the eyes. His owner said to clip it once a week, but I’m not sure that was even enough. I'm letting it grow out now and I've noticed a greatly reduced bugger problem, some days he has none! You might think you're keeping on top of the clipping, but those hairs can grow so fast. Anyway, there was another thread about that here, and several people had success with growing the hair out, so that’s what I’m trying with him.