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12-17-2011, 02:36 PM | #1 |
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| yucky eye boogers help my yorkie has those black yucky eye boogers, what are they caused from? what can i do to get rid of them there vert gose and shes a lovely dog i want them gone any ideas????? |
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12-17-2011, 06:07 PM | #2 |
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| There are many causes for eye discharge. Some people here have had luck fighting the boogies by switching foods or sources of water. A few people have had good results with bottled distilled water for babies. Max doesn't have staining eye boogies, but Teddy does, so I am looking for a solution too. I have used happytails eye pads in the past and they helped. Need to order those again. In general, keep the area clean and dry as possible. The dark stains are yeast and yeast thrives on moisture.
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12-17-2011, 08:09 PM | #3 |
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| Silver has them bad and we just try to comb her eyes every day and wipe them off so it doesn't get matted. I'd try changing her water to distilled but I read somewhere else on here that it can be bad because it doesn't have the same minerals(?) or something like that.
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12-17-2011, 08:17 PM | #4 | |
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I would think that the minerals that we and our dogs get from food would be sufficient for our needs.
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12-17-2011, 10:55 PM | #5 | |
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Agreed. Gerber Baby Water, and a food switch worked wonders for us. I tried just distilled water but the baby water is what worked for us.Taycie's face has been tear stain free since July. I talked with my vet about this, she had no problems with it. It works for us and It keeps her face looking great.
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12-18-2011, 07:58 AM | #6 |
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| I switched Macy to Gerber Purified water about a month ago. I was doing distilled water but some people warned about distilled water on here. I bought some Gerber Purified water at Walmart and it made a world of difference in her in just a week. I also asked the vet about it and she said there isn't a problem with using this water and she was very interested in our results because she has a lot of people asking the same question about eye boogies. We have a filtration system for our water but her face was still damp all the time. Now, her face stays nice and dry. I also make sure the hair is not dangling in her eyes.
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12-18-2011, 08:21 AM | #7 |
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| Hmmm... that's a good thing to know about the Gerber water. Jackson has not had eye boogies in a long time. Well, major ones. He will get the normal occasional crusty after a long nights sleep but nothing runny or goopy or terrible. Certain foods increased his. But we have well water at our house and honestly, our water system is just gross. I don't drink the water here and I feel kind of bad making him drink it... though of course he doesn't seem to mind. I will give him bottled water if we have them around. But was considering buying those jugs of water for both him and I to drink... I wonder if there would be any benefit to the Gerber baby water stuff vs. Food Lion brand jug of water or something.
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12-18-2011, 11:33 AM | #8 |
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| wow guys thanks for all the tips i will try theses her boogies are very very bad and if i try to pull them out it hurts her alot so thanks again i will see what works for sugar |
12-18-2011, 12:10 PM | #9 | |
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If the boogies are really bad, do this twice a day and they won't build up. Sometimes hair in the eyes or seasonal allergies will make eye drainage worse. If the drainage is thick and green or yellow, see your vet.
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12-18-2011, 12:41 PM | #10 |
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| Brit, I don't have a Food Lion around here so I'm not sure if it's the same thing but I get the Gerber water at WalMart for $1.00 a jug. I have not tasted the water but I see a lot of new mothers buying it to mix with their baby's formula. It's called Gerber Pure and it's labeled as purified water. Now if I can just find something to make her Frito feet smell better!!!
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12-18-2011, 12:42 PM | #11 | |
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12-18-2011, 01:00 PM | #12 | |
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12-18-2011, 01:09 PM | #13 | |
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Wouldn't a proper diet provide all necessary minerals though? Is there something unique to water?
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12-18-2011, 04:41 PM | #14 |
I ♥ Joey & Ralphie! Donating Member | I would think so, but I have read that humans shouldn't drink distilled water for long periods of time and I'm assuming the same thing would be true of dogs. However, our dog’s food is probably more balanced than our own diet. If distilled or purified water is helping than I would simply ask my vet about it. Oh and another thing to complicate matters, some purified water has minerals added.
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12-18-2011, 05:10 PM | #15 | |
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I served my boys Aquafina and some other bottled waters for a long time and I noticed they weren't drinking enough. They prefer tap water.
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