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02-23-2008, 03:30 PM | #1 |
Banning Thread Dictator Donating Member | Rinsing their face I've heard so many horror stories over the years about Yorkies drowning relatively easily that I'm terrified when I try to wash their face during bath time. That's typically the hardest place to wash because of the tearing, so I make sure I have enough soap to do a good job. It's the rinsing that scares me. How do you rinse the face thoroughly without taking a chance of them getting water into their lungs? Or am I just being a paranoid Yorkie owner?
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02-23-2008, 03:33 PM | #2 |
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| I was wondering the same thing. Last time a rinsed Ellie's face she started choking.
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02-23-2008, 03:35 PM | #3 |
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| That makes me nervous too. And I'm also scared I'll get it in their ears. I just try to get a wash cloth real wet and wipe them and drip it onto their faces.
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02-23-2008, 03:35 PM | #4 |
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| I have that problem too....The way I've been doing it was getting a wash cloth very wet and wiping and gently squeezing the wash cloth at the same time.....
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02-23-2008, 03:37 PM | #5 |
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| That's how I do it too. I use a baby washcloth that is super soft and just spend a lot of time doing it that way. |
02-23-2008, 03:38 PM | #6 |
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| I asked a groomer once. You tilt their head down so the water runs down their nose not up it. This helps keep the water out of the ears too, If you have to, you can hold the hair under the chin to do this. (Poor baby I know) I also keep a dry wash cloth handy to wipe their face after I rinse so they can see and feel better right away!
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02-23-2008, 03:40 PM | #7 |
Donating YT 7000 Club Member | It scares me when I have to wash his face for the very same reason. I do what Brooke suggested. I hold his beard and "pull" his head downward so that it doesn't go into his nose. He hates it (and me when I do it), but it gets his face clean without killing him...so he'll just have to deal with it lol.
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02-23-2008, 03:43 PM | #8 |
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| I use a squirt bottle filled with warm water to wet and rinse Lady's face. Those plastic mustard and ketchup sets they sell for picnics are great because they hold a lot of water. You can direct the stream so it doesn't get into their ears or nose. I have found that Lady doesn't mind having her face washed at all this way. |
02-23-2008, 03:45 PM | #9 | |
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02-23-2008, 03:46 PM | #10 |
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| I bathe mine in the sink and I use the sprayer and carefully spray the sides for their face. then I let them rest thier chin on a towel on the edge of the sink when I rinse their head. It works for us. |
02-23-2008, 03:46 PM | #11 |
Banning Thread Dictator Donating Member | All good tips. Thanks, you guys! Amazing how we share the same concerns!
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02-23-2008, 04:09 PM | #12 |
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| Excellent question -- I am also worried about the water in nose/ears. I do a combo of holding the chin down and using a very wet washcloth. |
02-23-2008, 04:13 PM | #13 | |
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02-23-2008, 04:24 PM | #14 |
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| I use small baby wash cloths and just gently wash their face and ears first. I rise the same way. This avoids getting any excess water at all in the face and ears. |
02-23-2008, 04:43 PM | #15 |
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| I cover Alphy's eyes and tilt his head back and only rinse the back of his head otherwise I use a washcloth.
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