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Trim hair on bridge of nose? I'm so new to yorkies that I feel like I often sound like a moron when I try to explain my question, but here goes! :rolleyes: I've read about people trimming hair around the eyes/nose area to get the ones that poke them in the eyes, obscure vision, etc.... ....but that's not really my issue! My concern is that my nine month old yorkie always looks like she's been "crying". Her beard stays wet/crispy, not just from drinking water, but all the way from her inner eyes, and down. Is this NORMAL for yorkies?! :rolleyes: I'm too ignorant to even know. When I look at her, it seems like maybe trimming that hair where her eyes/snout join will help....but maybe not?! Stop me before I do something stupid! :p |
Can you show us a picture show we will see the area you are talking about??? |
yes it will defitetly help... |
she might have clogged tear ducts or allergies adn that might be why she constantly gets the runny eyes and the crusties. that can be checked at the vet. You can trim it shorter right below her eyes to help keep it clean. the crusties can be combed out with a fine tooth comb like one used for fleas. for everyday cleaning use a cotton ball with warm water. |
We get that quite a bit too. I think our problem is that Reagan is outside quite a bit and gets dust and dirt in her eyes. She is constantly rubbing her head in the ground and also rolling all in the grass and dirt. You can cut just the tiniest bit of hair in the corner of her eyes but if the hair isn't getting in her eyes then I dont think that will help. Reagan's is cut and I've noticed a slight decrease in tears, plus for me I like it better because you can see those big brown eyes. If you do decide to do it though make sure you really want to because it will take a while for the hair to get back to a long enough length that it lays down. I had no choice my groomer did it for me but like I said I'm happy with it. I also think that the more tears that are already there the more it will irritate the eyes and continue tearing. So like it was suggested try cleaning the eyes once day maybe even twice morning and night. Good Luck |
moes the same 1 Attachment(s) Moe has the same it stays wet/ crispy from his tear ducts den as you say.I asked our vet about it and he said it was his tear ducts, that we could have a surgery to clear them, I choose not to asI wouldnt want him to have an extra surgery that could be a risk.If we do end up getting him fixed, then they can do it then. |
YES! thank you for posting the pic....I didn't have a good example. Sometimes it's worse than others. Thanks for ALL the responses on this thread....I did trim a little hair, and it seemed to help slightly, but, her eyes do still water! This is my little rescue yorkie, and she is having her first real "check up" at the vet tomorrow....we'll see what he has to say! |
Ok, so, yes, today the vet sd. that her tear ducts were stopped up (???) but that it really wasn't a problem unless it started scalding the skin under her eyes. What did your vet mention about surgery??? I'm curious how simple/complicated it would be, since she is going in next week to get fixed. |
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its not really a surgery per say and its not a 100% fix. After the vet unclogs them there is always a chance they'll clog again. What happens is that the vet puts your dog under and then takes a syringe filled with saline and green dye (the same dye used to stain the eye is there is a scratch on the cornea) and tries to feed it thru the tear duct to wash it out and push out whatever is stuck in there. The tear ducts are connected to the nose and mouth so green dye should start coming out the nose a tiny bit. It doesn't hurt the dog, but its very hard to get a dog to stand still while a tube is being put in there tear duct. its a simple procedure and only lasts a couple minutes. the dog isn't under very long. If your dog is due for a dental or any other procedure you can always as your vet to unclog them then to make is easier on the dog. |
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