Jenova
Wise Old Thumper
The first thing I do when I come home from work is sort out my Grim. I clean his nose and eyes, give him his medication and put him in his nebuliser.
Over the course of the day his nose gets very snotty. He has wet snot coming out and around his nostrils and dry snot on the outside. To clean it off I have to soak the dried up snot before I pull it off otherwise I'd just rip off his skin and fur. However he's so bunged up that the water drips over his nose and he can't breathe so he gets extremely stressed out. He lunges, head butts and bites me. He hasn't got any teeth so I let him. Snot gets everywhere and I usually have to change my clothes afterwards. :?
To explain it better here's a picture of my poor little man today before I cleaned him up. This is the worst he gets. It ranges from just a bit of dried snot around the edges to this when all the infection is coming out.
I really need some idea on how to clean his nose without getting water all over it so he doesn't breathe in the water. I've tried with less water but I just hurt him pulling it off and made him bleed twice so I had to stop that. I'm not sure it can be done another way so any ideas you have, no matter how crazy, please share. I don't like my Grim getting so stressed.
Over the course of the day his nose gets very snotty. He has wet snot coming out and around his nostrils and dry snot on the outside. To clean it off I have to soak the dried up snot before I pull it off otherwise I'd just rip off his skin and fur. However he's so bunged up that the water drips over his nose and he can't breathe so he gets extremely stressed out. He lunges, head butts and bites me. He hasn't got any teeth so I let him. Snot gets everywhere and I usually have to change my clothes afterwards. :?
To explain it better here's a picture of my poor little man today before I cleaned him up. This is the worst he gets. It ranges from just a bit of dried snot around the edges to this when all the infection is coming out.
I really need some idea on how to clean his nose without getting water all over it so he doesn't breathe in the water. I've tried with less water but I just hurt him pulling it off and made him bleed twice so I had to stop that. I'm not sure it can be done another way so any ideas you have, no matter how crazy, please share. I don't like my Grim getting so stressed.