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Mayas eyes any ideas??

J

JIMGRACIE

Mama Doe
As most will know Maya has been to the vets for his blocked tear ducts. He has had them flushed twice now, and when he went last both were flushed clean. He is going back on the 11th to see how all is going again, but my question is....

......is there anyone that has had a bun with blocked tear ducts? and if so, you know the tears are sticky and make the hair all stick together, and then go hard, how can i go about cleaning it?

At the moment i am gently pulling the hair apart and pulling the sticky tear juice off. I just wondered if there was an easier way of doing it.

Gracie and animals x
 
I just wet the area to soften it then use a small toothed comb to get the muck off. If you do it when its dry the hair tends to come away to leaving bald patches. val :)
 
our old little house bun Guy had this problem and he had his tear ducts flushed out a couple of times,I think the vet gave us some cream for his eyes and it did clear up in the end.I can't remember the name though Could it be fucalthalmic If that was the stuff you probably don't spell it like that :lol:

And one of our outdoor buns Pepper has had his flushed out but this was due to some dental problems I think the vet said.no more problems now though as he's been without his front teeth for a few months now and he gets all the fuss from dad now at feeding time.

:love: Samantha
 
A small smear of Vaseline around the eyes after the daily bathing/drying routine helps protect the delicate skin and makes cleaning the gunk off easier. Use only warm water for this!! Jane and Bunsxx
 
Thanks everyone. Maya has some eye drops that seem to be helping a little. But he still needs a little attention around the eyes.

I thought that vasaline might help, thanks Jane.

Gracie and animals x
 
JIMGRACIE said:
Thanks everyone. Maya has some eye drops that seem to be helping a little. But he still needs a little attention around the eyes.

I thought that vasaline might help, thanks Jane.

Gracie and animals x
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No worries!! :wink: Jane and Bunsxx
 
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