? on goo in shitzu eyes

honeybears · Super Senior Member Plus Joined: 19 Mar 2004 Posts: 3616

My parents have a shitzu that constantly gets brown crusty goo in the eye cracks between the noze, I think this is fairly common in this type of breed.

Is there a remedy for it?

thanks honeybear

lil96 · Super Senior Member Joined: 06 Apr 2004 Posts: 1249

is it like eye boogers? or soemthing else? because a while back I asked about eye boogers and I think people said it could be allergies or some change in foods or something I'll try to search to find that post.
http://www.auspet.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=8958
Our shihtzus had them when I was a kid too, but ido't know how common it is

MyDixie · Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2005 8:19 pm Post subject:

My pekeapoo gets these as well. To tell you the truth, everynight. I sit on my bed and say "eyes" and she jumps up on my lap and I just pick them out with my fingers. If you do it everynight it isn't really that big of a deal. I just pick them throw them in a tissue and throw it away. I also have the groomer trim her hair short around her eyes and this seems to help as well.

puttin510 · Super Senior Member Plus Joined: 19 Mar 2004 Posts: 2748

This is something that needs to be cleaned on a daily basis, as often as needed. Food can be the main issue. I was talking with a gal in the store about her shih and she had the same problems. I asked what she fed it, Ole Roy. I said your kidding right. LOL She learned something new that day, before ole Roy it was Kibbles n Bits. Try a kibble for allergy suffereing dogs. California Natural, Natures balance are two. Theres more. No preservatives, added colors, bi-product, wheat or corn.

TeddysMom · Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2005 5:38 pm Post subject:

I have a shih-poo and I clean his eyes everyday with eye wipes from Wal-Mart of just a wet cloth. I then comb throught the area with a tight metal comb and it picks up all the dry crusty stuff.