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How to cure severe Bichon tear stains?
Bichons are prone to tear stains from genetics, diet, and blocked tear ducts. Trim eye fur, avoid greasy or salty food, and clean eyes daily with saline.
What is the fastest, most effective way to remove a dog’s tear stains?
Tear stains have different causes, so find the cause and treat it. For existing stains, adjust diet and clean daily - wipe around the eyes with alcohol-free wipes or saline. For severe stains, apply a starch and boric acid powder mix, let dry, then brush off. Keep the diet light with low-salt, low-fat food.
10-year family dog, unnoticed for two years, swollen rear; had pups years ago. Fine in May, but by July the rear is swollen, drooping, large, bleeding and pus — what’s the cause?
A swollen, bleeding, pus-filled rear can come from anal-gland issues, perianal inflammation, abscess, perianal tumor, wound infection, or open pyometra. A vet check is needed; usual care is cleaning and draining pus plus targeted treatment to avoid worse infection.
My 2.5-Month-Old Cat’s Ears Stay Dirty No Matter How Often I Clean—What Should I Do?
Ear-mite treatment needs cleaning, medication, and external deworming: clean with ear solution, massage, let the cat shake, then apply mite medicine for about 2 weeks while deworming regularly.
My Cat Tilts Its Head and Its Ear Looks Like This – Is It a Middle-Ear Infection?
The photo shows an ear infection that may have reached the inner ear and affected the vestibular nerve, causing the head tilt. Treat with ear cleaner, ear-mite medication, and ear-inflammation drugs; clean the ear first, then mite meds plus oral antibiotics.
Kitten is four weeks old; eyes were gummed shut soon after birth, cleared with saline, but still won’t open; what to do?
Cats normally open eyes 7-14 days after birth. If a month passes without opening, consider eye disease. Watch for much discharge or dirt and wipe clean. If still not open after cleaning, take it to the vet promptly.
My dog has maggots in its ear and I can’t get to a vet. I sprayed iodine and saline and pulled many out, but some are likely still inside. I sprinkled amoxicillin on it. What else should I do?
Maggots feed on rotting tissue, so ear maggots mean internal decay. Trim fur, clean the canal, remove dead tissue, and apply antimicrobial ointment. Leftover necrotic tissue lets maggots return; also watch for ear mites and use ear cleaner.
How do you clean a Teddy’s ears?
Cleaning a Teddy's ears: prepare pet ear cleaner, cotton balls, and tissues; wrap the dog to keep it still, add 3-5 drops, massage, then let it shake and wipe.
My dog has a large bare patch near the neck with black crust and intense itching – is it a bite wound or hot water?
The photo shows a large, infected, ulcerated wound needing veterinary cleaning and anti-inflammatory care. Find the cause with a skin exam.
What should I use to clean a dog’s ears?
A dog's ear canal is closed; without regular cleaning, wax builds up and breeds germs (e.g., ear mites). For lightly dirty ears, use long medical swabs and wet wipes. For dirty ears, use a pet-specific ear cleaner.