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idealgrind

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  1. This sounds exactly like what he has going on. No green gunk at all this morning and also no crusties. I massaged under his eye twice yesterday (as per above comments) and the fur around his eyes isn't even wet this morning. Will keep doing this and keep a close eye on it over the weekend and re-evaluate re: a vet appointment next week come Monday morning. Thanks for your help!
  2. Great to hear! I took the plunge and bought them, too! Can't wait to try them out tomorrow - hope I don't make him look ridiculous :laugh:
  3. Damn, I didn't even think to check there! Good deal on an Andis on there.
  4. Thanks for your response, Bowser! I'll keep that in mind. The gunk hasn't been present for the last 2 days or so, but doesn't mean it won't pop up again. I'll monitor it and see how we go, otherwise off to the vet! Definitely don't want to leave any eye problem around for too long, even though his eyes are not bothering him at all. Thanks!
  5. Thanks for your detailed response, Kirty. I will try massaging that part of the eyelid to see if it improves. Otherwise, yes, I will definitely head to a specialist - I definitely agree! Thanks again.
  6. How are you liking them? Have you used them yet? These are the ones I was looking at getting (potentially even from the same eBay seller!) but found a lovely lady selling a brand-new pair with an additional blade (#5) that I would've needed to purchase for $150 total. Seems like an okay price, so I'm going for it
  7. Thinking about it more thoroughly, I definitely agree that it doesn't sound like dry eye - almost the opposite. Thanks for your response, I will definitely see what the vet has to say now that she will be able to have a proper look :)
  8. Wow, I bet that saved you a bit of $$$! I will try this - as I said in the reply above, I'm working on getting him used to ears/mouth/eyes being examined so I'll just incorporate this. Ta!
  9. Oh wow, that's really interesting - thanks for that info! Hmm I suppose that is what she was trying to do whilst we were there, but he didn't want her near his eyes (probably my fault, seeing as I had flushed his eyes with saline that morning). I'm definitely working on touching his ears, around eyes, mouth etc so he is used to it for checkups. I'll see how he goes and might take him in again soon if necessary.
  10. Hi everyone! Tried to search the forums for some information to no avail. A few weeks ago my 4.5 month old male Westie started having a bit of green-y eye gunk in the corner of his eye in the mornings. He had a vet appointment later that week so I decided to just wipe it away and flush with a bit of saline until we saw the vet. I also made sure the hair around his eyes were nice and short. He didn't seem bothered by it - never scratched his eye, never blinked excessively, etc. Vet said it was probably just a bit of dust or dirt in his eye (our yard is unfortunately more dirt than grass at the moment - the woes of renting!) and that I was doing all the right things. She said to come back if he started noticeably not using his eye as much or getting really bothered by it. Since then, the situation hasn't escalated, but hasn't gotten much better either. He has started to get those red tear stains on his hair from his tear duct. Some research leads me to believe he has 'dry eye', but can't figure out what may be the underlying cause for it or what an appropriate treatment may be. Has anyone got any experience with this? Is there any way to clear the eye so there are no longer red tear stains? Thanks in advance for your responses :) Let me know if it would be helpful to post before/after pics of his eye around the time it occurred. EDIT: I should probably add now thinking about it more, the last few days there hasn't been any green gunk. It is more a reddish "crust" outside of the eye. It seems logical that it is due to excessive tears and thus probably not dry eye. Will be checking with the vet to see what she things. Thanks everyone for your prompt responses!
  11. Our little Westie boy is 2 weeks old today! I can't wait to meet him in a few weeks and pick him up in 6 weeks. Here's a photo of the litter last Sunday at 1 week old. Westie puppies
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