Eye goop seals eye shut!

Marlin is a bichon. Bichons are known for tearing. Marlin tears more than anything I've ever seen. He ges huge globs of black gunk build up in the corner of each eye. I have been trying to keep up with it.

This morning, Marlin got up and his left eye is sealed shut with eye gunk. I have been using a warm water paper towel, but he refuses to let me sit and hold it in place. So I've only been able to do a little gentle rubbing.

The groomer could take care of it; but the groomer is not open on Mondays.

Do I need to get Marlin to the vet? Does anyone have any ideas?

(I have a closet FULL of ear stuff between all these pets; not one eye cleaner among them!)

That is too bad,I have never had that problem,But im sure if you even called your vet,they might have a solution.I had a kitten i found that her eyes were sealed shut,I went to the vet and they gave me a cream called BMP,which solved the problem.

There might be a simular cream for your Pup.

chamomille tea works...... it´s used on babies too so it´s safe for pups.....
then you can use a massage right in between the eyes to loosen any mucus allocated there..... massage it from the top of the eyes towards the nose....

Cucumber sliced up. Tea bags after you make a cup of tea allow it to cool a bit then use it on the eye. Goofy is a cocker and she also does the gunk thing ALOT.

The cucumber is for swollen lids, I put it on her eyes while rubbing the belly....so she ignores the fact that she looks like an idiot :rolleyes: