How to properly care for Bichon Frize eyes

Feb 08,2024
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Bichon Frize has hyperactive lacrimal glands and often sheds tears. Therefore, we need to check the Bichon Frize’s eyes frequently and help the Bichon Frize take care of their eyes in a timely manner. This can avoid Bichon Frize eye discomfort and effectively avoid related diseases.

When a Bichon Frize suffers from certain infectious diseases (such as Bichon Frize distemper, etc.), especially eye diseases, it often causes redness and swelling of the eyelids, and a large amount of mucus or purulent secretions accumulate in the corners of the eyes. At this time, careful care of the eyes must be Treatment and care. The method is to use a 2% boric acid cotton ball (cold water can also be used) to gently wipe it from the inner corner of the eye outward. Do not wipe back and forth on the eye. One cotton ball is not enough, so you can change it to another one until the eye is scrubbed clean. After scrubbing, drop eye drops or eye ointment into the Bichon Frize's eyes to eliminate inflammation.

Some Bichon Frize dogs, such as Shar-Pei, often have excessive wrinkles on their heads, causing their eyelashes to grow inverted. The inverted eyelashes can irritate the eyeballs, causing blurred vision, conjunctival inflammation, and corneal turbidity in Bichon Frize dogs. In this case, you should ask a veterinarian to perform surgery to cut off part of the eyelids (similar to double eyelid surgery in humans). However, if the surgery is unsuccessful, the eyelids will not be able to cover the eye sockets, causing the eyeballs to be exposed.

The simple method is to remove the inverted eyelashes with tweezers. The inverted eyelashes of Shar-Pei Bichons are hereditary. Therefore, when buying a Shar-Pei Bichon Frize, in addition to checking its pedigree, you also need to know whether its parents have the disadvantage of inverted eyelashes.

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