eye boogers?

TaaarsTaaars
edited December 2008 in Shiba Inu (柴犬)
Morning all,
Are shiba pups prone to have eye boogers in the moring? noche seems to have them every morning, I wipe them clean, and usually I dont see them again till the next day, but he also seems to be tearing a tad. Sol does tear a little, but no boogers, Luna dosent have either. I cant remember if either Sol or Luna had white eye boogers in the morning when they were pups. The boogers are small white and slimy, they wipe away, he dosent scratch at his eyes or anything, and I know visually he is good cause he sees from a distance everything (and tries to eat it) runs around the house up and down the stairs without running into stuff as well.

Comments

  • JessicaRabbitJessicaRabbit
    edited November -1
    If you haven't already eliminated grain from your dogs diet, I would suggest trying that. Moto's eyes would weep in the morning before we eliminated grain. As soon as we did his eyes stopped weeping entirely, his coat got amazing and he stopped farting. A trifecta of dog goodness!
  • dlrobertsdlroberts
    edited November -1
    Lucy and Joey are both on grain free diets, but they still get eye boogers on occasion. Joey's tend to be crusty by the time I get to them but Lucy's are usually still slimy. As long as its not excessive (as in to the point where you are wiping them off every time you interact with your dog) then I wouldn't worry too much about it.

    Eliminating grain from your dog's diet as Jess suggested may or may not help with the eye boogers, but it can't hurt for sure and is likely even healthier for them in general. So you may want to give that a try.
  • KFontaine04KFontaine04
    edited November -1
    Miso and Sake both get morning eye boogies, but that is the only time I see them. I too have eliminated grain from their diet and have seen a great improvement in overall health.
  • TaaarsTaaars
    edited November -1
    Ill try that, not sure if merrick dog food has grain, ill have to check, but it is holistic and has been good to Luna and sol, also going to see the vet on Thursday for his 3rd set of shots, (forgot he was due for those), ill have him take a look.
  • lindsaytlindsayt
    edited November -1
    Ike: has always had dark crusties when he wakes up which are fine and normal. He is grain free.

    Beebe: aka, Little Miss Allergy. Off and on gets poopy smelling green ocular discharge. She is not grain free yet and I wonder if that will help, but my guess is that her weak immune system, environmental and food sensitivities (we are working on them) contribute to the green goops. Until I do her diet trial #2, I have antibiotics when the discharge turns green/yellow and smelly.
  • brandon_wbrandon_w
    edited November -1
    Merrick is a good brand of dog food. Most of their foods do have grain, but they have grain free offerings now.
  • tsukitsunetsukitsune
    edited November -1
    Tsuki's been grain free for a while and still got the occasional boog. We finally figured out that the dehydrated cow ears we were giving them had a chicken flavor sprayed on (even though they claimed natural) and thats why. She's allergic to cooked/manufactured chicken.
  • MommyofNikoMommyofNiko
    edited November -1
    Right as I was opening this I cleaned one out of Niko's eye. I dont recall her as a puppy having them but both my girls have had them more frequently lately, I think it may be weather related. Sasha (non-nihon ken) gets them a lot more than Niko.
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