update Rain : eye injury & Entropion - Poodle Forum - Standard Poodle, Toy Poodle, Miniature Poodle Forum ALL Poodle owners too!

nu2poodles · 06-25-2011, 01:09 PM

Rain had the sutures removed from the lower lid of her right eye yesterday. So far the eye looks well and there is no appreciable tearing.

There is still staining from what went on before and because we did not shave around that eye since the sutures were still there when I had her trimmed. (Perhaps, in time, I will be brave enough to do this myself ~~~.) I have not found what I regard as a safe method to remove the stains other than letting the hair grow out and triming it. I am open to suggestions.

Anyway, we all have our fingers crossed that Rain's eyes will remain healthy and not require further surgery.

Chagall's mom · 06-25-2011, 01:15 PM

I'm glad she's doing okay, and sorry I didn't know anything had happened to her. I'm not certain what to do about the eye staining, but I know others will chime in. I do wish her well, she's such a beauty! Gosh, never a dull moment with poodles, is there?

littlestitches · 06-25-2011, 01:23 PM

Fingers crossed that the suturing will work permanently. She looks so much better in the picture. Personally I would let the hair grow out, I would not want anything to irritate the eye.

Paula

bigpoodleperson · 06-25-2011, 02:10 PM

Yay!! I hope this does the trick for her!! I too find that shaving around the eye is the best option for removing the stains. I find that Riley tears alot more the longer his hair is around his eyes. He doesnt tear as much freshly shaved.

Princess Dollie · 06-25-2011, 02:43 PM

Thank-you for the update. I was wondering how her eye was doing. Btw, she's beautiful!

CT Girl · 06-25-2011, 07:25 PM

Her eyes look fantastic - no irritation. What a pretty face she has. I would not worry about a little staining for now and just let the hair grow. I wipe around Swizzle's eyes with saline eye drops. I don't know if it really does anything but the handlers at the shows tell me they do this. Once she is fully healed then shave her down and she will be a cover girl again.

Ennui · 06-26-2011, 11:33 AM

My goodness she is beautiful. I am glad she is doing better.

Gorky · 06-26-2011, 01:05 PM

Rain looks beautiful. Her eye looks much better.

Rowan · 06-27-2011, 08:50 AM

She's a cutie!
I keep the hair around the eyes trimmed fairly short and that does seem to help with tearing (especially during the summer "pollen" months when they seem to run a bit more). I also use an eye wipe/saline rinse that's safe to use in the actual eye. I prefer these as it's near impossible to avoid getting the fluid in their actual eyes! (And some of the products warn you not to let the product come into contact with the eye, which is counterproductive.)

ETA: I LOVE her collar!!!

Carol · 06-27-2011, 02:25 PM

What a pretty girl.