Great advice above! :thumbsup:You can start using what you have now, it won't harm her...but it won't work.Tear stain removers don't generally work, but keeping the eye area clean & dry does help! Has anyone suggested you wash her face daily with Spa Lavish Facial Scrub? It is great at cleaning the eye area and smells heavenly! Until Alice is about 1 year old, you shouldn't be too concerned about her tear staining as right now it's just from teething.
She looks beautiful, by the way. I'm so glad she's in a good home now despite her rough start!
thanks guysGreat advice above! :thumbsup:
And the good thing about you starting the face cleaning regimen with the Spa Lavish Facial Scrub, is that Alice will get used to the routine at a young age. And it really does smell that good!
I use a baby wash cloth for the scrub, they are thin, so they are easier to use.
Sounds like your an excellent Mama for Alice!
honestly, you hit it right on Nikki's MumYou can clean the area with a gentle cleaner and keep it nice and dry with a little cornstarch combed through.
If you want to go this route, be very careful trimming or have a groomer do it (although I would wait until she is fully vaccinated before taking her to a groomer) Once you cut that hair, it's hard to grow back (takes FOREVER) so make sure it's something you want to do.Alice something else that might help is to have her trimmed around the eye area. Sugar had tear stains when i first got her and I had her trimmed and used( with a cotton ball) crystal eye that you get at the pet store. Now she don't have tear stains. Good luck!!
i think the breeder tried to trim her hair and now its at awkward lengths around her nose and eyes (UGH), so it's not quite long enough to pull back into a band - but pretty close... i'm guessing maybe a month or less? i'm going to try clipping it back with these little flower clips. they're very light, so i don't think it's going to bother her at all. she seems completely comfortable with everything going on at our house, so i'm thinking i'll start washing her face today. i've been using a warm wash cloth, but it hasn't helped much.
i don't want to clip the hair around her eyes because i want it to grow out. i want to put her hair in bands, so i'm just going to let it all keep growing and clip it when necessary.
thanks everyone
EDIT: Walmart.com: Goody: Clear 3 Different Sizes Hair Rubber Bands, 1 ct: Hair Care can i use these to pull her hair out of her face?
You can clean the area with a gentle cleaner and keep it nice and dry with a little cornstarch combed through.
Well, make sure you do it as soon as you can (go back and look at Ritzy's photo) because most people wait too long. It can be put into bands between teh eyes, pretty quick...then hold her, so she doesn't get down right away and rub it out.. she'll get used to it, quickly.
As for bands, go and look at some of the show bows sites. you need very light ones, that won't break hair
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