Hi Everyone,

Just looking for some hints and tips on how to best clean my girl's crusty eye goop.

What do you use? Products? tools etc. What have you had the best sucess with?

Thanks : )

Eye Envy removes staining but you can also use saline(contact lense type). Some even just use warm water. Use cotton make up pads or even a wash cloth to clean the eyes - it is more sanitary I believe to use the pads - one for each eye than a washcloth.

I don't use anything but an inexpensive solution found in the supermarket:

Multipurpose No Rub Soution (for soft contact lenses) - I use the "LiveBetter" brand but I don't think the brand is important. The "no rub" is.

It's not magic - I have to use it at least twice a day.
Step 1 Wipe the eye area using a dry paper towel using very little to no pressure.
Step 2 Moisten a new towel or apply solution directly to area around eyes
Step 3 Wipe using very little to no pressure; keep going back and forth over discolored area a lot.

My cat produces A LOT OF DISCOLORING TEARS - but as you can see in the pic has little to no staining because I do this constantly.
Unfortunately - If I missed 2 days - she'd look a horrible mess, horrible.

Personally, I don't recommend powders, bleachers, whiteners, etc.....for all the obvious reasons.
Also, I'm not happy with the idea of using antibiotics as a cosmetic (to temporarily halt discoloring eye discharge) - as I'm wary of this kind of intervention. But this is just my opinion - many, many here use Eye Envy or even antibiotics from a Vet.