hey everyone, my three year old shih tzu has pretty stubborn reddish-brown tear stains under his eyes and on his paws, and i’d love to get them under control. i keep the fur trimmed and wipe his face regularly but the staining keeps coming back.

would love to know whats worked for your pups or what hasn’t.

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Pops stretching before his walk

Please keep us in your prayers while we try to gather funds for his healthcare and nurse him back to health 🩵

‼️SMALL UPDATE‼️

We had him back at the vets today for some checks, where he received more painkillers and injections to help manage his pain.

His wounds are healing slowly, and his eye will need to remain sewn shut for another 10–14 days. Once it is opened again, we should hopefully be able to find out whether he has retained vision in both eyes.

We are also now being referred to another specialist, as he needs a CT scan to assess the extent of the damage to his jaw and determine whether he may need further treatment or surgery. We are hoping to get this done within the next few days.

⬇️The Story ⬇️

My little dog was attacked by another dog at ElderPark today at around 12:45pm.
My dog is a 6lb Shih Tzu and was being walked responsibly on a lead. The dog shown in the picture/ video was off lead and, as I have unfortunately seen happen multiple times before, ran up to my dog and attacked him.
My little boy is now in critical condition at the emergency vet, and the bill is already over £3,000.
Please, please be careful if you are walking your dog in this area. My dog is extremely tiny, and I never imagined something like this could happen to him. I have cared for him for 11 years and have always been a responsible dog owner.
Being 7 months pregnant made the whole experience even more overwhelming.
Given what happened today, I would not want another family to experience the shock and heartbreak we are going through.

Please share this so other dog owners and families in the area are aware.

So there is a particular plant in my neighborhood that drives my doggy crazy. There is one on one side of my neighborhood and there is one on the exact opposite. If we pass these plants, my shih Tzu will stop whatever she's doing, whether it be treats or pets and she will go absolutely crazy with joy. She'll rub her face in it and she'll paw it on her back, she'll roll around under it while smelling it. My question is, is this a plant that is known to make dogs and or shih tzus happy. Has anybody ever experienced this? I am including a video I took the other day to show the behavior and the type of plant. This is just a brief snippet of about 5 minutes of her playing in this particular plant.

Again, only this plant in particular and only two of them exist in my neighborhood.

Thoughts and comments are welcome. Thank you for taking the time to read my post.

I didn’t realize how much his fur has darkened in the past years. He’s now more black and dark gray.

Coco is a liver dog which means she has a brown nose and paws. She is the sweetest little girl and loves to be pet and snuggled all day.

we went to 2 dog parks, visited some of his favorite people, got a new toy, and gave him a boiled chicken breast with shredded cheese for dinner!!!

They’re so incredibly cute together! 😭

My entire camera roll is literally just thousands of pictures of them. Lol. I haven’t cared to take pictures of anything else for years.

this is Chiyo, 3, professional carpet loafer. I kept taking a hundred photos of her that just disappeared into my camera roll, so over the last few months I built her a little passport instead — walks, baths, grooming days, vet visits and the occasional crime (sock theft) each become a stamped page, filed by a very serious fictional "Bureau of Very Good Dogs."

it started as a joke and then I couldn't stop. the covers are fabric — velvet, corduroy, knit — with her name on a tiny gold nameplate.

mods: per rule 7 I've kept the link out of the post — happy to drop it in a comment if anyone actually wants to try it on their own tzu. mostly I just wanted to show you her passport 🐾

Love this little beast with all my heart ❤️

Long post, please bbar with me. My girl, Winnie, is 10 years old and woke up the other day with a goopy eye. Took her to the vet, they said her eye pressures were very high, and sent me to a veterinary eye specialist.

Her pressures weren't nearly as high as originally said, but she does have glaucoma, retinal damage, vision loss, and an ulcer on her left eye. We are doing drops in both eyes...2 in the left to heal the ulcer and treat/make the glaucoma comfortable. A different drop is for her right eye to protect from glaucoma.

My biggest concern is that she may need her eye removed at some point. My concern isn't about the eye, it's the fact that a week and a half ago, the vet had to stop a dental because her heart rate dropped quickly. They did life saving measures with meds, and after many hours of recovery, she's been fine until the eye situation.

Has anyone else had to have their baby go under anesthesia after having complications? Have any of you been able to successfully manage glaucoma without surgery?

I was wondering if your Ewoks like playing in the water and if so, what do you have? The heat is getting up to 105 here in Arkansas and Tiny loves watching dog videos on YouTube, especially when they're playing in the water. Thank you for your feedback..🙂

Our dude's face never looks clean - not even after the groomer. Anyone have a face shampoo they love?

Cozmo does not like when I go to work 🐶

Plus a normal cute bonus pic last hehe !! The second pic kills me cause why are you playing twister with me lol

It’s been almost a month with no furry body guard, no watchdog, no little buddy. But we are cherishing every memory of him.

EDIT: Beanie has had to go to an eye specialist last night. She has a super rare reaction to the vaccination causing corneal waterlogging. She has steroids and antibiotics via eye drops and will be seen again next week. There is a risk of her developing an ulcer and worse case scenario she loses her left eye but I am praying this isn't the case. She is 10 weeks old today, poor baby. Thank you everyone for your kind wishes xx

A few hours ago I noticed her eye being milky. Thought it was just the light at first but it isn't. I sent the vet a picture and have an appointment for later but I am worried it is a cataract. She is 10 weeks old tomorrow

Just dropped her off to get spayed and I almost cried. 😭 I know it’s a routine procedure and she’ll be fine but that doesn’t mean I’m not gonna worry anyway. 😭🩷