Bichon Frise (Detailed Introduction)

　　We often see many long-haired dogs with a patch of reddish-brown under their eyes, which greatly spoils the dog's appearance, especially for light-colored dogs. This is actually because long-haired dogs have more hair, which easily gets into and irritates the eyes, resulting in eye discharge. Therefore, cleaning the dog's eye discharge is very important.

　　Dogs produce eye discharge just as humans do. Both healthy and problematic eyes can have discharge. Usually, normal dog eye discharge is light-colored and turns brown when dry. Sometimes it forms hard clumps in the inner corners of the eyes, which are easy to clean. Dogs prone to tear stains caused by eye discharge include Bichon Frise, Poodles, Shih Tzus, Old English Sheepdogs, Polish Lowland Sheepdogs, Bearded Collies, Komondors, and light-colored Chow Chows, among others. These dogs usually have large eyes, long hair around their eyes, and light-colored fur.

　　If a dog is normal and has no eye issues but produces more eye discharge, timely cleaning is especially important. Although a dog’s eye sensitivity is far less than a human’s, hair entering the eye certainly causes some irritation, so long-haired dogs tend to produce brown eye discharge or have a lot of it. Therefore, while cleaning the dog's eye discharge, you should also trim the hair around the dog's eyes. Once the eye discharge stains the fur under the dog's eyes reddish-brown, getting rid of this color wash is even harder than scaling a mountain.

　　Another situation is if a dog suddenly produces a large amount of brown eye discharge—it indicates an eye problem. When a dog’s eyes have issues, the discharge is copious, very dark, and murky, spreading not only at the eye corners but also around the eyes. Causes vary, possibly due to diet, eating too many internal organs causing heat, irritation causing eye inflammation, or even more serious diseases. These health issues will reflect through the eye discharge, so dog eye discharge should not be ignored.

　　Treatment methods. If your dog suddenly starts producing increased eye discharge, you should pay attention to whether the dog’s eyes tear up or appear very red. You can try applying a small amount of human chloramphenicol eye drops. Usually, this works for minor irritation-induced inflammation. Generally, after one day of use, the extra eye discharge, tearing, and redness will improve quickly. However, if no improvement appears after one or two days, you need to take your dog to see a vet.

　　Therefore, dog eye discharge is also a matter that owners must pay great attention to, as it affects the dog's appearance.