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My puppy won't sit still to clean his eye discharge. What to do?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed Small (up to 22lb) | Male | unneutered | 4 months and 21 days old | 9.7 lbs

What can I do with my puppy who doesn't want to sit still long enough to get the eye discharge washed off his face?

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Answered By Ricardo Fernandez, DVM

Veterinarian, Veterinary Oncology Resident

Published on March 19th, 2018

Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! Something that I have used that has worked great in the past is using peanut butter which makes them focus on that and get distracted. I think this is something that would work great for you to use for Hershey. You can put it in his lip area and should give you enough time to clean his eye discharge. Good luck and have a great day!

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