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Since it's going down and getting softer, I'm thinking we can keep rinsing the sinus and the eye for a few days and see if that helps flush the pus out. I left all the rinsing stuff with the neighbor -- he's pretty good at handling her, and we have made so much progress already that I'm pretty optimistic it will resolve with continued care. Getting that dried plug of mucus out of the nostril and more liquids gently into the sinuses seemed to be very helpful.You could try poking it with a large needle, like 18 gauge or bigger and see if you can squeeze some out that way.
-Kathy
I used the warm sinus rinse rather than water to clean so that it would have the right pH and salinity (well, more or less right, since it's people sinus rinse), and the Vetericin eye wash in the eye itself -- getting clean, rinsing fluids in the sinuses from both directions should help soften what's left inside, I hope
Trying to leave poking holes till we've had a good go at it with the liquids, but yes, if it doesn't clear, we'll have to try something to get it out.