[NAGDU] Putting ointment in the eye

[carcione at access.net]

Krokus has hurt his eye somehow, and I have to put ointment in it.  It's
been a while, but I think I've put the ointment on my finger and gently
wiped it between his eyelids.  Not easy, since naturally he blinks when my
finger is so near his eye, but it seemed to work.

Is that the method others use, or is there a better one?  

I could have gotten drops, but I thought ointment would be easier to manage.

Tracy