[sophieblophie]

hey,
i have a 10 month old little maltese. he's wonderful, but the only problem is his eyes. his eyes always discharge some kind of eye water that stains the fur around his eyes a reddish brown color. no amount of scrubbing or washing takes away the color. is there any way to get rid of this?

[merrow]

what are you feeding him on

[agility collie mom]

http://www.dogforums.com/4-dog-groom...ar-stains.html (Tear Stains)
Here is a link on this forum for a discussion of tear staining.

[poodleholic]

Talk with your vet about this, since there are different causes. What you can do in the meantime is to flush the eyes with sterile saline solution (for humans) twice a day, which will prevent further staining, and may even clear up, or at least help, a mild infection.