Remove Dog's Tear stains

[hungover]

AKC makes some handy-dandy tear wipes. I don't use them personally, but that's because we have GSDs and our whippets... Well it doesn't really matter lol.
But i've seen the wipes remove stains in white dogs that other people I know show.

Have never tried them personally. Do you know any one that does. Would be interested to see if they work. I have recently discovered that angels delight have released a paste for tears that you wipe on, let it dry and then brush off. Apparantly it is aimed at dog showers that are too impatient to wait for the powder to kick in.Haven't tried it myself (powder great- dunno about the paste) but here is a link so that you can read up on it.

http://bichonhotel.co.uk/shop/index....a618bf71e024b4

I still believe that diet change would be the cheapest way forward for most people, granted, it is v hard to work out what the problem foods are

[Line-of-Fire]

Yeah I know of a couple people who use them. One owns a maltese, and said that they usually do the trick on the little girl. I've never heard of the paste, but I don't pay much attention to tear-stain removers. We never have to worry about it. But it's nice when you don't want to pick the eye boogers out with your hands lol.

I'll post a picture of the package tomorrow. I have one, but I won it in Juniors or something. I'll put it up then.

[hungover]

Hi Line-of-fire

fortunately we don't get the boogers, just the red stains but i have seen them on other dogs- apparently they get quite smelly if left too long- ich...

[Macky]

I feed Premium Edge dry dog food mixed with a small bit of premium can food or hamburger. Their drinking water is filtered with Brita Water Filter system. I have had no problem with tear stains. My boston terrier had tear stains until I switched to Brita filter system and his stains cleared up.

[CocosMom]

This is my first post here, but say no more!

My little Coco has had tear stain problems for months. I tried all the topical products, like you all mentioned above, Angel Eyes, Eye Envy.. They don't take the stains away, it just covers them up plus its bad for my Coco. My friend visited me from Florida and she said there was an all natural product that worked for her poodle.. I googled it, Purifeye is the name of it. I have had Coco on it for about 4months, and I havent actually given it to Coco in probably a good month, but the stains havent come back. Its easy to give as well, not like wiping all the chemicals on your dog. Im just a loving dog mom, and I want everyone to be happy with there dogs, because ever since I found purifeye, my Coco seems to get noticed alot more! I love it. Go green, buy all natural products...

Take a look for yourself, im not advertising anything, im just here to help all of you concerned dog parents.

I hope it works =]]
Take care,
Shannon (Coco's Mom)

[mandarin.mint]

My mom always complains about my dogs and his tear stains (he's a shih-tzu maltese mix). I asked a breeder one time about how to get rid of the tear stains, and she told me to massage the area daily with your fingertips. . .I guess it helps to clear out the ducts. I never tried it on my dog because he is extremely fidgety. . .he can never stay still! He is also extremely temperamental. Whenever I groom him, he thinks it's a game and tries to bite my hands or pull the brush away from my hand, etc. Then he'd start growling and snapping at me and them running away and hiding. So, after a while, I stopped letting his hair grow out long to minimize grooming.

I am really interested in the diet being the cause for the tear stains (this means that there is a way to get rid of them!) I feed Bailey high quality dog feed. . .Canidae. However, I know my dad secretly feeds my dog table scraps! Could feeding the dog table human food be the cause of his tear stains? Or could it be his dog food?

[flipgirl]

Tear stains could be related to a number of things, food allergies, blocked ducts, eye infection, etc. I do massage the bridge of my dog's nose to clear the ducts but i think in her case, it's the food and water. The water where I live is really hard so I filter it using a Brita filter. I know it isn't the best filter but it's the only one I can afford. I was buying jugs of distilled water but what a pain! I think Angels Eyes was discussed earlier in this thread but it didn't do anything for my dog and I didn't like the fact that it was an antibiotic (I was giving her probiotics while on Angels Eyes). Anyway, I used to feed my dog kibble but changed to a semi-homemade food and it's made a huge difference. I add meat, oil, egg, an orange veggie, a green veggie, an apple and blueberries or raspberries to a pre-mix and then bake into muffins. You can also try putting a 1/2 tsp. of apple cider vinegar in her drinking water to neutralize the ph of the water. Be sure to wipe the eye area with a clean cloth and warm water so the excess goop doesn't stick around and cause potential infection. She still gets boogers but she doesn't have the stains around her mouth and she doesn't look sick anymore. I also try to trim the hair around the eyes so that they aren't sticking into her eyes. The good thing is that I know when to change my Brita filter, when her stains come out again (still not as bad as before when she was on kibble though).

[Malti-Mama]

Are there any health effects from giving pups tums? My Maltese recently developed horrible tear stains all over their whole faces when my vet changed their food. I did clip some of it off but 3 days ago I began feeding them Wellness puppy food and washing, well painting really, their faces with good unflavored yogurt and ground tums. I leave it on for 5 minutes or so and then wash with clear water. They love the kitchen sink sprayer aimed gently at the sides of their noses. In fact, they love their faces messed with any way they can get it so that helps a lot. I also am giving them plant based probiotics and purified water.

I am new to the breed having been mommy to beautiful Dalmatians prior to getting my Maltese girls I call Roxi and Lexi. I wonder, do all Maltese love to be groomed? Mine literally collapse into a heap on the floor sound asleep when they are getting groomed. It is hilarious. Oh, yeah, except for that top knot. They hate that part. Anyway, can someone let me know of a high end food that works for their Maltese or other white pooch?

Thanks
PS I will post pictures after I figure out how to do it.

[hungover]

Are there any health effects from giving pups tums? My Maltese recently developed horrible tear stains all over their whole faces when my vet changed their food. I did clip some of it off but 3 days ago I began feeding them Wellness puppy food and washing, well painting really, their faces with good unflavored yogurt and ground tums. I leave it on for 5 minutes or so and then wash with clear water. They love the kitchen sink sprayer aimed gently at the sides of their noses. In fact, they love their faces messed with any way they can get it so that helps a lot. I also am giving them plant based probiotics and purified water.

There is a thread about tums on another forum about tums.

Someone was asking about how much to feed to their dog... I replied that I thought owners used it on the hair rather than orally. Glad you posted- now I dont feel so dumb...

http://havaneseforum.com/showthread....254#post211254http://havaneseforum.com/showthread....254#post211254

This is my first post here, but say no more!

My little Coco has had tear stain problems for months. I tried all the topical products, like you all mentioned above, Angel Eyes, Eye Envy.. They don't take the stains away, it just covers them up plus its bad for my Coco. My friend visited me from Florida and she said there was an all natural product that worked for her poodle.. I googled it, Purifeye is the name of it. I have had Coco on it for about 4months, and I havent actually given it to Coco in probably a good month, but the stains havent come back. Its easy to give as well, not like wiping all the chemicals on your dog. Im just a loving dog mom, and I want everyone to be happy with there dogs, because ever since I found purifeye, my Coco seems to get noticed alot more! I love it. Go green, buy all natural products...

Take a look for yourself, im not advertising anything, im just here to help all of you concerned dog parents.

I hope it works =]]
Take care,
Shannon (Coco's Mom)

Hi Shannon

Angel Eyes, Eye Envy.. They don't take the stains away, it just covers them up

To be fair to Angels Eyes it is not supposed to remove tear stains- it prevents future staining- you need to let the stains grow out or trim them away

Im just a loving dog mom, and I want everyone to be happy with there dogs, because ever since I found purifeye, my Coco seems to get noticed alot more! I love it. Go green, buy all natural products

I second the natural product route. I did consider trying Purifeye but was worried about posts elsewhere warning users off- Purifeye cantains hops which can be dangerous to dogs- no idea of what the levels are.

http://www.dailypuppy.com/puppies/Su...ise_2006-03-30

quote from that site

"Don't use purifeye to treat dog tear stains. It contains Hops which are VERY dangerous. They affect the central nervous system, cause seisure, hyperthermia, vomiting, chest pain, etc. they also contain phytoestrogens that affect estrogen receptors. The company says it is in ver small amounts, but you give it every day. Don't take a chance. Poisons like arsenic in small quantities don't kill us in small quatities either."

Also a link to hops killing dogs

http://www.fallbright.com/HopToxicity.htm



The rest of the ingredients look to be wholesome and healthy - indeed many of the ingredients in Purifeye are in Angels Delight aswell but without the hops

http://www.bichonhotel.co.uk/angels_delight

[randallkatada@mac.com]

We have tried Angel Eyes with only a small improvement in our maltese's condition. Then one day at a food fair my wife met someone who suggested to change her filtered water to Arrowhead bottle water. We had some on hand and to make a long story short there was about a 80% improvement in the darkness of the tearing. He also said that we should wipe her eyes twice a day with a cotton swab with the same water. Even though we hardly do that her condition has improved to the point that her face is only a light brown color where it was once a very dark brown. Plus the fact that we did'nt really care to give antibiotics unnecessarily with Angel Eyes. Give it about a couple of weeks to work.

[Love's_Sophie]

I've heard from several sources now about vinegar in the water. But half a cup of apple cider vinegar into about how much water? And will she still want to drink water with vinegar in it? Yuck.

I use ACV in my goat's water buckets, and I use 1\2 -1 cup per 5 Gallon bucket...so I'm not sure that you need to use quite that much in a dog's normal bowl.

If you have a quart dish for water, I would probably be more inclined to use a couple of tablespoons per dish...1\2 cup could be a bit much in that small amount of water.

As far as getting rid of eye staining, if this is a young dog, that could also be part of the issue; she is teething yet, so some of the tear stains are because of that.

A simple change of food could help too, especially if the dog is currently on a high grain, high carbohydrate diet (think Alpo, Pedigree, etc...). Try a premium grade diet, such as Canidae, or Taste of the Wild. As with any change, it may take a few weeks to notice an obvious difference.

You can take her in every few weeks and get your groomer to trim all that 'yuck' away from her eyes too, until you notice the hair coming in clean...that can help the appearance aspect

[hungover]

hi Randal

Glad to hear that you found a natural solution. I have to admit to being a little sceptical though- San Bernardino Mountains (aka Arrowhead)- is no longer the single source of Arrowhead water so any mythical powers are diluted by water from elsewhere in the US and Canada. Sorry- I am not doubting you, rather why this works better than the filtered water.

Ultimately if it works for you then keep it up!!!! - well done

[smb2005]

Are you struggling to remove your dog's tear stains? Did the store bought tear stain remover fail you? Is it safe to use makeup remover, milk of magnesia, hydrogen peroxide, gold bond, or corn syrup to remove tear stains? What causes tear stains anyway? Read what our members think... - Dave|Xoxide

My white poodle has tear stains and it is ugly. I was told to use Terramoycin. Does anyone know how much I should use?

Wanda

for tear stain ANGEL EYES works wonders, i have a white face chichauchau who had the same problem and ANGEL EYES made the problem disappear

[KintaroLove]

I agree with the above, My dog has been on angel eyes. It works!!! a little goes along way, but as soon as i stopped mixing it in his food he started getting his tear stains again. I know some people who give thier dog angel eyes for a month and it won't come back for another year. I was getting a little concerned with giving him this constantly in his food.

Just recently my dog had a corneal ulcer and was on tobramyacin and artifical tears 3 times a day for each. I've stopped mixing the angel eyes in his bowl because I didn't want to give him too much medication since I had to give him meloxicam as well.

It has been two weeks and his eyes look great. Tear staining is gone and all i need to do is wipe his eye booger in the morning.

Although i Won't be using tobramyacin since it's an antibiotic I think the saline solution or artifical tears will flush out the bacteria and dirt from his eyes. Also I believe it was poodleholic who gave me great advice on giving him a little yogurt each day and flushing his eyes out with a saline solution.
It has worked wonders.

here is a picture of him before. He had very terrible tear stains. Sorry for all the blurr,




and After:



that little yellow stain on his face is from corneal dye from the vet, not from tear staining

[poodleholic]

Also I believe it was poodleholic who gave me great advice on giving him a little yogurt each day and flushing his eyes out with a saline solution.
It has worked wonders.

He looks great - gad you tried it, and experienced success! It sure beats chemicals, and unnecessary use of an antibiotic.

[Best*In*Show]

I haven't tried any of the other treatments mentioned in this thread yet, but I did have some apple cider vinegar on hand so I tried a half-capfull in Ruby's water dish and it has greatly reduced her tearing/watery eyes. Her eyes appear to have less tears in them, and the staining is much less. She does still get eye boogers in the am, but the streaking is gone. It took about 2-3 days for really visible results. I was worried that she wouldn't drink the water since she is what I consider to be extremely picky, but she drank the water with apple cider vinegar in it as if nothing had changed. Thanks for the tip!

[hungover]

Hi Naturally tear free

Can you explain how your product works?

I had never heard of anything that is eaten that actually removes the stains.

I use Angels Delight but that only stops the stains coming back and makes no claims to remove the stains.

3 days sounds too good to be true- if it does work and is free of antibiotics then you are gonna make a mint

Ta

[StellaLucyDesi]

I'm interested in Naturally Tear Free also, but I'd like to know the ingredients. Nowhere on the website does it list the herbs in the ingredients. Sounds like something I might try, but I'm always leary when ingredients aren't disclosed....

[flipgirl]

I feed raw patties which are based on the B.A.R.F. diet and my dog's tear stains are still bad. They were the worst when I was feeding her Merrick, the best when I was feeding her homecooked. I thought they would have decreased when I started feeding raw. I wipe them every day and sometimes just cut the hair because the staining spreads. The hair aroundher genitals is also red. I've tried the distilled water with no improvement; I give her filtered water. Having said that, her stains are worse when the filter is ready to be changed. So at least my dog;s stains serve some kind of purpose as a reminder to change the filter! I wish I could just get rid of them without medication or cutting them out.

[ioreks_mom]

i am having the same problem. iorek used to get infected eyes quite regularly and the vet could not find a reason. when we switched to raw i was hoping that it would take the tear stains and the infections with it. no such luck iorek gets gooey eyes about every 2 months now (compared to almost constantly) and a few antibiotic drops (like 2 or 3 drops over a day or 2) takes it right away, but the tear stains are not going away at all. i really want them gone! i tried the apple cider vinegar but he didn't really like it. boo!