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08-06-2006, 08:40 PM
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Dog thread: Need help with tear stains!
Violet used to never get tear stains ever, so I'm going bonkers trying to figure out why she is now and what I can do to help prevent them.
I've tried all of the "cleaners" found at pet stores with no luck.
Any advice?
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08-06-2006, 10:28 PM
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08-07-2006, 12:47 AM
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texas*princess, there's a product called Angel Eyes that's supposed to be good for the tear stains - assuming that it's not genetic or diet related. I haven't been able to find it (yet) but I do know that it's important to keep the staining to a minimum. It could be an eye infection. I use just plain water to loosen the night stains, then an over the counter "whitener" for tear stains afterwards.
I haven't used this, but it comes highly recommended: All Systems Super Whitening Gel 8 oz
www.petedge.com has a LOT of the same items as the pricier sites, but is much less expensive.
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08-07-2006, 10:02 AM
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Please stop making your dog cry. 
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08-07-2006, 10:07 AM
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I assume you have a maltese, right?
My parent's maltese breeder (they have two malteses, besides the one they put down last month because he was old, blind, deaf and three-legged) said that basically tear stains are genetic, and there's nothing that can really be done about them, besides the aforementioned products that attempt to clean them.
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08-07-2006, 10:46 AM
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I have a buff cocker spaniel puppy (just turned six months old). I've found that the products I have used help some, but not really. I'm afraid of using a bleaching solution on her though....
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08-07-2006, 03:09 PM
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I concur!!!!
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08-07-2006, 03:11 PM
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I have a buff cocker spaniel puppy (just turned six months old). I've found that the products I have used help some, but not really. I'm afraid of using a bleaching solution on her though....
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I didn't know that cockers got tear stains. Hmm. Learn something new...
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08-07-2006, 03:25 PM
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I didn't know that cockers got tear stains. Hmm. Learn something new...
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Cockers, poodles, most toy breeds....
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08-07-2006, 09:20 PM
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The Super Whitening Gel that I mentioned above is suitable for humans, so I doubt very much that it would hurt a dog. Dogs don't cry the same way humans cry, it's more of a tearing to keep their eyes cleaned. My brother raises Dobermans, and some of them have a tearing problem, too - it's just easier to see on the little dogs with a lot of white in their cute little faces.
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08-09-2006, 08:13 PM
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Thanks for all of the suggestions!!
Have any of you found the "eye drops" that are supposed to flush out the eyes work to prevent them?
I thought about getting a bottle at PetSmart to try it out, but I can hardly keep her still enough to clean out her ears. I don't think she will sit still and watch a few drops being aimed at her eyes :P
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