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HELP, I can't get the stains off of my dogs eyes & I've tried everything!?
I have two 6 month old white Maltese puppies. They both have the red stains under their eyes. The one isn't so bad, but the other is awful! They are both bathed regularly and I have tried numerous tear stain removal products and they barely work. I have also tried numerous home remedies that I got online. The only thing I haven't tried that was suggested, is my own facial bleach. I'm afraid of getting it in their eyes. Also, it cakes up while you are timing it and falls off in chunks & I don't want my furniture or carpeting ruined. I was thinking of trying it & putting them outside for the 10 or 15 minutes but I live in the high altitude of the California mountains and it's been snowing.
Does anyone have a tried and true remedy that really works and won't harm the puppies. It's really embarrassing to take them out in public like this and it really is bothering me. I'm desperate!!!!!!!
They aren't really as awful as I make it sound, I'm just a perfectionist and want them to look perfect. Thanks for the input. My next step was to cut it off also.
I am not talking about household bleach! I'm referring to facial bleach you purchase at the pharmacy! It was one of the suggestions I found online.
Feed them luke warm milk or put it under their eyes.
Rin Tin or whatever - in response to your answer, no one cares what the **** you ******* think either. Your the one who sounds like you think you are perfect when actually you are just a *****!!!
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- Wicked WandaLv 71 decade agoFavorite Answer
Unpasteurized apple cider vinegar either in their water weekly or a drop put in their mouths weekly.
It levels out the acidity in their bodies....which when unlevel is the cause of eye tearing. Levelling out the acidity in their bodies also helps to repel fleas, ticks, and prevents hot spots.
There's a lot that natural remedies like this do without harming your dog and without introducing harsh chemicals into their systems.
I have a small dog who's eyes used to tear up like that and who constantly had hot spots and dry skin until I started giving her one drop of (unpasteurized) apple cider vinegar a week. Her eyes don't tear, she has no hot spots (and hasn't for the past year), her skin isn't dry and I don't have to use harsh flea or tick chemicals on her (and we live in the middle of the woods).
- pete_tina_seikoLv 41 decade ago
These dogs always have tear staining around their eyes. ??? I don't understand, embarrassing to take them out? They look like white Maltese puppies, why would that be an embarrassment? Here's something that may shock you, all those other people out on the streets, they all have lives of their own, and concerns of their own, and for the most part will scarcely notice you walking your dogs, never mind whether they have tear stains or not, and those that do notice you will mostly be fellow Maltese lovers who will know all about this staining. Here's even more shocking news, none of those people are noticing how meticulously you may have painted the trim on your house either.
In life, all of us are best off to be living to please our own selves, and not obsessing about what some random stranger may or (more likely) may not be thinking.
- ?Lv 45 years ago
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- LionessLv 61 decade ago
Just let the poor dogs be for crying out loud.
It's not hurting anything.
Just wash their faces every day and leave them alone.
I would NEVER put chemicals on my dogs faces for any reason - ever.
Dogs tears and saliva stain red, that's just the way it is.
If it's really that bad, have the vet make sure their eyes are ok...that maybe the tear ducts aren't working improperly or something. Other than that, check with a groomer and see if they have any tricks, or if they can trim the hair to help keep it to a minimum.
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- spanner the stigLv 51 decade ago
Oh really...I SO hope you're trolling. Are you seriously considering putting bleach of ANY sort on your dogs' faces? Apart from the possible consequences to their skin and eyes (blind dog, anyone?) dogs are animals, not dolls. They smell, drop hair, drool, wee, lick, and have stained fur usually if they're white haired dogs.
My own Border Collie looks really bizarre now in his old age as he as muscle atrophy down one side so has a really sunken eye and a lumpy skull. Funnily enough I haven't stopped taking him out in public because of how he looks.
No offence but I think you need cuddly toys instead of real live animals.
EDIT: Yes, I realised you meant facial bleach. And I'm still saying it's neither safe nor appropriate!
Source(s): Dog owner for 12 years. - Anonymous7 years ago
I can't believe that some people on this sight are so mean with their answers. I believe these people are asking for advise not criticism. Thank you every one for your advice.. Sandi
- Kim from SydneyLv 61 decade ago
luke warm milk everyday for a week
edit add it under their eyes with a soft cloth
- 1 decade ago
don't use your own facial bleach your right it could damage their eyes
It must be pretty bad that your embarrassed to take them out
i really don't know sorry
try cutting the hair Round the eyes or covering it with other hair
hope i helped x
- 1 decade ago
ask your vet. I've heard that it could be iron in their water, so try switching to bottled water.
Source(s): personal experience