Yahoo Answers is shutting down on May 4th, 2021 (Eastern Time) and beginning April 20th, 2021 (Eastern Time) the Yahoo Answers website will be in read-only mode. There will be no changes to other Yahoo properties or services, or your Yahoo account. You can find more information about the Yahoo Answers shutdown and how to download your data on this help page.
Trending News
Dog groomers: What is the best product for tear stains?
My little Chihuahua,Dori,gets them and it drives me crazy. Before I go and buy 3 or 4 different products,which ones are the best? Or does nothing work? She isn't a show dog or anything,and she's a blue fawn,so they don't show as badly as they would on a lighter-colored dog,but still,if I could make them less noticeable it would help. So which ones work in your opinion?
Thanks.
No,I wouldn't want to give her antibiotics.Maybe I'll try the stuff you make. Or maybe I'll just not worry!
She eats Nutrisca Salmon and Chickpea and Chicken Soup Adult Small Bites dry, they have no artificial coloring.I never feed anything with artificial coloring. I think it is juts a Chihuahua thing as they have those big eyes. She was just at the vet on the 11th and was fine,she just gets those darn stains.
3 Answers
- ?Lv 77 years agoFavorite Answer
Tylan, but you'd be giving your dog antibiotics all the time, so you probably don't want to do that. That is the active ingredient in "Angel Eyes."
http://www.countrysidepet.com/tylan-soluble-powder...
The tear stains are caused by a red yeast that goes after the tear stained area.
You can make a bleach at home. Mix equal parts of Milk of Magnesia, hydrogen peroxide, and corn starch. Paste that onto the stains taking care to avoid the mouth, eyes, and nose. Let that sit for 10-20 minutes, keeping your dog still. Then wash it out. Make about 1 tsp and use it all up. If you try to store this stuff it expands/explodes. That's what most of the show dog folks use.
- Julie D.Lv 77 years ago
I'm not a Groomer, but I have a small light colored dog that when I got him as a puppy, I suspected he would get tear stains, so I bought a product that was recommended by the owner of the family owned pet supply store that I've been shopping at for almost 35 years. My little dog never did get any tear stains (thank goodness) but the product that was recommended to me was called *Diamond Eyes.* It's not expensive at all.
- MarianneLv 77 years ago
I found diet attributed a great deal to this, especially if the kibble being used had any sort of red color to it. When I had Westies, I switched to a dog food that didn't contain any coloring agent and the tear stains cleared up completely.
In my grooming shoppe, I use Angel Eyes, but only once, and then I explain my diet theory to the owner and those that have tried it have brought in dogs with much less tearing.
