| Tear staining in dogs is one of the most common | | | | Taking care of these two things will usually take care |
| problems dog trainers are dealing with every day. A | | | | of all problems associated with tear stains. |
| tear stain is a brownish, red stain around the eyes | | | | Covered tear ducts can only be dealt with surgically. |
| that can be very unhealthy and irritating for dogs. | | | | Twenty percent of Maltese dogs are born with |
| They are breeding grounds for bacteria and infection, | | | | covered tear ducts. The excess pressure causes tear |
| which can cause ear pain, yeast infections, and other | | | | stains to ultimately be a huge problem. Teeth cutting |
| health complications in dogs. They are most | | | | can be another major cause. As dogs begin to use |
| commonly seen on dogs with white or light colored | | | | their teeth more as they grow, pressure builds up in |
| coats, and are most common on Maltese, Bishon, and | | | | their head ultimately causing excess tearing creating |
| Shih Tzu breeds of dogs. | | | | stains. If other methods of curing your pup's tear |
| Before owners can think about tear stain removal for | | | | staining aren't effective, be sure to take them to |
| their dogs, it's important to fix the root causes of | | | | your veterinarian to have their tear ducts checked |
| staining to prevent them from coming back. Without | | | | out. |
| dealing with the root cause, many eye stains will | | | | Once the root cause of eye staining is taken care of, |
| come back worse that previous times, creating more | | | | many dog owners move to tear stain removal. There |
| problems for the dog. It is very important to take | | | | are many methods of removing tear stains in dogs |
| care of these when they first appear so there are | | | | that owners use including, medicine, lotions, and diet |
| no further complications. | | | | changes. Some of these removal methods can be |
| Dog experts agree that excess tearing is the main | | | | costly and irritating, but using a simple removal cream |
| cause of staining in dogs. Excess tearing can be | | | | or eliminator powder can fix your dog's problem in no |
| caused by a variety of things including ear infections, | | | | time. If your dog's tear staining is blemishing their |
| covered tear ducts, and flees. Ear infections and flees | | | | coats, be sure to get them removed by using a tear |
| can be dealt with easily, by keeping dogs dry after | | | | stain eliminator or through lotion removal. |
| bathing them as well as applying ear drops daily. | | | | |