One of our four-legged family members is a Cavalier, and although I bathe his eyes daily with shop-bought tear stain remover he still has brown on the inner part of his eye. Can anyone recommend an effective stain remover?
I would becareful with the product Angel Eyes. I talked to my vet about it since I own a shih tzu and she told me that what angel eyes is which it is an antibiotic that slows down the production of tearing itself. So if you own a breed that is predisposed to dry eye it will bring the onset on sooner and thats a nasty business in and of itself…
you can try using bag balm or vasline near the areas of staining to prevent it but all you really can do is prevention due to the fact that it is staining and is cause by a natural enzyme in the tears.
Here in Australia we use and recommend ‘Angel Eyes” only the potato flour version can get thru customs on bulk orders. Most of my Bichon clients now have white clear faces. No side effects !!! Brilliant product if you ask me.
When visiting a dog show in the USA we were advised to add a tablespoon of tomato juice to the dog’s meals just one every day. Takes a while to see results but the show people there swore by it…………………got to be worth a try!
Treating the symptoms and not the cause won’t ever work 100%.
Whilst any stain remover might remove “some” of the staining, it’s like trying to stop a dripping tap by using a rag to catch the drips and wipe them away, rather than going to the source of “why” the tap is dripping and remedy that, which will cure the dripping tap.
Firstly, the highest cause of eye staining is diet,
Second comes allergies from diet,
Third is allergies from the environment.
Forth sadly is the thinning of the gene pool, and inherited weakness in the immune system, eg cavies heart problems.
Commercial pet food contains colours, preservative, and additives to make them attractive to both the dog and us, and it tends to be these that cause the reactions.
Try changing the diet for at least 2 months before you’ll see a marked improvement
in both the first and second causes.
Stop using pug in air fresheners, the stand alone fresheners and spray air fresheners,
Don’t use commercial laminate floor cleaners, vinegar works far better and stops reactions. Stop using those shake powder carpet fresheners, and the ones you put in your vacuum, and don’t be so heavy handed with the deodorant sprays for us humans too.
Personally I’d just come off that branded popular food you are using, that alone should cure the problem.
But don’t expect major changes straight away, and be prepared for the final “clearing out” which normally occurs anything from a month to a year AFTER you’ve stopped the food.
This is when the body goes for the wall and has a final clearing out of all the toxins built up over the years. This manifests itself by the physical symptoms of every exit point of the body “shedding” the toxins, so expect ears, nose and eye discharges, mucus runny motions, reddened toes and paws, and skin flaking or hot spots, sometimes with heavy shedding of the “old contaminated coat”.
This isn’t the problem coming back! It’s the final clearing, go with it, and just ease the dog’s symptoms with support of good diet containing fish and veg.
Keep up the vinegar in the water, and you should have a happy healthy dog.
If sadly it’s the forth problem, then it will be a case of ALWAYS supporting the immune system by following all the above to avoid the “Triggers” and address each symptom not with suppression, but with supporting and boosting the immune system through diet and possibly supplements.
Having had experience in the recovery of all four examples above, it does address the cause, and not just the symptoms, and works. And for me seeing a happy healthy dog, that is what counts.
Angels eyes is the best I have found. Its a Powder on their food daily.
You can also put a bit of apple cider vinegar his water daily. This helps to prevent tear stains forming. Takes a few weeks to see results though!
I would becareful with the product Angel Eyes. I talked to my vet about it since I own a shih tzu and she told me that what angel eyes is which it is an antibiotic that slows down the production of tearing itself. So if you own a breed that is predisposed to dry eye it will bring the onset on sooner and thats a nasty business in and of itself…
you can try using bag balm or vasline near the areas of staining to prevent it but all you really can do is prevention due to the fact that it is staining and is cause by a natural enzyme in the tears.
Unfortuantely Angel Eyes has not been legally allowed into the UK at present . Customs are looking into the contents. Just a word of caution.
Here in Australia we use and recommend ‘Angel Eyes” only the potato flour version can get thru customs on bulk orders. Most of my Bichon clients now have white clear faces. No side effects !!! Brilliant product if you ask me.
When visiting a dog show in the USA we were advised to add a tablespoon of tomato juice to the dog’s meals just one every day. Takes a while to see results but the show people there swore by it…………………got to be worth a try!
Treating the symptoms and not the cause won’t ever work 100%.
Whilst any stain remover might remove “some” of the staining, it’s like trying to stop a dripping tap by using a rag to catch the drips and wipe them away, rather than going to the source of “why” the tap is dripping and remedy that, which will cure the dripping tap.
Firstly, the highest cause of eye staining is diet,
Second comes allergies from diet,
Third is allergies from the environment.
Forth sadly is the thinning of the gene pool, and inherited weakness in the immune system, eg cavies heart problems.
Commercial pet food contains colours, preservative, and additives to make them attractive to both the dog and us, and it tends to be these that cause the reactions.
Try changing the diet for at least 2 months before you’ll see a marked improvement
in both the first and second causes.
Stop using pug in air fresheners, the stand alone fresheners and spray air fresheners,
Don’t use commercial laminate floor cleaners, vinegar works far better and stops reactions. Stop using those shake powder carpet fresheners, and the ones you put in your vacuum, and don’t be so heavy handed with the deodorant sprays for us humans too.
Personally I’d just come off that branded popular food you are using, that alone should cure the problem.
But don’t expect major changes straight away, and be prepared for the final “clearing out” which normally occurs anything from a month to a year AFTER you’ve stopped the food.
This is when the body goes for the wall and has a final clearing out of all the toxins built up over the years. This manifests itself by the physical symptoms of every exit point of the body “shedding” the toxins, so expect ears, nose and eye discharges, mucus runny motions, reddened toes and paws, and skin flaking or hot spots, sometimes with heavy shedding of the “old contaminated coat”.
This isn’t the problem coming back! It’s the final clearing, go with it, and just ease the dog’s symptoms with support of good diet containing fish and veg.
Keep up the vinegar in the water, and you should have a happy healthy dog.
If sadly it’s the forth problem, then it will be a case of ALWAYS supporting the immune system by following all the above to avoid the “Triggers” and address each symptom not with suppression, but with supporting and boosting the immune system through diet and possibly supplements.
Having had experience in the recovery of all four examples above, it does address the cause, and not just the symptoms, and works. And for me seeing a happy healthy dog, that is what counts.