How to remove dog's tear stain

Tear stain

Various dog breeds show brown or pink stain on the skin below the prominent corner of the eye and it's called tear stains. These tears stain occurs when a dog's eyes shed tears, and it left stains on the fur around the eyes. When a dog tears in his eyes, hair that surrounds his eyes became wet. Yeast and bacteria settle on damp hair, changing areas and coat color becomes red. There are many causes of these problems, including irritation of the eyes (usually from long-haired race which bristles often poked into the eye and interfere with them), tear ducts are blocked, which is often genetic dog tears in his eyes, ear infections, and dog health and diet.

Chamomile and calendula soap

Before the tears stain this happens, there are many ways to prevent it. First, always keep your pet's face clean and dry. Washing his face every day with a tear stain cleaning solution. There are also some herbs that can be used to prevent tear stains happen to your pet. These herbs are present in some eyewash. Look for eyewash containing chamomile. This type of herb kill fungi and yeast, infections and certain bacteria. One more is calendula, it's contain anti-virus, anti-genotoxic, anti-inflammatory and very good in healing wounds and also against bacteria, fungi and viruses.

When cleaning, avoid contact with the eyes of your pet. You can use some of below tips :

1. Use a shampoo treatment, rinse and make sure it is completely dry. Trimming the fur near the eyes is good to prevent the emergence of excess tears.
2. When giving food to them, use a plate or stainless steel bowl. The plate is more friendly and do not cause allergies than plastic plates and much less susceptible to chew. Be sure to wash dog dishes every day so you can avoid the accumulation of bacteria on your pet. 
3. Allow your pet to drink plenty of water with apple cider vinegar. Avoid foods with dye content can also cause stains.
4. You need to diligently go to check on the dog's veterinarian. This can help reduce the possibility of tear stains.

If he already has the stain of tears, it's time to fight! First, ask your veterinarian to determine whether your dog's tear ducts clogged, a common cause tear stains. Glaucoma and eye irritation (allergies) are other causes. Your veterinarian can advise you which action can be taken if any of the above is the cause. Next, look closer eye area your dog to see if the small hairs or eyelashes grow too close to the eye. If hair grows so close that they become irritated eyes, pull a few. Then try using grooming scissors that do not have a sharp point to carefully trim the hairs.

If you do not feel comfortable doing this yourself, or if it appears to be a problem eyelashes, go to a reputable dog groomer. Do your research if you have a dog race has a genetic condition that caused or exacerbated tear stains. For example, some breeds, such as Maltese, has a flat face and narrow nose and eye socket, and therefore susceptible to the problem of blockage of the channel. Knowing this information will help you find home remedies to control the tear stain problem itself.

Try one or more of the following methods for a few weeks to decide whether you want to continue using the methods below to reduce tear stains.

1. Give your dog purified water or spring water, not tap water.
2. Sprinkle powdered supplement tear stains on your dog food. The company says the powder they help control the problem. If you choose the method of powder, make sure you check out what antibiotics, if any, contained in the products you select. Like humans, animals can develop an immunity to antibiotics if taken for long periods of time.
3. Wash your pet's face every day with a specially formulated pet wipes or baby wipes.
4. Comb the fine hairs around the eyes of your pet with a soft toothbrush furry or fine-toothed comb.