Tear Stains

 

     Believe me, his face was a lot worse!  This is the same Jack!  He had really bad eye stains when he was younger. As a new pet owner I was not familiar with what to do with tear stains.  It was by trial and error that I found the solution that worked for Jack. 

     I did not want to use antibiotics on Jack to clear up the tear stain problem, so I started researching to see what I could find. 

     I use Sterile Eye Wash Pads that are sold on Amazon.com.  They are called Miracle Sterile Eye Wash Pads, the jar contains 90 pads.  So, one jar is going to last me 3 months!   It will take months for the hair to clear up, but it will be so worth it.  I do trim between the eyes with thinners.  You can't just trim everything off that is stained or they won't have any hair around the eyes!

     I have Jack trained now to jump on the back of a chair so I can clean the inner corners of his eyes.  Then, I take the same wipe and clean the down stain area.  You have to use a little pressure, you will see some of the red/orange color on the pad.  After the cleaning, I comb out the hair area so Jack can see again.  The cleaning and combing out should take no longer than a few minutes and you are done for the day. 

     I also make sure my boys are eating a good quality food, they now drink Distilled Water from a bowl. I am not crazy about those drip water things, I don't feel that my boys get enough water that way.  Actually, I saw Dexter drink some water one time and he drank 1/2 bowl of water at one time.