Tear Stain Remedies - Clip Fur

by Valerie
(Australia)

We adopted Charlie our Beloved Maltese several years ago,he had shocking tear staining to his face also his Paws when he arrived, I tried all sorts of over the counter remedies, NOTHING WORKED!, in desperation I decided to clip the fur around the eye area every two weeks, since keeping the fur clipped short around the eye location there are no issues with staining, he is a senior canine, now 12yrs, however he maintains that puppy appearance, I do all the clipping myself, I tried several groomers but was not impressed with their "rough treatment" of Charlie, he used to snap at them because they obviously hurt him, now when I groom him, he is so relaxed that he even falls asleep whilst I am clipping him, he thinks of it as our quality time together, and loves the pampering, Charlie is the "LOVE" of my life,he adores me and I him! regarding solutions, I really feel that none of them do the job, in fact the chemicals in them are quite unpleasant and the odour affects a dogs sinus, I recommend clipping the fur away from the eye area to reduce dog eye stain! Less stress for you Canine friend!