Tear Stain remover

teddysmum

sangie595 wrote: »

PS - I missed the kitchen roll tip before. Check that what you are using is ecologically produced. Most white "paper" - tissues, toilet roll and kitchen roll, are that nice white colour because they put bleach in the process! I don't know about anyone else, but I wouldn't put something produced with bleach near my eye, and I wouldn't put it near my dogs eye either. Too much risk of getting it in the eye instead. Eco products don't use bleach. Save the normal kitchen roll for the kitchen!

That never worried me, as the paper was never put in the eye or touched the mucus lining.


However, in the case of cotton wool and some fabrics, minute fibres can just float in, especially from dry parts of the wipe or stick to surrounding hair and be rubbed in.(A vet warned about this possibility, during an online chat.)

sangie595

teddysmum wrote: »

That never worried me, as the paper was never put in the eye or touched the mucus lining.


However, in the case of cotton wool and some fabrics, minute fibres can just float in, especially from dry parts of the wipe or stick to surrounding hair and be rubbed in.(A vet warned about this possibility, during an online chat.)

I agree with the latter. But the former is fine if you are perfectly sure that you have a totally steady hand and a dog that definitely won't move, no matter what. Unfortunately what people intend to happen and what does isn't always the same thing, so I would err on the side of least risk. It's entirely unlikely that an occasional mistake won't have any real effect either, but I prefer not to risk it for the few additional pennies that eco wipes cost. It's a matter of choice in the end.

Jolly44

Thanks, Watto30
I have already tried the products, in fact they were the first things I bought. For the effort put in over the time we tried the results were hardly noticeable - that's why I have asked for advice hoping to hear about something home made or made with natural ingredients. My dog is terrible keeping still when we do anything with her face or front feet so we don't want to keep upsetting her trying every product in the pet shop. Of course, it could be that different products work on different coat types. Thanks for contacting me.

Watto30

teddysmum wrote: »

You can see the brown residue on any damp wipe (with water or any other liquid), as the most recent ooze will not have set, but the dried on stain is usually permanent.

I used to clean her tear stains daily with damp cotton wool pads and water but never used to get any residue on the pads it was only when I used the wipes and drops, tear stains are not always permanent I have a 20 month old boston terrier she had these for about the first year or so, they are now completely gone and have not returned so they can disappear.

Watto30

Jolly44 wrote: »

Thanks, Watto30
I have already tried the products, in fact they were the first things I bought. For the effort put in over the time we tried the results were hardly noticeable - that's why I have asked for advice hoping to hear about something home made or made with natural ingredients. My dog is terrible keeping still when we do anything with her face or front feet so we don't want to keep upsetting her trying every product in the pet shop. Of course, it could be that different products work on different coat types. Thanks for contacting me.

Ah sorry to hear they have not worked for your dog and totally understand why you don't want to keep trying different products etc I think ours was a combination of the drops and wipes and switching to grain free food. I have heard a lot of differing opinions on the cause and treatment, I went to discover dogs show and spoke to John Burns the creator of the burns dog food, he said it was due to toxin build up, then I spoke to someone working for another brand who told me it was due to beet pulp in foods but I can only say that my dog had them for the first year or so of her life and now she is tear stain free so I hope you can find something that works for your dog

teddysmum

Watto30 wrote: »

I used to clean her tear stains daily with damp cotton wool pads and water but never used to get any residue on the pads it was only when I used the wipes and drops, tear stains are not always permanent I have a 20 month old boston terrier she had these for about the first year or so, they are now completely gone and have not returned so they can disappear.

I didn't intend to infer that the staining cannot stop (some can be caused by teething or body chemistry, according to a vet friend),but that any stain not removed immediately will set, like an old stain on a carpet, until there is new hair growth.

sangie595

teddysmum wrote: »

I didn't intend to infer that the staining cannot stop (some can be caused by teething or body chemistry, according to a vet friend),but that any stain not removed immediately will set, like an old stain on a carpet, until there is new hair growth.

I agree. And also, I think someone else said it - so what? If you are keeping the area clean for her, so that no infection sets in, then she isn't going to grab a mirror and weep at her old age looks! That would be me, more likely. Us humans are very set in our ways about our looks. She isn't in pain or discomfort, and won't be unless there is an infection. Past that she is a lovely mature dog who doesn't really care about a bit of staining around her eyes. When we get older - that's us and our pets - we tend to develop stuff we have angst about, Our pets are more sensible - it's us who get the angst for both of us!

Keep her clean and infection free, and then forget it. My old boy died last year at 15 and 1/2 - he had some marvellous signs of old age. And even with my new boy, I still miss all of them. It's character - not blight. Count your blessings - she's old, but she's still here and still going strong.

poppycracker

Fuller's Earth. Dip a damp cotton pad lightly and rub into the stain, then rinse off with more damp cotton pads. Use lukewarm boiled water.

Jolly44

To Poppycracker

Thanks for your input - It took me back about 50 yrs thinking of how my friends and I used to make face (Mud) packs up out of it!! I remember that it was very soothing and made our faces feel lovely and soft - but that's natures remedies for you. I assume you can still buy it in health food shops although I haven't see any for years.

Thanks again Sue