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Tear Stains: Dog Appearance Killer!

Tear Stains: Dog Appearance Killer!

Some dogs have been under the eyes of rust-colored traces, in fact, this is what we often say the dog's tears. The dog's tear stain not only affects the dog's face value, but also suggests that the parent dog has some problems.

this article invited to the famous pet hospital doctor Chen Xiaoqin for parents to introduce in detail the dog's tear problem.

tear formation process

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1 Too many tears, excess tears will enter the nasal cavity through the nasolacrimal duct.

2 nasolacrimal duct blockage, tears will flow from the eyes, eye hair is wet.

3 Moisture breeds bacteria, which can cause hair to change color and become "red tears".


Causes of tear formation

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experts remind: the nasolacrimal duct is easy to bend the dog (such as VIP), the eyes outside the tears of the dog (such as Chihuahua), nose short nasolacrimal duct easy to block the dog (such as bulldog) more obvious than other breeds, white dog tear is also more obvious.

These methods can improve the tear

To improve the dog's tear problem, we provide parents with the following 5 practical methods:

1 pay attention to eye care

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Parents should regularly take their dogs to trim too long hair or tie up the hair around their eyes to reduce eye irritation.

When dust or other foreign particles get into a dog’s eyes, the dog will shed tears to flush them out. In order to reduce the amount of tear secretion, parents should often use eye wash instead of tears to clean the dog's eyes.

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For dogs with tear stains, you can use some tear stain products such as tear stain and tear stain cream to wipe the tear stain area. These products can effectively reduce the tear stain.


experts remind: if dogs with serious tear stains, you can add nutrition to tear stains to help dogs supplement the nutrition needed by the eyes to reduce tear stains.

2 dredge nasolacrimal duct

Parents can take dogs with severe tear marks to the hospital for examination to see if the nasolacrimal duct is unobstructed. If it is completely blocked, the nasolacrimal duct can be washed and dredged.

3 Treatment of disease

If the dog has ear inflammation or eye inflammation, be sure to cure the disease first, otherwise the dog will still cry.


experts remind: go to the hospital is mainly to check whether the dog has eyelid entropion, eyelid ectropion, third eyelid protrusion, if so, need surgical treatment.

4 Diet attention

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Avoid feeding your dog overly fatty foods; instead, opt for poultry-based dog food that’s easy to digest. It can also be matched with nutrition products that have the effect of tear stains.

When choosing grain, the nutritional composition and raw materials of new grain and old grain should not be too different. When changing grain, use the seven-day grain exchange method to increase the digestibility of dog food.

You can appropriately supplement your dog with probiotics to support gut health, enhance nutrient absorption, and reduce digestive discomfort.

5 Maintain good hygiene in your living environment.

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Compared with plastic bowls, stainless steel and ceramic bowls are not easy to breed bacteria. In addition, the dog's rice basin and water basin should be cleaned and disinfected regularly to keep clean and sanitary.