Hello,

how do you get rid of tear stains on dogs face's? I've seen the wipes £7 but wonder if there was any other way?

thank you

Dont laugh but my nan always used a cloth with cold tea or the cold teabag itself is this as crazy as it seems or is there something im missing.

my nan used the same method for her yorkshire terriers

I bought a tear stain remover liquid - it came in a bottle that lasts ages (use 2 drops each time) and you just put a couple of drops on a piece of cotton wool...

I'll have a look and let you know what the name of it is.

Also - if you do it regularly enough you should be able to use warm water on a piece of cotton wool.

hers was a yorkie too lol are you sure were not related

For horses I just use baby wipes, you can buy proper wipes but they are a rip off! They are practicaly the same thing anyway. I would check ingredients though to be on the safe side.

I use Liz Earl eye bright on my Cavaliers,
You can buy it from her shop on ebay, its meant for humans,
and its lovely,for tired eyes,
but works a treat on tear stains,
You only need a bit on some cotton wool,

Thank you all so much very much appreciated. Cheers

copied from another forum

TUMS
If you need to change the pH of your dogs system to aid in preventing yeast or infection then Tums is primarily a source of Calcium, known as an antacid formulated as 500 mg Calcium Carbonate. Giving your dog 1/2 of the Fruit flavored variety twice a day will help change the pH of the tears. This will change the tears' environment and can help make it hostile for the continued growth of yeast and bacteria.


White Vinegar
A teaspoon of white cider vinegar can be added to your dogs drinking water to control new tear stains. It may take a while for your dog to "decide" to drink this water so start with a little less and gradually increase the amount of vinegar. Vinegar works much like TUMS in that it can changes the pH of the drinking water. Changing the pH of your dog slightly will do wonders in the tear stain war and help eliminate bacteria and deep stain color and prevent yeast build up and is best used as a prevention once you have the tear stains removed or nearly removed. This will help for the future of the tear stains and make them a minimum occurrence.

Thank you i'll try the tums, it won't harm the dog in any way will it?