Dog Tear Stain - Is Tear Staining Caused by Your Dog's Breeding

By Susan Helton

Does your dog have tear stain problems?

Tear stains or eye stain is the reddish brown stain that you may see around your dog's eyes and sometimes down the sides of their face.

There are many potential factors that cause tear staining that can include:

Genetics - Your dog may have a facial bone structure or predominantly large eyes that bring about excess tearing. The anatomy of many dog breeds is purely more conducive to excess tearing. It is just a fact of life for many breeds and according to my vet it is nothing to be alarmed about. 

A few of the dog breeds with a genetic tendency to tear stain include: Maltese, Maltipoo, Poodle, Shih Tzu, Bulldog, American Eskimo, Bichon Frise, Terrier, Westie, Chihuahua, Havanese, Lhasa Apso and Coton de Tulear.

Enivronmental factors -If your dog is exposed to lots of dust or things that cause allergic reactions it can cause your dog to have more tears.  It is important for you to keep your dog clean with frequent baths so that shedding hair, dust and other debris do not make their way into your dog's eyes and cause irritation.

Emotional factors - Dogs that are stress free and live in a happy loving home tend to tear less than an anxious, lonely or badly treated pet. Because the causes of tearing are so varied it cannot be claimed clearly that there is a singular connection between your dog's emotional state and tear staining - but you can be certain that a happy dog with less stress will be in better health overall.

The reddish brown stains from tear pigments and draining were difficult for me to eliminate from my dog's faces and believe me, I tried so many different "cures" for my Maltese that did not work. It was very frustrating!

I finally found a simple method that is so easy to use and my dog's faces are now clean and healthy and stain free! Their faces not only look better, my doggies feel better without the miserable staining and facial irritation they fought for so long.

Learn about the best tear stain remover I have found that is SUPER EASY to use and really works at http://www.MalteseEyeStains.com/