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**2maltese4me** · 02-22-2008, 02:47 PM

Since we switched over to Wellness Grain Free. Gracie's tear stains are gone...and Brody's are subsiding. Cooper never had them. BUT-the trade off....now they have bad gas!!!

I wish I could find one food where it covered all the bases.

**lacey** · 02-22-2008, 02:54 PM

I don't know what to do with Toby. He's 2.5 and still gets bad tear stains. We have to have around his eyes shaved every time we groom to start over. They are kinda smelly too. I've been trying this Crystal Eye stuff on a cotton ball and it hasn't helped much. I'm wondering if I need to take him to the vets for it. We've never had a problem with Daisy's eyes. She never stained. I've even tried wiping them off daily with a wet washrag to try to get rid of it.

**design by dawn** · 02-22-2008, 03:11 PM

my understanding is that it's also bacteria related- so will the vet prescibe medicated eye drops for this when it's a problem in thier adult years?

how about that g-whiz stuff for the smelly gas?

**design by dawn** · 02-22-2008, 03:13 PM

here found this
http://www.bhejei.com/tearsta.htm

**lacey** · 02-22-2008, 03:18 PM

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here found this
http://www.bhejei.com/tearsta.htm[/B]

Dawn, I looked at your website and the photos are amazing! You are very talented. I love taking pictures. It's one of my favorite hobbies.

**rickena** · 03-20-2009, 02:35 PM

QUOTE (design by dawn @ Feb 21 2008, 07:57 PM)

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what food have you had great success with regarding no tear staining?

i searched the other posts on food- but no one is mentioning that the food reduced tear staining or that they saw a difference with one over another[/B]

I have started my Luna on Angel Eyes, but she wont eat her food anymore, I have tried the turkey roll ups, the peanut butter etc. Nothing is working and I dont know what else to do. Any suggestions will help.

**Maltymommy** · 03-23-2009, 03:41 PM

When I got my little guy at 8 weeks (I know waaaay too young!) he had terrible eye stains. (He's now 11 months old.) Since then I've only had him on purified drinking water and absolutely no wheat, gluten and beet fillers. The only treats he likes are Wellness puppy treats and I've started him on Stella and Chewy's dehydrated steaks and Carnivore Kisses with great results. I did use Angel Eyes for a very brief time and the staining never came back. I do think there's something to be said for a mindful diet and keeping his face dry.

**Maltymommy** · 03-23-2009, 03:43 PM

QUOTE (rickena @ Mar 20 2009, 01:35 PM)

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QUOTE (design by dawn @ Feb 21 2008, 07:57 PM)

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what food have you had great success with regarding no tear staining?

i searched the other posts on food- but no one is mentioning that the food reduced tear staining or that they saw a difference with one over another[/B]

I have started my Luna on Angel Eyes, but she wont eat her food anymore, I have tried the turkey roll ups, the peanut butter etc. Nothing is working and I dont know what else to do. Any suggestions will help.
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Just a thought...when I did have my little guy on Angel Eyes I would stuff it into a Greenies pill pocket and he took right to it.

**edwardsupandy** · 03-23-2009, 04:14 PM

QUOTE (Anouk @ Feb 22 2008, 04:49 PM)

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I found this site interesting but unfortunately for me the premium brands are not available in Italy. Sigh.
http://www.dogfoodanalysis.com/[/B]

You can try Almo Nature can food. It's not rated 5 star dog food but the one which I like is chicken with tuna or simply tuna. I also give my yorkie and maltese Orijen. You can buy it through www.zooplus.com or www.zooplus.de (be, fr, es, I'm not sure if they have a site for Italy). To be honest Orijen is a 5 star rated and is a very good quality too. You can also try Acana. It belongs to the same company (the Orijen).

**edwardsupandy** · 03-23-2009, 04:22 PM

I had the same problem too before. My maltese, Hanzo, had terrible tear stains (you can see from my album) but he had no more those issues. I add ACV in his water and cooked for him otherwise I give him only premium dog food such as Orijen. I'm sure you can find lots of premium dog food there in the states such as Nature"s variety (they have a very good can food too) , evo, Karma etc. Based on the ingredients, I like Karma dog food coz it's an organic dog food. I bought two bags of Karma dog food last time when I visited Tampa bay about 3 weeks ago.

Try to avoid especially beet pulp. I suspect it causes tear stains. Avoid also any artificial color. The rest it depends on each dog. So it's a kind of trial.

02-22-2008, 02:47 PM	#11 (permalink)
2maltese4me Maltese Guru Join Date: May 2006 Location: NC Posts: 3,657	Since we switched over to Wellness Grain Free. Gracie's tear stains are gone...and Brody's are subsiding. Cooper never had them. BUT-the trade off....now they have bad gas!!! I wish I could find one food where it covered all the bases. __________________ Mom to Cooper and Gracie

02-22-2008, 02:54 PM	#12 (permalink)
lacey Maltese Guru Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Missouri Posts: 784	I don't know what to do with Toby. He's 2.5 and still gets bad tear stains. We have to have around his eyes shaved every time we groom to start over. They are kinda smelly too. I've been trying this Crystal Eye stuff on a cotton ball and it hasn't helped much. I'm wondering if I need to take him to the vets for it. We've never had a problem with Daisy's eyes. She never stained. I've even tried wiping them off daily with a wet washrag to try to get rid of it. __________________ Daisy, Toby and Gus' MySpace Page!

02-22-2008, 03:11 PM	#13 (permalink)
design by dawn Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 102	my understanding is that it's also bacteria related- so will the vet prescibe medicated eye drops for this when it's a problem in thier adult years? how about that g-whiz stuff for the smelly gas? __________________ Dawn www.designbydawnphotography.com

02-22-2008, 03:13 PM	#14 (permalink)
design by dawn Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 102	here found this http://www.bhejei.com/tearsta.htm __________________ Dawn www.designbydawnphotography.com

03-23-2009, 03:41 PM	#17 (permalink)
Maltymommy Newbie Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Cocoa, Florida Posts: 15	When I got my little guy at 8 weeks (I know waaaay too young!) he had terrible eye stains. (He's now 11 months old.) Since then I've only had him on purified drinking water and absolutely no wheat, gluten and beet fillers. The only treats he likes are Wellness puppy treats and I've started him on Stella and Chewy's dehydrated steaks and Carnivore Kisses with great results. I did use Angel Eyes for a very brief time and the staining never came back. I do think there's something to be said for a mindful diet and keeping his face dry.

03-23-2009, 04:22 PM	#20 (permalink)
edwardsupandy Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Brussels, Belgium Posts: 136	I had the same problem too before. My maltese, Hanzo, had terrible tear stains (you can see from my album) but he had no more those issues. I add ACV in his water and cooked for him otherwise I give him only premium dog food such as Orijen. I'm sure you can find lots of premium dog food there in the states such as Nature"s variety (they have a very good can food too) , evo, Karma etc. Based on the ingredients, I like Karma dog food coz it's an organic dog food. I bought two bags of Karma dog food last time when I visited Tampa bay about 3 weeks ago. Try to avoid especially beet pulp. I suspect it causes tear stains. Avoid also any artificial color. The rest it depends on each dog. So it's a kind of trial.

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