October 16, 2009

Tear stains on white dogs


I have never had a white dog. A good friend of mine has a miniature poodle that is white. She is always cleaning the light brown to almost orange tear stains that her dog has. I have asked her in the past why does her dog have such watery eyes that they stain the fur. Even with my darker colored dogs I have hardly ever noticed that they had excessive tears. She thinks her dog has allergies and just puts up with treating the stains with under eye cream, stain remover. It told her to get the dog to the vet but she insists that all dogs have that problem and there is nothing the vet can do about it.

I would like to hear from white dog owners with this problem. Can you tell me why white dogs have tear stains?

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