How To Remove Pet Tear Stains

You may have noticed that there are some pets that have unsightly spots, usually brown, right in the tear duct of the eye, well, it is a problem of tear drainage that causes your pet to tear constantly.

This time we want to solve that problem that affects your pet, determining the causes of tearing, how to eliminate them and above all, to prevent them. So we help you remove the stains caused by tears in the pet!

Why do tears occur in the pet?

The tear stains in the pet is not only an aesthetic problem, but it is something more complicated, since it is a health problem called Epiphora. It consists of the inability of the naso-lacrimal system of your pet, to eliminate tears, producing a constant tearing towards the face, causing those brown spots to appear.

Although this disease can be caused by two reasons:

• The most common is due to the production of excess tears, so there is no time to drain them. This can be due to different factors, because your dog has gotten a foreign body in his eye or also due to an allergy. In these cases you should take your pet to the vet.
• Epiphora can also be caused by obstruction of the duct through which tears drain. This occurs due to a congenital problem or due to the characteristics of the dog.

But it must be taken into account that there are certain types of animal breeds that are prone to suffering from this disease, this is the case of “toy” dog breeds, such as the Poodle or the Maltese Bichon and also in cats the breeds Persian.

In any of the cases, you should be aware that when the tear stains begin in your pet, you should consult your veterinarian, to determine that it is nothing serious or if it needs any treatment. Once this step is completed, it is time to remove the unsightly stains from our pet.

Remove tear stains on pets

Daily cleaning

It is very important to clean your pet’s face daily, you can help yourself with a washcloth soaked in warm water, once this step is done you can try some natural remedies:

• Chamomile in addition to eliminating the bacteria from the eye, will relieve you of itching or burning. So prepare a chamomile tea and once cold, wet a cotton ball and pass it on your pet’s stains, you will see how it bleaches.
• Lemon can also help you in this process, you just have to put warm water mixed with a few drops of lemon, moisten a cloth and wipe it over your pet’s stain. You have to be careful not to pass it too close to the eye.

• If you consult your veterinarian, he will surely recommend a specific product that is to eliminate these unsightly spots.

Vinegar for internal use

This cheap, natural product that we all have in our kitchen pantry can help us a lot to make stains disappear. You only have to add a teaspoon of white cider vinegar to your water dish, but this has to be every time you change the water. The vinegar works by changing the pH of your pet and thus his tears will be free of bacteria and yeast, making his coat not stained.

Start giving him the vinegar little by little, so he gets used to the taste.

White yogurt

If you manage to get your pet to drink a white or natural yogurt daily, the stains will gradually disappear, as it kills the bacteria that are in the tear duct.

Prevent stains

The prevention of these spots is very important , especially the possible external causes that cause this disease. The first thing you have to do is a daily cleaning of your face, for this you can help yourself with the previous recommendations, such as cleaning it with water and chamomile.

If it is a very windy day, try not to take your pet out to the street, this will prevent an external agent from getting into his eyes.