how to eliminate dark tear/eye stains??

[orleans]

i have a new little white dog and she has those dark stains from her eyes. a friend said something about giving her only distilled water to drink. (i have a pur water filter but...?)

a pet store suggested "angel eyes" but i don't really know anything about that except it is pretty expensive & you put it in their food (i don't know what it does exactly, or if it's safe) (is distilled water safe to drink?)

i've been using a liquid call "excel" that is supposed to remove tear stains but, after a week, it hasn't done anything.

any suggestions? anyone know what to do?

[shenmue]

1. I don't know, but good luck

Give little Squonkers an extra hug for me.

[orleans]

2. Squonkers?

um...okay--but she's been a little bitey tonight. you know, killing that soft, pink, fluffy blanket; beating up the little, stuffed zebra; tossing the shit out of her chew bone; nipping at my hands! she's a busy girl. probably doesn't have much time for a hug. maybe a small meal of snow but that's about it. lol.

[shenmue]

3. I just made up a name

Sorry.

[orleans]

4. don't worry about it. i thought it was funny. n/t

[47of74]

8. Putting Squonkers on the list...

...of names to use for future pets.

[orleans]

9. squonkers sounds like a name for a bunny or guinea pig--for someone who

makes that little "squonker" sound. lol.

[JayhawkSD]

5. Our cat has that, and the vet says it's normal with some creatures.

My wife is always picking at the cats eyes to remove the goop, kind of bugs the cat but she is mostly used to it now. The cat just sort of squints her eyes shut and puts up with it. Tje goop doesn't bother the cat, or me, but it bugs the hell out of my wife.

Every time it is present when we take her to the vet the vet does the same thing, apologizing to us and to the cat the whole time. She says she does the same thing to her cat.

So if you're like me ignore it. If your're like my wife pick the goop from the dog's eyes and very mildly annoy the dog.

[orleans]

6. i was googling and found that "angel eyes" has a low grade antibiotic in it

which is something i wouldn't want to give my little girl just for that. so...

[Curmudgeoness]

7. Unless the discharge is due to infection,

which is not the case for many breeds, I would not use it---not only would it do no good, but it could make it harder to treat an infection if you have that problem in the future.

I have recently found a Persian cat running loose in the neighborhood, and it has a brownish stain that the vet told me is normal and is not due to infection. All I do is to take a damp cloth and wipe her face around the eyes every day. It doesn't stop the stains, but I believe that they are less than they were at first. The stain is just from the skin cells of the eyelids that are shed naturally, and mix with tears. You can't stop nature.

[Mosby]

10. we just use a damp towel

You can also scrape a lot off just using your fingernail.