WhitneyBlanche
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Hi all,
I adopted an 11 month old english bulldog named Ollie a few weeks ago.
When I first met her her tear stains seemed to be under control. They have gotten progressively worse over the past few weeks.
Here is what I am doing currently and any tips would be greatly appreciated!
She is currently on Canidae Grain Free Pure formula. We are halfway through the bag and plan to switch to Fromm's as soon as we are finished with this bag. I don't think it's the Canidae as her stains were good when we adopted her, but from everything I've read on EBN it sounds like Fromm's is the way to go so we're going to give it a try! My vet suggested Purina Pro as a good dog food that is cost effective but I haven't heard any mention of it on this site whereas Fromm's seems to be mentioned all the time.
When we first got her I bought a package of Milkbone dog treats- just your average run of the mill treat. I gave her one a day at lunch time. Could this be a factor in her tear stains? I have purchased Fromm's dog treats instead and have completely stopped with the other treats so I'm hoping that will help.
I use MalAcetic wipes I got from my vet once a day and hydrogen peroxide followed by corn starch powder once a day. I also dry her stains regularly as her eyes seems to leak off and on all day. In the evening they're usually looking pretty good, the redness is reduced and they're dry... but by the time I get her out of bed in the morning they're red and wet again! They don't look raw or enflamed, just stained and wet.
She is getting tap water now but I'm going to pick up a Brita filter and start giving her filtered water. I'm also thinking of starting her on ACV once a day as well as plain greek yogurt.
What about Angels' Eyes? Is it safe? Does it work? Is it recommended?
Am I doing this right? Is there anything else anyone can recommend? Or any tips? I want her to be happy and comfortable and beautiful but these tear stains are a tough battle it seems!
I adopted an 11 month old english bulldog named Ollie a few weeks ago.
When I first met her her tear stains seemed to be under control. They have gotten progressively worse over the past few weeks.
Here is what I am doing currently and any tips would be greatly appreciated!
She is currently on Canidae Grain Free Pure formula. We are halfway through the bag and plan to switch to Fromm's as soon as we are finished with this bag. I don't think it's the Canidae as her stains were good when we adopted her, but from everything I've read on EBN it sounds like Fromm's is the way to go so we're going to give it a try! My vet suggested Purina Pro as a good dog food that is cost effective but I haven't heard any mention of it on this site whereas Fromm's seems to be mentioned all the time.
When we first got her I bought a package of Milkbone dog treats- just your average run of the mill treat. I gave her one a day at lunch time. Could this be a factor in her tear stains? I have purchased Fromm's dog treats instead and have completely stopped with the other treats so I'm hoping that will help.
I use MalAcetic wipes I got from my vet once a day and hydrogen peroxide followed by corn starch powder once a day. I also dry her stains regularly as her eyes seems to leak off and on all day. In the evening they're usually looking pretty good, the redness is reduced and they're dry... but by the time I get her out of bed in the morning they're red and wet again! They don't look raw or enflamed, just stained and wet.
She is getting tap water now but I'm going to pick up a Brita filter and start giving her filtered water. I'm also thinking of starting her on ACV once a day as well as plain greek yogurt.
What about Angels' Eyes? Is it safe? Does it work? Is it recommended?
Am I doing this right? Is there anything else anyone can recommend? Or any tips? I want her to be happy and comfortable and beautiful but these tear stains are a tough battle it seems!