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Originally Posted by delicatepuzzle  My little guy has the same problem. Ohhh ... I plan on trying the angel eyes ... good sugg. Thanks you guys. But I find that trimming the hair in the corner of his eyes and keeping it trimmed reduces a LOT of wetness. |
I wouldn't start trimming the hair. If you start that you will probly be doing that all his life, when the hair grows back, it will start to irritate his eyes, and you will just have to wait forever for those hairs to grow long enough so that they will lay down and not poke into his eyes.
To the OP- Does she have red-like tear stain? or does wetness just come from her eyes and does it have an odor?
I own maltese, and I know alot about tear stains. My first malt had tear stains, my second malt has block tear ducts, so wetness comes from her eyes. These are two totally different things! If her tear ducts are blocked, the watery stuff (tears) is clear, but it turns the hair a brownish / redish color. It has an odor, only when it is fresh and still damp. Only a vet can fix this. Eye Envy, Angel Eyes, ect., will not help that problem. They only help the red-like staining. You can try Eye Envy, it works for some people and doesn't for others. If your dog has tear staining, there are many other natural ways to help with tear stains without putting antibiotics in there system. Read through this thread on the maltese forum about tear staining:
Spoiled Maltese - the largest maltese dog forum and website.
Here's another:
Spoiled Maltese - the largest maltese dog forum and website
An quote from the site:
"Once your pup stops teething and you find he still has tearstain problems, you can try Tylan powder from your vet. Angel Eyes is a dilluted form of Tylan powder that contains both Tylan and beef liver to make it taste better. I would recommend going with the regular Tylan over the Angel Eyes because it is MUCH cheaper and seems to work faster. Usually you will do a 10-day course of the Tylan, and if the new growth doesn't come out white, you can do another 10-day course. After doing two courses, if there is still new staining, there is an underlying problem such as allergies, tear duct blockage, shape of the eye, eyelashes growing inward toward the eye, etc. Keep in mind that Tylan is an antibiotic and there may be long-term consequences that you will have to consider. Any of the topical eye treatments don't seem to work well, and this includes Eye Envy, Stay White, Angel Eyes, etc. I think only a few people have had long-term success with these methods.
Yes, a teaspoon of plain nonfat/lowfat (organic if available) yogurt can help improve the staining."
This is from a top maltese breeder website, basically explains more in detail causes and cures:
Tear Staining: The Causes & Cures
Oh and about her getting her face wet when she drinks, it's fine, she'll dry! Don't make her drink from a guinea pig water bottle! LOL I did that with my first maltese puppy and I don't think myone ponder could get enough water. So with my maltese now, she is in full coat all the way to the foor and she drinks from a bowl! Yes, her face gets wet, but she drys. She loves lappin' her water up. LOL What your groomer told you about show dogs maybe be true. Some professions handlers do that, but then again, most professional handlers don’t really care about the well-being of the dog. There job is to get that dog showed and collect the money afterwards. Show dogs also have to put up with hours of grooming, hair getting wrapped, ect. Show dogs don’t sit on their owners lap and watch tv with them, they don’t sleep in bed with their owners, ect. You don’t want to do what professional handlers do. Trust me, your baby will be just fine!
Oh and my maltese is completely white!
Hope this helps!