[107barney]

I'm kind of a minimalist with these things as well. I in no way would ever deprive my animals of conventional medicine if they needed it, and antibiotics, flea and tick medicines, and and especially heartworm preventatitives have their necessary place. But, I think I might not like a daily product that had antibiotics in it just for eye stains. I'd look for the cause of the staining first - allergy, yeast, infection, intolerances to food and have a vet assess the situation of why the dog is tearing alot. Once I eliminated all those as a "cause" I would just keep the area clean and dry. I clean around my dogs' eyes daily with a piece of flannel material using warm water, and a drop of castille soap. No problems with staining ever.