Gerber water

[harleychick]

I read in a recent post about Gerber water helping with tearing eyes, so I decided to give it a try. IT WORKS! I can't believe what a difference it has made in just 2 days! At Miki's last vet visit I had asked about her eyes tearing all the time & the vet said she didn't feel there was anything wrong with that, it meant that her tear ducts were in good working condition. But, it looks so nice to have her face dry, not to mention Miki hated it when I had to wash & comb her face everyday to prevent the "crusty's". Thanks to whomever it was that shared this info!!!

[rpmax2]

That's fantastic!

Are you using the little bottles of Gerber Graduates water or the gallon container of nursery water that has the baby's pic on the front?

[Nancy1999]

I used it for Joey when he was a puppy and it totally worked for him too. One day I noticed his eyes were tearing and I asked my husband if he had given Joey regular filter water, and he admitted he had. I'm so glad he told me the truth or I would have probably thought the distilled water wasn't doing the trick. Within a day of using only Gerber's purified water with no minerals, his eyes weren't tearing. I would experiment once a month and give him regular filtered water and around 11 months he could drink the regular filtered water with no tearing. So this isn't something they will need for the rest of their lives and I do think it has something to do with teething, but the minerals in regular water made Joey's eyes tear.

[Wylie's Mom]

This is so interesting. I've never heard of Gerber water; I know the brand, but didn't know about the water. Is it like distilled or purified water, or is there something else that makes it Gerber-y?

[Patti]

Originally Posted by Wylie's Mom

This is so interesting. I've never heard of Gerber water; I know the brand, but didn't know about the water. Is it like distilled or purified water, or is there something else that makes it Gerber-y?

Me too. I am looking for something to help with the tearing.

[Nancy1999]

Originally Posted by Wylie's Mom

This is so interesting. I've never heard of Gerber water; I know the brand, but didn't know about the water. Is it like distilled or purified water, or is there something else that makes it Gerber-y?

I think the Gerber water says purified, but you can also use distilled water that says "Safe for drinking". Since some distilled water is meant for steam irons and other things, it's not always packed in plastic bottles that are considered safe for drinking. Purified water may or may not have minerals added back, I chose the kind without the minerals. By the way, regular bottled water which is just filtered, but has minerals didn't eliminate Joey's tears.

Purified water is water from any source that is physically processed to remove impurities. Distilled water and deionized (DI) water have been the most common forms of purified water, but water can also be purified by other processes including reverse osmosis, carbon filtration, microfiltration, Purified water - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[Patti]

Originally Posted by Nancy1999

I think the Gerber water says purified, but you can also use distilled water that says "Safe for drinking". Since some distilled water is meant for steam irons and other things, it's not always packed in plastic bottles that are considered safe for drinking. Purified water may or may not have minerals added back, I chose the kind without the minerals. By the way, regular bottled water which is just filtered, but has minerals didn't eliminate Joey's tears.

Thanks. Pixie and Roxie's breeder used reverse osmosis water for her dogs. I had never heard of it. I am going to try the purified water.

[Nancy1999]

Originally Posted by Patti

Thanks. Pixie and Roxie's breeder used reverse osmosis water for her dogs. I had never heard of it. I am going to try the purified water.

I've never heard anyone say that it worked on older dogs, I just thought this had something to do with a puppy teething. Let us know if you have any luck.

To the OP, your dog is an adult isn't she?

[harleychick]

I bought the gallon size at Walmart for $1. It says it's purified water with minerals added for taste. It also says 0 mg Sodium, & no added fluoride.

Miki is 2 yrs 4 months old Nancy 1999.

I'm just so glad that it's working! Hope everyone else that trys it has the same kind of results!

[Nancy1999]

Originally Posted by harleychick

I bought the gallon size at Walmart for $1. It says it's purified water with minerals added for taste. It also says 0 mg Sodium, & no added fluoride.

Miki is 2 yrs 4 months old Nancy 1999.

I'm just so glad that it's working! Hope everyone else that trys it has the same kind of results!

Well that blows my whole theory to heck. If it has minerals than I'm not sure how it's different than any other water. I'm glad it's working, you could do a little test by offering her regular water one day, and see what her eyes are like the next day. With Joey, it only took one day to see a difference and one day back on bottled water to see a difference. Of course, don't change anything else in the meantime. Food allergies can also cause tearing.

[rpmax2]

Originally Posted by Nancy1999

Well that blows my whole theory to heck. If it has minerals than I'm not sure how it's different than any other water. I'm glad it's working, you could do a little test by offering her regular water one day, and see what her eyes are like the next day. With Joey, it only took one day to see a difference and one day back on bottled water to see a difference. Of course, don't change anything else in the meantime. Food allergies can also cause tearing.

I've been trying to find the Gerber water with no minerals and all I can find is the one with minerals added for taste. Is there any way that you could post a pic of the container or a link to a pic?

[Nancy1999]

Originally Posted by rpmax2

I've been trying to find the Gerber water with no minerals and all I can find is the one with minerals added for taste. Is there any way that you could post a pic of the container or a link to a pic?

I haven't used it four over 4 years now. We just used it the first year, and before I found it, I used distilled water that says it is safe for drinking. I then found the Gerber product at Walmart and I think it's says something good for babies formula? At the time, they had both no minerals and minerals added, since I believed it was the minerals causing the tearing, I chose the one without the minerals. Since then, I noticed my regular supermarket has various choices of distilled water, and purified water.

There are so many theories on causes of tearing; it's really hard to find a one treatment for all dogs. After the teething period, Joey was tear free for a couple of years, until I did a food switch and then at the time it was a much more serious case of tearing, with brown gunk in his eyes and a beard that was wet all day. In that case, I just switched back to my regular food and it cleared up.


By the way, for those interested, this site has more information on some of the causes of tearing. Tear Staining: The Causes & Cures

[harleychick]

If you just do a google search in images you will find a picture of the Gerber water.
I wasn't aware that there were 2 different kinds...one with minerals & one without. The Walmart where I bought it only carried the one. I was confused as to what I had read in that post because I thought it said "no Minerals", but this is working for Miki. I don't know why, but it is. I wondered if had something to do with the fluoride, but I don't think there is fluoride in bottled water, and that's all Miki got before. Our tap water at home has fluoride added, but I never gave her tap water... the mystery goes on.

[Nancy1999]

Originally Posted by harleychick

If you just do a google search in images you will find a picture of the Gerber water.
I wasn't aware that there were 2 different kinds...one with minerals & one without. The Walmart where I bought it only carried the one. I was confused as to what I had read in that post because I thought it said "no Minerals", but this is working for Miki. I don't know why, but it is. I wondered if had something to do with the fluoride, but I don't think there is fluoride in bottled water, and that's all Miki got before. Our tap water at home has fluoride added, but I never gave her tap water... the mystery goes on.

Fluoride isn't considered a mineral, but dogs don't need it because they rarely get cavities. So buying the one without fluoride is fine. The bottled water I’m seeing now says that they’ve added mineral for taste. They use to sell a pink bottle too, but I did a search and couldn't find it. I wonder if the level of minerals added is just much lower than you find in some tap water? Our tap water is loaded with minerals and causes lots of problems for our appliances. By the way, Gerber’s water sold in the small bottles doesn’t sound any different than regular bottled water; it’s not purified just filtered. Purification is taking all minerals out.

[LuvTaycieGirl]

I have been using this for Taycie for awhile now. Along with a food switch she has been Tear Stain free since July! I have in a pinch used regular bottled water of mine for her that I had on hand when I was out of the Gerber. I noticed no reaction.

But.. Gerber Water has worked well for us! I Love it!