Severe Tear Stains Affecting Dog Appearance – Detailed Solutions
Pet dogs' tear stains are very important for petsThe tear gland is an accessory organ of the eye, whose main function is to secrete tears to moisten the eyeballs. Normally, after the tear glands secrete tears to moisten the eyeballs, the tears enter the nasal cavity through the tear ducts, and will not flow out from the corners of the eyes. When animals cry, the tear glands secrete too much tears and cannot be discharged from the tear ducts, they will flow out from the corners of the eyes.
If your baby has relatively severe tear stains, please take a look below~~Common causes of tear stains:
1. Ear canal infection:Many people are not unfamiliar with ear canal infections. Why do eyes have tear stains? In fact, the relationship between them is very close. It is the most common cause of dog tear stains. When the ear canal is infected with bacteria, viruses, mold and parasites, or the ears are swollen, painful and itchy, dogs will often scratch their ears with their hind paws. The facial nerves and facial nerves are distributed across the face, which is a very sensitive area. Due to the pain deep in the ear canal, it will also stimulate the secretion of the tear gland. When too many tears cannot be discharged from the nasal tear ducts, they will overflow from the corners near the nose. After a long time, the brown tear stains on the hair will appear very obvious.
2. Nasolacrimal duct blockage:Due to the infection of the nasolacrimal duct, inflammation and swelling occur, causing the entire duct to be completely blocked or partially blocked, so the tears cannot be discharged normally through the nasolacrimal duct, naturally leading to overflow and the formation of unsightly tear stains.
3. Eyelid inner turn:Eyelid inner turn, also known as reversed eyelashes, will cause the eyelashes to constantly irritate the cornea. This situation will make dogs feel very uncomfortable in their eyes, leading to frequent scratching of their eyes with their forepaws, and therefore they will often appear with teary eyes. It will also cause serious tear stains.
4. Tear gland inflammation:It is mainly because the tear glands that secrete tears are infected, causing abnormal and excessive secretion of tears, and the nasolacrimal duct cannot relieve so much tears, so the tears overflow, and after a long time, unsightly tear stains will form.
5. Genetic defects:Primary excessive tear syndrome is a hereditary disease that is susceptible to animals: This phenomenon is usually seen in short-nosed dogs such as Pugs, Shih Tzus and Japanese Chows. Because of this appearance, the curvature of the nasolacrimal duct is very large, even if the normal tear secretion volume cannot bear it, it will cause unsightly tear stains or black eye frames.
Tear stain solution
1. For ear canal infection:It is necessary to consult a doctor to diagnose the cause of ear canal infection, and then choose the correct treatment method. Do not buy ear medicine at will to treat, which will lead to the disease being difficult to treat. After the ear canal disease is treated, the tear secretion will no stop, at this time it should be found that the tear stains disappear automatically.
2. For nasolacrimal duct blockage:Generally, veterinarians will recommend using antibiotics and then implement minor surgery to open the nasolacrimal duct. This treatment method and frequency will vary depending on the severity of the symptoms, and it may take several rounds to open the nasolacrimal duct to solve the nasolacrimal duct blockage.
3. For eyelid inner turn:The treatment of eyelid inner turn is usually performed by surgery to solve this problem, which is commonly known as 'double eyelid surgery', combined with burning eyelashes to remove the hair follicles, which can effectively solve the problem.
4. For tear gland inflammation:A common way is to use medication to control the condition, the treatment period is dependent on the severity of the condition, it may be from five days to four weeks.
5. For genetic defects:There is currently no effective way, we can only give more care to the dog. The method is to use 2% borate cotton balls (or cool water) gently wipe from the inner corner of the eye to the outside, do not wipe the eyes back and forth, one cotton ball is not enough, you can change it again until the eyes are cleaned. After cleaning, drip eye drops or eye ointment into the inner corner of the eyes to eliminate inflammation.
6. Clean eye corner:Pay attention to clean the hair around the eyes, do not let hair needles irritate the tears. In addition, you can use antibacterial eye drops to wash your eyes once a day for 10 days.
Pet Network tips:If your dog eats very heavy food, then you should pay attention, quickly change to lighter, low-salt food. Sometimes changing dog food will bring unexpected effects. In addition, you should give your dog more water, adding a little apple cider vinegar to the water can also have a certain effect.
