| If you own a maltese dog you may have found that | | | | causing the staining. This treatment will need to be |
| with the Maltese breed it is common for them to have | | | | used for some time before the benefits show. |
| tear stains. You may also be searching for the best | | | | Treatment 3 - Ak-Trol is an eye drop medication |
| way of cleaning maltese tear stains to keep their | | | | which is prescribed for people to use and contains |
| faces white and clean. Cleaning maltese tear stains | | | | neomycin, polymyxin B and dexamethasone. |
| can be very frustrating if you are using a method that | | | | Treatment 4 - Flagyl is an anti diarrhea medication that |
| does not work or if you are trying a method that may | | | | the vet will prescribe for treating yeast or giradia |
| possibly harm your precious pet. | | | | infections in a dog. However the metronidazole that it |
| When I got my first maltese puppy I was constantly | | | | contains has also found to be effective in helping to |
| looking for ways to clean up or prevent the Maltese | | | | treat tear stains, especially if the problem has because |
| eye stain. I had heard that there were many different | | | | there has been an excessive growth of red yeast in |
| eye stain treatments available to help prevent tear | | | | the animal. This particular medication takes around a |
| staining, however there were many treatments that | | | | two week period for the desired results to be |
| were harmful to my dog and I wanted to be sure I | | | | achieved. |
| was using an effective and safe method on my | | | | My favorite solution (after trying numerous options for |
| precious pet. | | | | removing tear stains): |
| In this article I will share with you 5 treatments that are | | | | Treatment 5 - A special powder that is sprinkled on |
| commonly discussed as solutions to cleaning maltese | | | | my dog's food. This is an internal treatment that works |
| tear stains. | | | | from the inside out. I don't have to apply ointments or |
| The first 4 treatments are ones that I DO NOT | | | | solutions and this makes it easy to do. It is an all natural |
| recommend. | | | | powder that I simply add to my dog's food. For my |
| The 5th and last treatment I discuss is the one that I | | | | maltese it helped to cure the problem of maltese eye |
| have found to be the safest, easiest and most | | | | stain very quickly and has continued to work over the |
| effective treatment and it is the one I use on my own | | | | long term. I liked that it was safe for puppies and |
| maltese dogs. | | | | pregnant dogs. It contains only natural ingredients so it |
| 4 maltese eye stain treatments to avoid: | | | | is unlikely to cause any unwanted side effects in your |
| Treatment 1 - Tetracycline is a ten day course of | | | | dog compared to some of the other treatments I |
| treatment that your veterinarian will prescribe and may | | | | mentioned above. |
| well need to be repeated a second time to be | | | | What do I like about this method? I saw results very |
| effective. If used on puppies it can cause their teeth to | | | | quickly. I did not need to get a prescription from the |
| be stained yellow permanently before they have even | | | | veterinarian - however he does approve of this |
| grown. | | | | product. It is so easy to use. I don't have to apply any |
| Treatment 2 - Delta AlbaPlex is an antibiotic similar to | | | | solutions or ointments to my dog. This treatment |
| tetracycline but contains very low amounts of steroid | | | | works from the inside out so it stops the problem from |
| in it as well. This will only be prescribed by a | | | | where it is starting. The ingredients are all natural and |
| veterinarian eye specialist. The steroid within the | | | | my Maltese love the taste. Bottom Line? This powder |
| product helps to reduce and remove inflammation | | | | really works for my maltese. It just might help you |
| which may be result in the excessive tearing which is | | | | battle your dog tears stains too. |