posted 03-09-2004 11:06 AM         

I have one shih-poo with tear stains as well, and despite the fact that we are doing nothing wrong (he is on high quality food, drinks filtered water, etc) and there is nothing wrong with him as he was checked by our vet., he still has tear stains. My vet, and others I have spoken with, say not to worry about it since in his case it is occurring from natural causes. Therefore, I do my best to keep it clean under his eyes and that is about all I can do. The staining itself may not be appealing to the human eye, but I am not worried about that. (Although, I am going to try some stain removing products once I hear from my groomer and another member on this board...we'll see)

About the staining on his paws, the only thing I can think of would be fertilizer. Has he been walking in any grounds that have been recently fertilized? If so, often times the fertilizer will make an orangy stain on whatever it gets in contact with. This may not be the problem, but I thought I would make mention of it just in case.

Maybe someone will else will have an idea about what it might be!

Have a great day!!!

posted 03-11-2004 07:09 PM         

2shihtzu... WELCOME!! I, too, love this board and all the information. Everyone is grrrrreat You'll enjoy it.

I'm the person that Mybabyshihpoo was referring to regarding the tear removing product. I just posted another thread about this... I haven't had a chance to try the product out, but this is the first place I'm coming after I've tried it.