My Akita has tear stain in one eye, vet treatments aren't working.

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My Akita has suffered from tear stain for his right eye for half a year already. The vet we saw has prescribed anti-inflammation eye drops and also tried unclogging the nasolacrimal duct by injecting normal saline. Yet neither worked. I saw another vet who suggested me giving him eye drops that suppressed the immune effect of the eye. I do not think it's about food allergies because he only got one eye with the symptoms. Could you please let me know how should I approach this? Thanks! Pet's info: Dog | Akita | Male | unneutered | 70 lbs

Ann Dion, DVM · Accepted Answer

Hello. The drops that suppress the immune system are not treating a food allergy, rather they are treating an auto-immune disease that affects the tear duct itself. Your vet should work-up the eye by doing a schemer tear test to determine if Fall is producing an appropriate amount of tears. If Fall has a low tear production then the immune-suppressive drops should help. I would continue to try these and see if it resolves. If these are not working then I would suggest seeing an ophthalmologist. Good luck with Fall.

My Akita has tear stain in one eye, vet treatments aren't working.

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