My Maltese has tear stains on antibiotics. What else can I try?
Updated On September 23rd, 2025
Pet's info: Dog | Maltese | Male | neutered | 2 years old | 7 lbs
We have a 2 year old Maltese with a terrible tear stain problem. He is on an antibiotic daily and it went away while we lived in Florida. We have now moved to Iowa and the brown stain is back even while on medication. Is there anything else we can use to eliminate this?
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Published on August 1st, 2017
I'm sorry to hear Tucker is having issues with tear staining. It can be normal in dogs with a light hair coat to see some coloration from normal discharge around the eyes. In some dogs, it can be improved with an oral probiotic, or an over the counter remedy designed specifically for this issue. Allergies can also exacerbate the discharge seasonally. I would touch base with his veterinarian to discuss what options may be available to him that may help. Good luck!
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Published on February 8th, 2018
You can try distilled water or see about adding angel eyes to her diet as this helps. If these do not fix it, you can see your vet needs to prescribe another round of antibiotics to help. Once the hair is stained, the new hair generally has to grow out before it all disappears though
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