Miniature Poodle Forum:
Tears

I have an 8 year old white/cream mini poodle who has begun tearing about a year ago. She has such a pretty face that the brown stains detrack from her.

Does any one have any answers.

Thanks

Tears are impossible to get rid of, but you can improve her appearance by keeping the hair around her eyes short, and if you`re extremely careful, you can rub a cottonball soaked in peroxide on the stains daily, but be careful! Oh, there is a trick show handlers use, but you`d be hard pressed to get a vet to sell it to you--tetracycline in small daily doses will completely eliminate them-but the health trade offs aren`t worth it! It can make your dog resistant to anti-biotics! Just do the best you can by keeping the hair short.