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Tear stain cure!
Amazing stuff. Our Havanese suffered from horrible tear and mouth stains. It looked like she was crying mud all the time. We tried tear stain removers, diligently combing and wiping her face every day. We tried tear stain treats for a few months (the natural ones with things like cranberry extract, etc., not the ones with antibiotics). Nothing seemed to work. She's been on Forti Flora for a couple of months now and her tear stains are completely gone. It actually only took a week or two of daily use to stop the staining, and once the groomers clipped away the dyed fur, her face has been nice and clean.
Tear staining happens as a result of bacterial issues. We thought feeding her high quality food as some have recommended would fix things, but we fed her Orijen, Fromm, and Instinct, all highly rated dog foods, and nothing changed. Antibiotics like tylosin (which was in the original formula of Angels Eyes) work by eliminating bacteria, but we didn't want to go that route as we'd heard that the tear stains come back as soon as you stop giving them the antibiotics and we didn't want to keep her permanently on antibiotics. A few reviews here have mentioned FortiFlora helped their dogs with tear stains, so I thought I'd give this a shot. My theory is that probiotics like FortiFlora flood her system with "good" bacteria which eliminate or push out the stain-causing bacteria through competition.
We give her one packet sprinkled over dinner. She loves the taste and will lick the bowl clean. Another plus is that she's also completely stopped producing doggy stinks.
March 2016 · Pet Supplies · verified purchase