No rawhides at all for my Mickey and Minnie. Rawhide, once wet, gets elasticy and I've seen many a dog have it stick in their throat and have to be pulled out by hand. I don't know what it would do to little throats like our Chi's.
\ \ /\ Alice ( ) whiterab...@gmail.com .( ). Sent from my iPhone 5 On May 10, 2013, at 8:07 PM, Susanne Defoe <srde...@gmail.com> wrote: > No Rawhides. He does love bully sticks though. Vet thinks it could be > allergies like pollen or something else in the air. Will try the cornstarch. > Hopefully the antibiotic/anti-inflamitory eye drops will help. The stains > make him look so sad : ( > Sue > > > On Fri, May 10, 2013 at 11:00 PM, Peggy & The Girls <phr...@optimum.net> > wrote: >> >> When I had my Malteses I used cornstarch as a paste with warm water and >> rubbed it into the fur, let it dry and then used a very fine tiny comb and >> combed it out. >> It always worked and they never had that yellow build up. Don't know about a >> dog with plugged tear ducts though...poor baby! Do you let them have >> rawhides? >> Some of them are treated and can cause the yellow too, because the dog is >> actually allergic to it. >> >> Peggy >> >> >> >> >> -------Original Message------- >> >> From: Susanne Defoe >> Date: 05/10/13 21:51:07 >> To: Chihuahuas@yahoogroups.com >> Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] How can I get rid of tear stains? >> >> >> I too have been struggling with this with our Rico. I have tried Angel Eyes >> which has a weak antibiotic in it. I have tried switching to filtered >> water, changing diet and herbal remedies. The vet tested his tear ducts >> this week and they are totally plugged. He needs eye drops for 10 days to >> see if they will get better. If no improvement will need t look at diet >> more closely. Vet said some food dyes can make it worse so may need to >> change to a hypoallergenic diet. I will be interested in hearing what >> others have done. >> Sue >> >> >> On Fri, May 10, 2013 at 3:29 PM, greatful_n_happiness >> <sober...@earthlink.net> wrote: >> >> Hello. My Cghiquita has tear stains around her eyes. Does anyone have any >> suggestions on how to get rid of it? >> >> When we first got her and gave her a bath, a little came off but the >> majority is still there. I guess it has been there and never was taken care >> of. >> >> Portia >> >> >> > >
