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Hi,
Don't try any medications on your young puppy. My cream standard never teared, but my creamy/white havanese did. I tried all sorts of cleaners and they didn't help. On advice of some Maltese owners, I tried Angel Eyes, which is a natural antibiotic and it worked. But, I was never comfortable with it. A friend of mine recommended greek style natural yogurt and fresh, finely chopped parsley. While my Havanese wouldn't touch the plain yogurt he did eat the parsley mixed in with his food and in the long run his tears are totally gone. I know parsley works, because last summer I got lazy and figured that my Havanese just outgrew tear staining so I stopped giving parsley. The result, his tear staining came back. He's been on fresh chopped parsley since and his tears are clear. I would try both the parsley and the yogurt. Give about a teaspoon of yogurt to start with and a tiny 1/2 teaspoon (maybe less) of chopped parsley with his food twice a day. I would also transition your puppy to a better quality food, as Royal Canine isn't a very high quality food.
HTH,
Julia
Don't try any medications on your young puppy. My cream standard never teared, but my creamy/white havanese did. I tried all sorts of cleaners and they didn't help. On advice of some Maltese owners, I tried Angel Eyes, which is a natural antibiotic and it worked. But, I was never comfortable with it. A friend of mine recommended greek style natural yogurt and fresh, finely chopped parsley. While my Havanese wouldn't touch the plain yogurt he did eat the parsley mixed in with his food and in the long run his tears are totally gone. I know parsley works, because last summer I got lazy and figured that my Havanese just outgrew tear staining so I stopped giving parsley. The result, his tear staining came back. He's been on fresh chopped parsley since and his tears are clear. I would try both the parsley and the yogurt. Give about a teaspoon of yogurt to start with and a tiny 1/2 teaspoon (maybe less) of chopped parsley with his food twice a day. I would also transition your puppy to a better quality food, as Royal Canine isn't a very high quality food.
HTH,
Julia
There are couple of good sites for rating dog food. Dog food Analysis only rates Rotayl Canin puppy (as 3 stars and 2 stars food, six star is their best rated food and they go down from there). If you want to check ratings on different dog foods, here's the website.
