Frequently Asked Questions
What are tear stains?
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Tear stains are marks below or around the eyes of cats and dogs, usually reddish or brownish in color. This happens when the colorless natural tears (containing amino acids and minerals) overflow and smear on surrounding fur, which the moist condition is loved by red yeast bacteria to inhibit and grow at the area causing the colored patch.
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Why does the eyes tear?
In a normal cat and dog eye, there are small holes that drain tears away from the eye and down the throat. A variety of eye problems can affect this drainage, causing excessively watery eyes. These 5 conditions include:
a) Dust or irritant in eye. Just as your eye waters if a speck of dust blows into it, dogs' and cats’ eyes will make tears when irritated to flush away anything harmful. When the eyes are continually irritated, this can lead to chronic tearing that produces stains. Your vet or you could solve this by using eye drops to flush away these irritants from the eye.
b) Hair growth around the eye. If hair grows too close to the eye, it can wick tears away from the eye and onto the face. To solve this, just get your pet groomer to carefully trim the fur around the eye.
c) Eyelids that are turned inward. If the eyelids roll in toward the eyeball, the drainage holes for tears (called puncta) may become blocked. A vet consultation is necessary for this.
d) Blocked tear drainage holes (puncta). Previous dog eye infections or eye damage can cause scar tissue to form that blocks some of the drainage passages for tears. You can either get your vet to perform a surgery to open up the drainage holes again, or use Eye Vita to minimize tear production.
e) Shallow eye sockets or short tear drainage holes. If the eye sockets aren’t big or deep enough, tears can spill out onto the fur around the eyes. In the same way, if the drainage holes are short, tears will overflow as well. This is very common among flat faced pets such as Persians, Exotic Shorthair, Shihtzu, Pugs and Pekingese and there is basically nothing you can do to correct this as it's part of genetics. Eye Vita will help reduce tears production so the lesser amount of tears can be drained directly via puncta and not overflow to the face.
a) Dust or irritant in eye. Just as your eye waters if a speck of dust blows into it, dogs' and cats’ eyes will make tears when irritated to flush away anything harmful. When the eyes are continually irritated, this can lead to chronic tearing that produces stains. Your vet or you could solve this by using eye drops to flush away these irritants from the eye.
b) Hair growth around the eye. If hair grows too close to the eye, it can wick tears away from the eye and onto the face. To solve this, just get your pet groomer to carefully trim the fur around the eye.
c) Eyelids that are turned inward. If the eyelids roll in toward the eyeball, the drainage holes for tears (called puncta) may become blocked. A vet consultation is necessary for this.
d) Blocked tear drainage holes (puncta). Previous dog eye infections or eye damage can cause scar tissue to form that blocks some of the drainage passages for tears. You can either get your vet to perform a surgery to open up the drainage holes again, or use Eye Vita to minimize tear production.
e) Shallow eye sockets or short tear drainage holes. If the eye sockets aren’t big or deep enough, tears can spill out onto the fur around the eyes. In the same way, if the drainage holes are short, tears will overflow as well. This is very common among flat faced pets such as Persians, Exotic Shorthair, Shihtzu, Pugs and Pekingese and there is basically nothing you can do to correct this as it's part of genetics. Eye Vita will help reduce tears production so the lesser amount of tears can be drained directly via puncta and not overflow to the face.
How Eye Vita works?
Blue Bay Eye Vita is an excellent combination of antioxidants, probiotics and multiple vitamins specially formulated to reduce strain on eyes and maintain healthy eyes. It protects pet eyes from fatigue, irritability and impaired vision, strengthening the work of the visual apparatus in view of age-related change. Rich in Vitamin A, B1, B2, B6, B12, D3, E, Nicotinamide, Taurine, Lycopene, B-Cryptoxanthine and Dextro - the vitamin components works as antioxidants to nourish the eyes while the xanthophyll components works by protecting the eyes from ionizing blue light entering the retina. This reduces strain on the eyes and when the eyes are less stressful, they produce lesser tears meant to soothe tired eyes. Used for over a long period, Blue Bay Eye Vita can prevent cataracts in aged pets as well.
Eye Vita Drops are:
Eye Vita Drops are:
- Specially designed for the health of retinal and macula in dogs and cats.
- Effectively improve lacrimal gland function and keep you pets free from tear straining eyes
- Contains antioxidants and xanthophyll to reduce deterioration of eyesight.
- Perfect for all breeds of dogs and cats.
- Extremely palatable
Benefits of clean and bright eyes
Reducing the excess tears will eliminate the overflow of tears and this wipes out any breeding ground for bacteria. Your pet will look healthy without the ugly patches around the eyes and the vitamins will give your pet bright, healthy angel eyes.
Eye Vita Ingredients:
Vitamin A 15000 IU
Vitamin B1 10mg
Vitamin B 0.5mg
Vitamin B6 5mg
Vitamin B12 15mcg
Vitamin D3 400 IU
Vitamin E 10mg
Nicotinamide 0.5mg
Taurine 10mg
Lycopene 10mg
B-CryptoXanthine 30mg
Dextrose Q.S
Lactobacillus 400,000 cells
Lutein 26mg
Zeaxanthin 2mg
Vitamin B1 10mg
Vitamin B 0.5mg
Vitamin B6 5mg
Vitamin B12 15mcg
Vitamin D3 400 IU
Vitamin E 10mg
Nicotinamide 0.5mg
Taurine 10mg
Lycopene 10mg
B-CryptoXanthine 30mg
Dextrose Q.S
Lactobacillus 400,000 cells
Lutein 26mg
Zeaxanthin 2mg
