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Tear Staining Syndrome - Dog and Cat (view source)
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, 14:59, 3 March 2014Created page with "'''Tear Staining Syndrome''' is a '''cosmetic defect''' seen in '''dogs''' and '''cats'''. ==Aetilogy== Often '''uncertain''', with no apparent cause. Suggested contributing..."
'''Tear Staining Syndrome''' is a '''cosmetic defect''' seen in '''dogs''' and '''cats'''.
==Aetilogy==
Often '''uncertain''', with no apparent cause. Suggested contributing factors include '''medial lower eyelid entropian''', '''prominent eye''' leading to '''shallow lacrimal lake''' or '''caruncular hairs''' wicking tears onto the face.
==Signalment==
Seen in '''Maltese Terriers''', '''miniature''' and '''toy poodles''' and '''Burmese''' cats. Signs occur from a '''young age'''.
==Clinical Signs==
'''Brown staining''' of fur '''ventral''' to '''medial canthus'''. Rarely progresses to a '''moist dermatitis'''.
==Treatment==
If an '''underlying cause''' is identified, correction often gives resolution. If no underlying cause is identified, some authors recommend giving oral [[Tetracyclines|Oxytetracycline]] or '''Metronidazole'''. Other authors do not recommend using antibiotics for a cosmetic defect. '''Partial removal''' of the '''nicititing gland''' may resolve clinical signs, but predisposes to [[Keratoconjunctivitis Sicca]].
==Control==
Affected animals should not be bred from.
==References==
Maggs, D et al (2007) '''Slatter's Fundamentals Of Veterinary Ophthalmology''' (Fourth Edition) ''Saunders''
Peiffer, Robert J, and Petersen-Jones, Simon M (2008) '''Small Animal Ophthalmology''' (Fourth Edition) ''Saunders''
[[Category:Lacrimal System Diseases - Cat]]
[[Category:Lacrimal System Diseases - Dog]]
==Aetilogy==
Often '''uncertain''', with no apparent cause. Suggested contributing factors include '''medial lower eyelid entropian''', '''prominent eye''' leading to '''shallow lacrimal lake''' or '''caruncular hairs''' wicking tears onto the face.
==Signalment==
Seen in '''Maltese Terriers''', '''miniature''' and '''toy poodles''' and '''Burmese''' cats. Signs occur from a '''young age'''.
==Clinical Signs==
'''Brown staining''' of fur '''ventral''' to '''medial canthus'''. Rarely progresses to a '''moist dermatitis'''.
==Treatment==
If an '''underlying cause''' is identified, correction often gives resolution. If no underlying cause is identified, some authors recommend giving oral [[Tetracyclines|Oxytetracycline]] or '''Metronidazole'''. Other authors do not recommend using antibiotics for a cosmetic defect. '''Partial removal''' of the '''nicititing gland''' may resolve clinical signs, but predisposes to [[Keratoconjunctivitis Sicca]].
==Control==
Affected animals should not be bred from.
==References==
Maggs, D et al (2007) '''Slatter's Fundamentals Of Veterinary Ophthalmology''' (Fourth Edition) ''Saunders''
Peiffer, Robert J, and Petersen-Jones, Simon M (2008) '''Small Animal Ophthalmology''' (Fourth Edition) ''Saunders''
[[Category:Lacrimal System Diseases - Cat]]
[[Category:Lacrimal System Diseases - Dog]]