Holly Woods writes: I have a friend who owns a Bassett and she is not making enough tears. Does anyone know any over the counter remedies he can use? the current one they gave him is very expensive xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Holly, I don't know if this applies to canines but a few years ago I started having trouble with my eyes drying out and staying red around the rims of my eyes. I was told to increase the amount of Omega 3 fatty acids in my diet by supplementing with salmon oil capsules or eating cold body fish atleast 3 times per week. Omega 3 apparently (in addition to many other benefits) helps the mucous membranes. By the way, I tried the lubricating eye drops which only temporarily helped the problem. Barb ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================