Dvijapatni Malovic wrote 10/08/2007 04:45 PM Pigment loss on nose?? #157511 - 10/08/2007 04:45 PM
Dvijapatni Malovic Webboard User Reg: 09-21-2007 Posts: 38 Loc: Herndon, VA Offline	Hi all, I just noticed while petting Cito that he seems to be losing pigment on his nose leather. He has a light liver nose and the very tip, and around the nostrils is now a pale pink! I thought maybe he's been rubbing his nose against something but can't figure out what it could be. I googled it and all the articles I saw were related to auto-immune issues and dermatitis. Cito's food has not changed and he hasn't been out in the sun lately (I usually put a bit of sunscreen on his nose anyway). Any ideas or experiences with this?? Thanks! Cito!
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Keith Larson wrote 10/08/2007 04:48 PM Re: Pigment loss on nose?? [Re: Dvijapatni Malovic ] #157515 - 10/08/2007 04:48 PM
Keith Larson Webboard User Reg: 04-09-2007 Posts: 363 Loc: Riverside, CA Offline	I think pigment does fade as the dogs get older.
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Connie Sutherland wrote 10/08/2007 06:11 PM Re: Pigment loss on nose?? [Re: Dvijapatni Malovic ] #157537 - 10/08/2007 06:11 PM
Connie Sutherland Moderator Reg: 07-13-2005 Posts: 31571 Loc: North-Central coast of California Offline	Quote: Dvijapatni Malovic Hi all, I just noticed while petting Cito that he seems to be losing pigment on his nose leather. He has a light liver nose and the very tip, and around the nostrils is now a pale pink! I thought maybe he's been rubbing his nose against something but can't figure out what it could be. I googled it and all the articles I saw were related to auto-immune issues and dermatitis. Cito's food has not changed and he hasn't been out in the sun lately (I usually put a bit of sunscreen on his nose anyway). Any ideas or experiences with this?? Thanks! Because there are a couple of serious possibilities (such as the discoid lupus you saw when you looked it up) as well as non-serious reaction-type possibilities, I would show the vet. You might want to do a search here, too, since there was a thread very much like this a few weeks ago. I think you're right to keep the dog sun-protected, too. It will probably be nothing at all serious, but pigment loss does cause less sun protection.
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lisa kidd wrote 10/08/2007 08:53 PM Re: Pigment loss on nose?? [Re: Connie Sutherland ] #157556 - 10/08/2007 08:53 PM
lisa kidd Webboard User Reg: 10-15-2001 Posts: 145 Loc: memphis tn Offline	What type bowl does he eat from? Some dogs seem to be sensiive to plastics and it expresses itself as loss of pigment in the nose. Lisa Jerri Lee
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Connie Sutherland wrote 10/08/2007 09:09 PM Re: Pigment loss on nose?? [Re: lisa kidd ] #157559 - 10/08/2007 09:09 PM
Connie Sutherland Moderator Reg: 07-13-2005 Posts: 31571 Loc: North-Central coast of California Offline	Quote: lisa kidd What type bowl does he eat from? Some dogs seem to be sensiive to plastics and it expresses itself as loss of pigment in the nose. Lisa Nice catch, Lisa!
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Dvijapatni Malovic wrote 10/08/2007 09:11 PM Re: Pigment loss on nose?? [Re: Connie Sutherland ] #157560 - 10/08/2007 09:11 PM
Dvijapatni Malovic Webboard User Reg: 09-21-2007 Posts: 38 Loc: Herndon, VA Offline	wow, I never even thought of a sensitivity like that! He does it from stainless though and has been since he was a pup. I'm going to do some more research and set up a vet appointment. If nothing else perhaps we can eliminate some possibilities. Cito!
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Connie Sutherland wrote 10/08/2007 09:17 PM Re: Pigment loss on nose?? [Re: Dvijapatni Malovic ] #157561 - 10/08/2007 09:17 PM
Connie Sutherland Moderator Reg: 07-13-2005 Posts: 31571 Loc: North-Central coast of California Offline	Rubber, too....... but not stainless or glass, of course. There are several possibilities, from fungus to discoid lupus erythematosus, and sometimes it's completely mysterious. There's no crusting? Itching? Scaling?
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Connie Sutherland wrote 10/08/2007 09:18 PM Re: Pigment loss on nose?? [Re: Connie Sutherland ] #157562 - 10/08/2007 09:18 PM
Connie Sutherland Moderator Reg: 07-13-2005 Posts: 31571 Loc: North-Central coast of California Offline	I'll dig up a couple of "possibilities" lists.
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Connie Sutherland wrote 10/08/2007 09:24 PM Re: Pigment loss on nose?? [Re: Connie Sutherland ] #157563 - 10/08/2007 09:24 PM
Connie Sutherland Moderator Reg: 07-13-2005 Posts: 31571 Loc: North-Central coast of California Offline	Quote: Dvijapatni Malovic I'm going to do some more research and set up a vet appointment. If nothing else perhaps we can eliminate some possibilities. http://www.merckvetmanual.com/mvm/index.jsp?cfile=htm/bc/72700.htm http://ezinearticles.com/?Dog-Nose-Depigmentation&id=419294 http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?cls=2&cat=1593&articleid=422 http://www.vin.com/proceedings/Proceedings.plx?CID=WSAVA2005&PID=11009&O=Generic You'll see that most of the time, the cause is NOT scary (snow nose, Dudley nose). Always good to check, though, because of the couple of more serious causes.
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Dvijapatni Malovic wrote 10/08/2007 09:42 PM Re: Pigment loss on nose?? [Re: Connie Sutherland ] #157564 - 10/08/2007 09:42 PM
Dvijapatni Malovic Webboard User Reg: 09-21-2007 Posts: 38 Loc: Herndon, VA Offline	Thanks for the suggestions and the links Connie! Oh, and no crusting, scaling, scabbing, oozing or anything. Just a change in color. Almost looks like someone rubbed a little "color remover" on his nose:-). Cito!
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