Hi everyone! Need some advice on this topic, On my 12mo. old rottie i have noticed that under his coat his hair tips are turning red. Now i know and see the father and mother and they dont have it or anytime did they. I had a breeder tell me that its the dog food that its eating. Also he said that when you change it will take about a year for it to correct itself. Has anyone heard or experienced this problem?? I Welcome all your replys. :rolleyes:
Sea kelp does elp strengthen the reddish pigments. Eukanuba does the same with beet pulp in its recipie. Nutro max used to be the same way. As I had it explained to me, it is the iodine in these products that manifests itself in the red color. I was also told to be discriminate with my use of kelp as there MAY be a toxic level which can cause liver damage. This may be old folk lore as I have no scientific data to support, however, Trooper and Tina are too precious to be Guinea Pigs.
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There are many different retinol-like compounds (like beta-carotene) that can effect pigment in skin and I would assume also may have milder effects in hair. These are found primarily in brightly colored plants. Marigold extracts have been fed to poultry for years to provide a yellowish hue to the skin of chicken, and the yolk of eggs. Since these compounds are similar to vitamin A precursors, the potential for toxicity is present. I believe that some commercial dog foods have begun adding lutein to there formulations. Lutein is the compund present in the marigold extract that provides the yellowish pigment.
I remember reading in a book once (I believe it was a James Herriott one when he used to practice as a vet) that a dairy farmer once changed his feed to include a lot of beet pulp and then was surprised when his cows acutally gave milk with a pink tinge to it. Remove the beets from the diet and presto, white milk again. Why shouldn't it affect dogs in some way? Beet juice has been a source of natural dye for ages, and everyone knows it's darn near impossible to get a beet stain out of a tablecloth or your clothes.
Many feed companies use beet pulp in their recipes because it is a natural by-product of the sugar beet industry and is therefore pretty cheap.
If the red tinge is bothering you and you don't want to change your dog's diet, perhaps you could use a black shampoo formulated to intensify the black in a dog's coat.
Sorry, but I find the pink milk story hard to believe. For those of you that have never had/fed livestock beetpulp is the fiber portion only of the beet and has no color to it other than grey. After soaking, it turns greyish white, but more white than grey.
The main reason Beet pulp is used in commercial dog food is to reduce the size of the and firm up the consistancy of the "remains"
Rottie-Man
A lot of black coated dogs will get sunburned
coats if they spend lots of time outdoors. Not all
black dogs do this. Longer coats seem more prone to this. The Belgian Shep show people (NOT ME)really freak out over this. POOR BABIES. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />
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