My GSD's nose has always been black. Recently, the middle part of it is turning brown (a good portion of the middle). She's 20 months old. I thought it might be from picking up balls from a dirt surface, but wouldn't that wash off? We aren't using any new balls or anything new for that matter. Same food, toys, bed, etc. We live in NY (Long Island) & there hasn't been any extreme changes in temperature. Any ideas why?
Donna has you bitch recently finished her season,as i had a bitch that would nose pale after her seasons especialy in the winter/spring months ,it was normaly concidered that there was a lack of minerals,iorn & iodine,i used to give kelp seaweed tablets or elderberry & nettle extract, it might help
Helan
No season involved either. Decided to have her spayed last Dec, because of her many anxiety issues (but that's another story). I think I have kelp - is it concentrated carrots in the form of green pellets? If so, I was afraid it would cause a reddish/brownish color so I stopped adding to her diet (I've seen some real reddish color appear in coats from the kelp).
As a vet tech, I've seen several dogs in at the clinic that have that color loss. The vet says that the cells sometimes lose its pigment, called melanin, but for unknown reasons. It's called hypopigmentation. This can be a normal with age & is mostly seen in older dogs. In some dogs a seasonal, partial lightening of the nose is called snow nose. It can be seen seasonally where the nose gets lighter in the winter and darker in the spring. In some rare cases dogs may have an autoimmune disease (Vitiligo) where the body attacks its own pigment in the cells. There is no treatment for either case and neither is it harmful. I guess it's not bad as long as you are not showing her. She's just unique!
If her nose get's too light, she may need sunblock on it if she is in the sun for a long time.
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My 7 year old PSD is going through the same thing. I just noticed it recently and was wondering what was going on. Someone must be reading my mind <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />
I have heard that it is the metal bowls that cause it. I have also been told that it is basicly lack of pigment and during the spring/summer months the nose gets a 'tan' and during the winter months the 'tan' fades out. Of those dogs I've seen with it I would agree it is over all lack of pigment.
My female Golden-Collie mix had THE blackest nose as a pup...it was almost too black and too big for her face. As she got older, the black faded and turned to a very pale browish-pink with spots. I called them her freckles and would tell her she loved me so much she wanted to look like me! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> Never did think it was "caused" by anything, I just figured it was age and normal to change over the course of 13 yrs.
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Thank you, everyone, for your comments. The only thing that makes sense at this point is the "hypopigmentation", which I will look into more (even tho it seems there's nothing I can do about it). My dog has used the same metal bowl for almost 2 years so I have to disagree with the metal causing it. I'm adding the pressed carrots to her diet again & will update this post if I see a change in color.
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