Need Help with stained front legs.....
Does anyone have any suggestions on removing or lightening my old girl Pearls stained legs????? Here is a picture 
She went to the groomers yesterday....believe me it was really dark before her wash...... 
She has a habit of licking her front legs. My vet told me sometimes older dogs do this..... as always any help or suggestions will be appreciated!!!!!! |
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| You could try giving her a Tums everyday - or 2.
It does help - it changes the pH of saliva and tears (any body fluids), so it helps with those kind of stains. It helps if they lick, beard, eye and ear stains. It won't get rid of the ones she has, but will help for the future. |
I keep meaining to thank Dawn about this - it really does work. Marley's eye stains have just about vanished and Marley has developed a taste for the fruit flavored Tums  |
WOW!!! Dawn.... 
I will begin tonight!!!! Thanks..... |
| I have used Corn starch on Rufus' beard and it has worked pretty well making it white again. |
| I have this problem with Sammy his legs end up looking like they are covered in mud they get so dirty but when I bath him I add some white vinegar to his stained area and that seems to help a lot and also seems to help reduce the staining for awhile. the other thing that I found curious was when we took him to the beach if he walked in the water his legs came out clean and really white |
| Another thing you can do if she keeps them on is while unsupervised put knee length socks on the front legs so she cant lick them. You can sew on ties to them then secure them around the legs.
That sort of staining is hard to remove it usually has to grow out or fade slowly with a whitening shampoo of some sort. 
So while trying what dawn suggested also you need to break the habit of licking the legs also. You can even try Bitter Apple on the outside of the socks it might put her off trying to lick that area or trying to remove the socks because that taste should put her off trying. |
| Have you tried the horse shampoo from a fodder or horse supply shop. It's bright purple but does a great job of bringing up the white. |
| Try using some Crystal Ice shampoo, it's heat activated, put it in the microwave. You can also try a mixture of peroxide and water in a spray bottle, just use it sparingly. |
I've tried all of the above on my oldest, Winston. I've tried the whitening shampoo, the cornstarch and the tums. Nothing helped on him. He's gnawed at his front legs for as long as I can remember. Strangely, he's doing it less and less these days and his legs are less brown than ever. I sincerely think it's because he doesn't have the muscles to stay in the position it takes for very long anymore.
I gave up. If you find the answer I can't wait to hear it.  |
| Awww...poor Winston...IF I find something, I promise to PM you!!!!
Thanks everyone for all the suggestions..I will try ALL of them!!!! |
| Val I paid special attention (conscious attention ) to Marley's white eye while I was grooming her last night (4 hours to get the seed pods out of her face and legs after our hike yesterday!).
the fur is absolutely white!!! this is the first time in over a year and I really believe it is because of the two tums I give her everyday. I think I will start organ on them and see if it helps with his mouth - he drools  |
I started giving them (Tums) to the wigglebums after reading this post. Genny will eat them (she'll eat anything  ), but Beau won't even put it in his mouth. I had the fruit flavored ones on hand, so that's what I tried. Does Marley like a particular flavor? Maybe I should try something else. |
| fruit flavored in her Kong with peanut butter. Marley can normally regurgitate a pill at anytime anywhere in the house. I have found only two tums on the floor - one yesterday and one about two months ago. I have actually dropped one and seen her pick it up and eat it. But peanut butter was how I got her to take them in the first place (we buy two large jars every two to three weeks and use it for any reasons ) |
Oh that's a good idea.  I can probably sneak it into his kong. 
Thanks!  |
| Pearl is very picky...I am hoping that she likes the fruit flavored ones. I have the mint....Coz and Heart will chow down on them...but not Pearl so I will use the peanut butter trick too!!! ...Thanks Guys!!!!!!! |
| I wonder if this will work for Bella. She is always licking her feet and they are pink too. She is OCD this way, but I quit the prozac idea because all the allergies seem to effect her liver levels, so we don't want to risk it. |
| Chewie prefers the fruit flavors smoothies. He didn't like the mint |
| you can get a food addative called angels delight from www.bichonhotel.co.uk its quite expensive though, but works great.
i had a bichon with really bad tear stains everywhere and then within 2 weeks you could really see the difference, they say it takes 4 weeks, and the last time i saw him they had completely gone. its all natural and the side effects are good too! |
| I don't want to be the Debbie Downer but do you guys think that Tums each day is good long term? I can see wanting to keep beards white for show, but I would think that maybe the Tums might cause other problems? Especially since the breed leans towards stomach problems to begin with...
I was also talking to my vet tonight about it and he did not recommend it. Generally he is pretty conservative about meds. He knows people that put parsley flakes each day into their dog's food and it does help with the red staining. He said it takes a while to see improvement, but it does help. |
| It was a vet who recommended the Tums to me.
I haven't seen any negative changes in the past 18 months or so that we have used it - tummy-wise or other. What type of damage were you concerned about? |
got sheep wrote: It was a vet who recommended the Tums to me.
I haven't seen any negative changes in the past 18 months or so that we have used it - tummy-wise or other. What type of damage were you concerned about? Ditto, Ditto. Breeders & vets recommended Tums to me also. |
got sheep wrote: What type of damage were you concerned about?
Concerns about the enzymes in the stomach and how they work with pH level for digestion and how long term would effect it. (Frank has lots of digestive issues). Also stomach acid relation to bloating. The copy below is from what I found on how antacids behave in humans. I pulled it from context & abbreviated it a little: http://biology.clc.uc.edu/courses/bio115/pepsin.htm Antacids do just what their name suggests: they neutralize the normal stomach acid (HCl), causing the pH to rise to a nearly neutral pH of around 6 to 7. As the pH rises above 4, pepsin activity decreases or stops. Some types of antacids, made of sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO3) or calcium carbonate (CaCO3), are easily absorbed into a person's body and can cause a pH imbalance, possibly leading to kidney damage or other problems. The body attempts to keep the pH level of the stomach fairly constant, and thus it has been shown that for many people, consumption of antacids actually increases the amount of acid secreted in an effort to restore normal pH. One source states that antacids neutralize the stomach acid, preventing proper digestion and interfering with absorption of nutrients, thereby leading to continued indigestion. This source further states that antacids are useless for gas and bloating, and that CaCO3 antacids can cause a rebound effect in which the stomach produces more acid than before, once the antacid's effects wear off. Thus, while consumption of antacids may be necessary when prescribed by a doctor to treat gastric ulcer, casual use is probably not a good idea. Just because they are "over-the-counter" drugs does not mean they are harmless. |
| how long do you think you have to take them on an ongoing basis to cause damage? I mean this article was written about adult humans with a remaining life span of about what 40 years? |
kerry wrote: how long do you think you have to take them on an ongoing basis to cause damage? I mean this article was written about adult humans with a remaining life span of about what 40 years?
Who really knows how long it takes exactly for anything to cause damage? Who really knows how many people were studied and the percentage of affected. Just sayin'... |
VerveUp wrote: kerry wrote: how long do you think you have to take them on an ongoing basis to cause damage? I mean this article was written about adult humans with a remaining life span of about what 40 years? Who really knows how long it takes exactly for anything to cause damage? Who really knows how many people were studied and the percentage of affected. Just sayin'... I know just wondering out loud - in type   |
| My Vet endorsed the Tums---Since using them I have seen a little improvement in Baley's beard and he will snarf them down no problem. He adores the fruit flavor. One side benefit has been "less gas"! I give them to Baxter now for 'gas'--he will only eat them wrapped in Turkey--but they both have had an improvement in the gassy department! |
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