brown discoloration around mouth, face and eyes
I realize that water around her mouth could have a tendancy to discolor but do you know of any reason for why the discoloration should be over a bigger area of her face. Could it be caused by a medical condition? Or nutritional deficiency? Or her food? She is on Prescription Diet "W/D"; has any one experienced the discoloration problem when their dogs are using prescription diet W/D? We live in Houston and give the dogs filtered water to drink. |
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| Sorry, I can't answer your questions with any amount of certainty, but maybe I can ask a few questions.
Is she licking up that high? Maybe something is bothering her up there? As our big boy got older, his hair around the mouth (and down on his forelegs, where he used to lick occasionally but never to excess) was discolored. As you probably know, pink skin is normal under the white hair, while skin under grey hair is darker. Are their necks pinker than normal, or maybe you changed groomer and they shave a little closer and you never noticed? As far as W/D goes, I'm sure it's a fine food, but for our guy, it caused him to lose control of his bowels, and hard, dry stools would fall out of him. When we stopped the W/D, the problem went away. it wasn't until very near the end (maybe a year later) that he started losing control again, and it was only occaisional, and it was not hard and dry. I hope someone else here can better help you with your questions. |
| Abbi licks her muzzle and her front legs constantly when I do not keep them shaved. Where ever she licks (on white hair) it turns pinkish beige. I asked the vet about this and he said it was because of high protein molecules in the saliva. He claimed that when a dog has allergies these proteins get concentrated and cause the pinkish discolorization. He also said that when a dog is allergic to flea residue that would be one of the very many causes of the allergic reaction that would cause the saliva to discolor hair. When they drink, it drips down their chest, which discolors after a while.
Abbi is an indoor dog and doesn't come into contact with fleas very often, so at the vet's and others recomendations I switched her to Nutro for large dogs. She still seems to be leaving the discolorization, but her nails and skin improved and she does have normal BM's. There's allergy meds available, but they lower the immune system and have to be given constantly. When it really bothers me, I wash It off with a rag, water, and some lemon juice. It doesn't all come off, but it looks better. Some people use hydrogen peroxide, but that seems a bit drastic (and not too good for the hair). As mentioned ealier, she doesn't lick places I keep shaved down to about an inch or so much. She generally does most of her licking on the longer hair, so I just shave her muzzle most times. Just keep up with his skin and nail health. Treating allergies tends to be just treating symptoms, unless you can figure out what is causing them. good luck! I am still working on figuring that out. This vet has been known t be wrong, but so far the discolorization does coincide with where her saliva and mucus hits. By the way I live down here too. Wonder if it is in the air (pollen, smog?) |
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