PLEASE HELP! My Labradoodle's Nose Has a White/Pink Spot! I'm Worried.

NaJy · 08-08-2010, 09:00 PM

Hello,

My 7 month old Labradoodle named Ricky has developed a pink/white spot on his nose over the past 2 months.

It first started as a small white spot which I thought was some kind of scar caused by him itching it. Now it has become a bigger spot and I'm worried.

I have been doing research and the web has been worrying me even more. My search linked it to a dog version of Lupus and all kinds of other stuff.

Please someone clarify it's normal. Below is a picture attachment.

Thanks,
Najy

utchuckd · 08-08-2010, 11:55 PM

Is it a growth or just discoloration?

Here's a discussion on 'snow nose', with a good link:

re: pink nose or black nose?

NaJy · 08-09-2010, 12:37 AM

[QUOTE=utchuckd;171041]Is it a growth or just discoloration?

Here's a discussion on 'snow nose'

Hello There,

I have been reading about snow nose and people are saying the nose turns light brown in color in the winter... I'm in Florida heat and I don't really think it's snow nose.

Did you see the attached picture of my dog's nose?

By the way it's like a discoloration kind of. It's smooth and doesn't feel like it shouldn't be there. I just want his cute black nose to go back to the way it was.

**lindamarie** · 08-10-2010, 11:11 AM

NaJy! WELCOME TO THE FORUM!!
Have you spoke to the vet about this?
Reading the web for answers can make you crazy! People do the same things when we try to self-diagnose.

It probably just a change in pigmentation as Ricky has grown.
I know what ya mean about the cute little black nose! But, make that the kissing spot and try to ignore it....as long as Ricky is healthy you will probably notice it more than others.
See...ya even had to pull his muzzle hair back to show us!
Now.........let's see a WHOLE picture of your handsome dood!

NaJy · 08-10-2010, 11:45 AM

This is my son, Ricky.

UPDATE! I took Ricky to the vet and it turns out that when I go to work for a few hours and leave him in his crate, he has been rubbing and scraping his nose on the metal. So the vet gave me some ointment similar to Neosporin but for dogs and said it will go away.

Since he is house broken, I have put his cage in the garage and will never use it again.

Ricky: 07/08/10

ziggymom · 08-10-2010, 01:17 PM

I was going to ask if you used a crate...we traveled to a friend's in Minneapolis once and used her crate which was purely metal, no soft covering. While we were gone, he scraped up his nose to the point of bleeding...but it's all healed up now...

Bleedy Nose dog

No more bleedy nose...although his nose went from black to pink.

BTW, Ricky & Ziggy could be brothers!

NaJy · 08-10-2010, 02:46 PM

OH MY GOSH! They sure could!!!

The only difference I can see is Ricky has big "Boot" paws and his ears are lighter in color. Other than that they look like they came from the same parents!

Wish you lived near me here in Florida. I'm sure Ricky would highly appreciate a com-padre.

**lindamarie** · 08-12-2010, 12:31 PM

OMYGOSH! I never thought of the crate!
I am sooooo happy to hear that there is nothing wrong and there's a simple solution!

May I share a story about my Wiemeraner/Lab, TOBY?
This dog was the most unbelieeeeevable dog I had ever had! There were so many ways he was so GOOD and yet so many ways so BAD!
He hated being alone and he ate everything in sight or ripped everything up.
It turned out that I had to buy him the largest crate available!

One day, I got home from school and Toby had managed to get out of the crate!
The crate was stainless steel and thick. For hours, he worked on separating the bars of steel with his nose........and managed then to open the hook and get out!!
His nose was a disaster and we had to take him to the vet.
He had a permanent BUMP in the middle of his muzzle for the rest of his life!
I have soooo many TOBY stories! We loved that dog!

**MaxandMe** · 08-13-2010, 03:41 PM

1. i am soooo glad to hear his nose will heal and you figured out the cause of the white spot
and
Linda while it's ot funny i did have a giggle about your toby opening the crate door. sometimes you gotta wonder what really goes on when you leave the house

**lindamarie** · 08-14-2010, 01:01 PM

Quote:

funny i did have a giggle about your toby opening the crate door.

Annmarie.........it really WAS funny after awhile! I was initially sooooooo ticked at him! And as he got older, that bump was a constant reminder of how bad Toby could be!

Toby trained naturally. I never had to have a gate, took him everywhere off leash.......he never left my side.
Oh! And check this out........he bit my abusive, crazy ex!

Not bad, but enough to put the fear of Toby in him!
Yep, he elbowed me through an open car window and gentle Toby went for his arm through a jacket!

Toby just sensed BAD people!

My dad laughed so hard I thought he'd pass out!
So, after that, he would always say when he came to pick up my son.."Keep that Weimerhausen or whatever he is away from me!"
He stuttered and didn't know a Weimaraner from a Weimerhausen?

Toooooooo funny!

**MaxandMe** · 08-14-2010, 01:20 PM

he bit your abusive EX

yes that is FUNNY!!!!

OH DAVE's heniz 57 dog TAZ (he looked like a yellow lab with about 30 other mixes in hi) used to MOVE a CEMENT BLOCK with his paws and nose to get up and out of the backyard kennel

ONE TIME he took off half his nose......OMG i almost freaked out i'd put polysporin on it daily and it healed quite well BUT i felt soooo bad for TAZ, but i learned that was TAZ hahaaaaaaaaa what a character, the dog warden also got quite a bit of $$$ from us as TAZ escaped and the local elementary school kids all knew him as did the local store and gas station and few neighbors

TAZ was 10yrs old and you'd swear he was only 1 to 2yrs old and he was the skinniest dog regardless that he ate more than food than any dog i'd ever seen. DAVE would get sooooo mad TAZ escaped, i'd worry we drive around in dead of winter at 16 below zero .....TAZ was in a neighbor's house being given steak, bones and tons of spoiling hahhahaaaaaaaaa

I learned to laugh when TAZ escaped he was the dog that just LOVED people and kids ......it was that simple. THE BEST part people loved was seeing me find TAZ and my teenage son going home on the road holding TAZ's leash as my son skateboarded hom while TAZ ran the mile back home hahhaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa ohhhhhh TAZ was something else and my son had a blast

**lindamarie** · 08-15-2010, 12:04 PM

CHEERS TO TOBY AND TAZ!
MAY THEY BE HAVING FUN IN RAINBOW BRIDGE HEAVEN!
They're probably going for the Most Mischievous award as we write!

deepnite10 · 08-17-2010, 01:06 PM

GADS!!! i love those liver nose s

Toby s nose turn d pink a couple winters ago and never gone
back to being completely black..FAT AND PINK..just the way i
like it..

08-08-2010, 09:00 PM	#1 (permalink)
NaJy Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 4	PLEASE HELP! My Labradoodle's Nose Has a White/Pink Spot! I'm Worried. Hello, My 7 month old Labradoodle named Ricky has developed a pink/white spot on his nose over the past 2 months. It first started as a small white spot which I thought was some kind of scar caused by him itching it. Now it has become a bigger spot and I'm worried. I have been doing research and the web has been worrying me even more. My search linked it to a dog version of Lupus and all kinds of other stuff. Please someone clarify it's normal. Below is a picture attachment. Thanks, Najy Attached Thumbnails Last edited by NaJy; 08-09-2010 at 12:34 AM.

08-08-2010, 11:55 PM	#2 (permalink)
utchuckd Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 198	Is it a growth or just discoloration? Here's a discussion on 'snow nose', with a good link: re: pink nose or black nose? __________________ Me (Donnie) and Captain McGee. Travis McGee's still on Cedar Key, that's what old John MacDonald said...

08-10-2010, 11:11 AM	#4 (permalink)
lindamarie Super Moderator Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Birmingham, Michigan Posts: 6,172	NaJy! WELCOME TO THE FORUM!! Have you spoke to the vet about this? Reading the web for answers can make you crazy! People do the same things when we try to self-diagnose. It probably just a change in pigmentation as Ricky has grown. I know what ya mean about the cute little black nose! But, make that the kissing spot and try to ignore it....as long as Ricky is healthy you will probably notice it more than others. See...ya even had to pull his muzzle hair back to show us! Now.........let's see a WHOLE picture of your handsome dood! __________________ Linda & Bogart Dogs=Unconditional love "We have it all! Just like Bogie & Bacall!"

08-10-2010, 11:45 AM	#5 (permalink)
NaJy Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 4	My Baby Ricky... This is my son, Ricky. UPDATE! I took Ricky to the vet and it turns out that when I go to work for a few hours and leave him in his crate, he has been rubbing and scraping his nose on the metal. So the vet gave me some ointment similar to Neosporin but for dogs and said it will go away. Since he is house broken, I have put his cage in the garage and will never use it again. Ricky: 07/08/10

08-10-2010, 01:17 PM	#6 (permalink)
ziggymom Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Milwaukee, WI Posts: 37	I was going to ask if you used a crate...we traveled to a friend's in Minneapolis once and used her crate which was purely metal, no soft covering. While we were gone, he scraped up his nose to the point of bleeding...but it's all healed up now... Bleedy Nose dog No more bleedy nose...although his nose went from black to pink. BTW, Ricky & Ziggy could be brothers! __________________ Kim, Scott & Ziggy http://s699.photobucket.com/albums/vv358/kimkleibor/ Last edited by ziggymom; 08-10-2010 at 01:18 PM. Reason: Wrong pic attached

08-09-2010, 12:37 AM	#3 (permalink)
NaJy Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 4	[QUOTE=utchuckd;171041]Is it a growth or just discoloration? Here's a discussion on 'snow nose' Hello There, I have been reading about snow nose and people are saying the nose turns light brown in color in the winter... I'm in Florida heat and I don't really think it's snow nose. Did you see the attached picture of my dog's nose? By the way it's like a discoloration kind of. It's smooth and doesn't feel like it shouldn't be there. I just want his cute black nose to go back to the way it was.

08-10-2010, 02:46 PM	#7 (permalink)
NaJy Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 4	OH MY GOSH! They sure could!!! The only difference I can see is Ricky has big "Boot" paws and his ears are lighter in color. Other than that they look like they came from the same parents! Wish you lived near me here in Florida. I'm sure Ricky would highly appreciate a com-padre.

08-12-2010, 12:31 PM	#8 (permalink)
lindamarie Super Moderator Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Birmingham, Michigan Posts: 6,172	OMYGOSH! I never thought of the crate! I am sooooo happy to hear that there is nothing wrong and there's a simple solution! May I share a story about my Wiemeraner/Lab, TOBY? This dog was the most unbelieeeeevable dog I had ever had! There were so many ways he was so GOOD and yet so many ways so BAD! He hated being alone and he ate everything in sight or ripped everything up. It turned out that I had to buy him the largest crate available! One day, I got home from school and Toby had managed to get out of the crate! The crate was stainless steel and thick. For hours, he worked on separating the bars of steel with his nose........and managed then to open the hook and get out!! His nose was a disaster and we had to take him to the vet. He had a permanent BUMP in the middle of his muzzle for the rest of his life! I have soooo many TOBY stories! We loved that dog! __________________ Linda & Bogart Dogs=Unconditional love "We have it all! Just like Bogie & Bacall!"

08-13-2010, 03:41 PM	#9 (permalink)
MaxandMe Super Moderator Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Upstate, NY Posts: 15,103	1. i am soooo glad to hear his nose will heal and you figured out the cause of the white spot and Linda while it's ot funny i did have a giggle about your toby opening the crate door. sometimes you gotta wonder what really goes on when you leave the house __________________ *Annmarie, Max,& Peanut* "Until one has loved an animal, a part of one's soul remains unawakened." Anatole France uncondtional love: what a dog always does for us and humans strive to do but can we?

08-14-2010, 01:20 PM	#11 (permalink)
MaxandMe Super Moderator Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Upstate, NY Posts: 15,103	he bit your abusive EX yes that is FUNNY!!!! OH DAVE's heniz 57 dog TAZ (he looked like a yellow lab with about 30 other mixes in hi) used to MOVE a CEMENT BLOCK with his paws and nose to get up and out of the backyard kennel ONE TIME he took off half his nose......OMG i almost freaked out i'd put polysporin on it daily and it healed quite well BUT i felt soooo bad for TAZ, but i learned that was TAZ hahaaaaaaaaa what a character, the dog warden also got quite a bit of $$$ from us as TAZ escaped and the local elementary school kids all knew him as did the local store and gas station and few neighbors TAZ was 10yrs old and you'd swear he was only 1 to 2yrs old and he was the skinniest dog regardless that he ate more than food than any dog i'd ever seen. DAVE would get sooooo mad TAZ escaped, i'd worry we drive around in dead of winter at 16 below zero .....TAZ was in a neighbor's house being given steak, bones and tons of spoiling hahhahaaaaaaaaa I learned to laugh when TAZ escaped he was the dog that just LOVED people and kids ......it was that simple. THE BEST part people loved was seeing me find TAZ and my teenage son going home on the road holding TAZ's leash as my son skateboarded hom while TAZ ran the mile back home hahhaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa ohhhhhh TAZ was something else and my son had a blast __________________ *Annmarie, Max,& Peanut* "Until one has loved an animal, a part of one's soul remains unawakened." Anatole France uncondtional love: what a dog always does for us and humans strive to do but can we?

08-15-2010, 12:04 PM	#12 (permalink)
lindamarie Super Moderator Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Birmingham, Michigan Posts: 6,172	CHEERS TO TOBY AND TAZ! MAY THEY BE HAVING FUN IN RAINBOW BRIDGE HEAVEN! They're probably going for the Most Mischievous award as we write! __________________ Linda & Bogart Dogs=Unconditional love "We have it all! Just like Bogie & Bacall!"

08-17-2010, 01:06 PM	#13 (permalink)
deepnite10 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Norcal Posts: 1,361	GADS!!! i love those liver nose s Toby s nose turn d pink a couple winters ago and never gone back to being completely black..FAT AND PINK..just the way i like it..

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