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Medical Conditions & Diseases / Small grayish spot on dog nose?
« on: May 03, 2007, 07:27:56 am »
Hello All,
This is my first post here and I'm hoping for suggestions regarding a spot on my dog's nose.
About me and my boys: I have two big fluffy mutts named Keto and Toby (in the photo Keto is reddish and Toby is black and white).
Anyway, Keto is 4 and has always had a black nose. He seems to be a shepherd/chow type of mix (his coat and puppy pics look a lot like long haired GSD photos I've seen). About 6 weeks ago I noticed a grayish spot on his nose. It is small, maybe a bit bigger than the head of a pin? The first time I saw it I thought it was a blister - the color has that quality when on a black-nosed dog. It looks like a perfect circle.
Keto had an annual vet checkup scheduled not long after I noticed it, so I asked the vet what she thought and she responded she had never seen anything like it before and had no idea. They took a photo so we could monitor it for changes in size/shape. I need to do the same for my own records (the photo I've attached doesn't show it - it's just for fun
). It is still there and seems to look the same to me.
Anyone have any ideas what this might be? Googling didn't provide much as keywords including spot on dog nose brings a lot of hits involving dogs named spot and the typical pink/black pigmentation and associated changes.
Thanks in advance for any ideas!!
Allie
This is my first post here and I'm hoping for suggestions regarding a spot on my dog's nose.
About me and my boys: I have two big fluffy mutts named Keto and Toby (in the photo Keto is reddish and Toby is black and white).
Anyway, Keto is 4 and has always had a black nose. He seems to be a shepherd/chow type of mix (his coat and puppy pics look a lot like long haired GSD photos I've seen). About 6 weeks ago I noticed a grayish spot on his nose. It is small, maybe a bit bigger than the head of a pin? The first time I saw it I thought it was a blister - the color has that quality when on a black-nosed dog. It looks like a perfect circle.
Keto had an annual vet checkup scheduled not long after I noticed it, so I asked the vet what she thought and she responded she had never seen anything like it before and had no idea. They took a photo so we could monitor it for changes in size/shape. I need to do the same for my own records (the photo I've attached doesn't show it - it's just for fun
). It is still there and seems to look the same to me.Anyone have any ideas what this might be? Googling didn't provide much as keywords including spot on dog nose brings a lot of hits involving dogs named spot and the typical pink/black pigmentation and associated changes.
Thanks in advance for any ideas!!
Allie