Nose issues - Page 2

@greyhoundgirl

Originally I also thought of camphor as a possible aid, which is an ingredient in carmex. I did a quick search though, and found out camphor is condsidered toxic in dogs and cats. Eucalyptus oil, I found, does not have that concern for dogs, just cats.

http://www.petpoisonhelpline.com/poison/camphor/
 

Carmex is obviously not that toxic. As with anything, observe your dog for any reactions and make changes as needed. Carmex works great for me and my dogs. If you are concerned, the oil might be a good place to start.

No, Carmex is certainly not something I'd let a dog lick repeatedly. 

Hell, petroleum-based products in general aren't things I tend to let my dogs eat. Lots of dangers...not just stated by the organic crowd. Google the dangers of petroleum-based products. That'll keep you busy. 

You say you are in Florida?   If he eats or drinks outside at all, clean the dish with soap and water every day.  The giant African toads have even been known to cause blindness in some dogs. They get in the bowl and leave a residue.  Some of the other varieties of toad might cause what you are seeing on his nose.    Then there is the possibility of chemical sensitivity.  The amount of chemicals applied to lawns, baseboards, cupboards, and just about everything else down there is pretty phenomenal.  Is he out on a treated lawn?  Has your house been treated for termites recently?   Cockroaches?   The dog, with his nose to the ground, is getting a pretty heavy dose if so.  These are easy and inexpensive things to try to remedy.  If they don't work no harm done and you have eliminated some possible factors.  Meanwhile moisturizing the spot seems worthwhile and might make him more comfortable.    
 

Last year my collie had a similar sort of thing... my vet thought it might be something called Discoid Lupus which always seems to affect the nose and face. It turned out that he didn't have it. DLE (discoid lupus erythematosus) is an auto-immune disease.

I don't like meds of any sort, way more dangers from meds than carmex. Try reading the information packet that comes with meds sometime and that will keep you even busier. Good grief! Easy, cheap, and works great, so of course I'm going to use it until the problem has cleared up completely.

Your dog, do what you want. I certainly didn't suggest any meds, but to automatically say any meds are worse than known-carcinogenic petroleum-based products is a bit of an ignorant statement. Just wanted to post about petroleum for OTHER people reading so they can do their own due dilegence rather than just read that you do it and it works. Not everyone knows about the dangers of petroleum.  

Yup, so glad we have someone like you to point out the dangers of petroleum products. That one keeps me up all night worrying about it especially as just about everything has been found to cause cancer.

I never said everyone should use carmex on their dogs, if you would bother to read, but it works great on my dog. I even commented that using the oil would be a good place to start if there was concern about using carmex, but you were too busy wanting to be important and share your overwhelming knowledge with the rest of us. Maybe you should try putting down the keyboard from time to time.