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by Sangar on 18 April 2011 - 11:04

Hi,

My pup has got a bit of a winter nose where it's gone pink; about 50% is not black. I have been advised to give him seaweed with his food which I have started doing in dry powder form; a teaspoon in the morning feed and also a teaspoon with the evening feed. Also, I have purchased a product called Pigment Plus from an animal health company. This is supposed to be for winter nose.

My question is, how long does it normally take before I can see his nose turning black again. He is now 7 months old.

Thanks

Sangar

by SitasMom on 18 April 2011 - 12:04

I switched to full spectrim lighting (plant grow lights) and keep them on for 16 hours a day and have not had much of a problem with winter nose. A new dog's nose even darkened over the past month.

House plants are much happier too!

by GSDguy08 on 18 April 2011 - 12:04

My dogs always get it, but since they're Huskies they call it "snow nose".

by jamesfountain98 on 18 April 2011 - 14:04

is there any harm from winter nose? and is it onset from lack of light or heat?

by Sangar on 18 April 2011 - 15:04

not sure about lack oh heat, the central heating in my home has been on constant throughout winter and the temperature has not dropped below 17 degrees celcius. With regards to light, the days are now longer and the weather is more fair, so he spends quite a bit of time in the garden. Therefore, I have put him on pigment plus and seaweed.

I have been reading up on this and apparently it could be due to a lack of vitimin B in his diet. Brewers yeast is supposed to have a lot of B vitimins in it. Can anyone confirm this? And also, would the yeast be beneficial for him?

by TingiesandTails on 18 April 2011 - 15:04

I swear by an old Northern recipe: Salmon Oil or a diet high in fresh fish! Great for skin pigment and hair!

by Sangar on 18 April 2011 - 15:04

What about cod liver oil - not the same benefits?

by jamesfountain98 on 18 April 2011 - 16:04

Oh so if it is a symptom based on diet, a dog could have winter nose in the summer?

by Sangar on 18 April 2011 - 16:04

James

I am not sure as to why it has come about. I can only put it down to cold weather outside and also the lack of sunlight. But there seems to be some evidence that it's down to diet too and some dogs need extra vitimins in their food. There is not evidence of it being harmful.

by GSDguy08 on 18 April 2011 - 16:04

I don't know if I believe it's always diet though. Many, MANY Huskies have it, typically in the colder parts of the year. Mine get it, and it goes away once the weather warms back up. I know of many Huskies who are the same way. And look at the Huskies on the movie Eight Below, most had "snow nose" or winter nose as well. I guarantee you those "movie dogs" were probably eating really good quality food. My guys all eat Taste of the Wild, but their noses only do it in the colder months. It's still slightly pink now, but going back to the normal color. I know you don't have Huskies, I'm just saying what my guys do.

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