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Cocker Specific Discussion => Health => Topic started by: Archie bean on November 12, 2012, 11:20:35 PM

Title: Snow nose?
Post by: Archie bean on November 12, 2012, 11:20:35 PM

Archie used to have a lovely, dark, chocolatey brown nose but over the last month or so it has been getting lighter and lighter - verging on pink at the edges! I've had a little google search and there seems to be something called snow or winter nose where the pigment gets paler in the winter but then darker again in the spring. Has anyone else come across this?

Title: Re: Snow nose?
Post by: cangrejo on November 13, 2012, 05:41:24 AM

My Mum's Westie has a nose that does this.

Title: Re: Snow nose?
Post by: ladylola on November 13, 2012, 07:00:26 AM

Happens in light coloured dogs, My monty's nose is a very pale pink all over. He is Lemon coloured.
Louie Gold is starting to change a bit too.

Title: Re: Snow nose?
Post by: lexi on November 13, 2012, 07:20:44 AM

Byron has a snow nose  :D

(http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r138/lexi59/th_CIMG0347.jpg)

Title: Re: Snow nose?
Post by: 8 Hairy Feet on November 13, 2012, 07:28:50 AM

See this is why I love CoL...
Today i have learnt about
"snow nose" :blink:
steffxxx

Title: Re: Snow nose?
Post by: kalami on November 13, 2012, 07:29:01 AM

Yes bella has a pink nose at the moment.

Title: Re: Snow nose?
Post by: Helen on November 13, 2012, 07:44:31 AM

http://www.ehow.com/about_6548962_winter-nose-dogs.html (http://www.ehow.com/about_6548962_winter-nose-dogs.html)  :D

it's more dramatic in dogs that have black pigmented noses - those that carry the liver gene have brown/pink noses anyway  ;)