"Crunchy" Nose Leather

[Shakespeare]

Hello all!

I thought I'd post this and see if anyone has any opinions on this issue.

Shakespeare is 10. For about a year now his nose looks "crunchy". Like it is trying to peel but can't. The blackness of his nose leather is very rough and dry looking.

I homecooked for several years and have been totally raw for a couple of months now. I use fish oil and 3-6-9 oil on alternating days. I tried Bag Balm and Vit. E oil to moisturize it but nothing seems to work.

Any thoughts?

His coat is awesome and he is generally healthy other than "old dog" aches and pains.

I hope I posted this in the right forum...it is the only one I read on this site so far.

Thanx in advance.

P.S I tried some of your veggie recipes out there...AWESOME results. The kids LOVE them all! This forum has guided me through the newbie stage with ease. I feel like an old pro already:p

Troy, Shake and Penny

 

[nanabear]

Mack has this "overgrowth" of nose cells too. I use Bag Balm, but I think anything greasy, that will stick - will work.
I put it on as often as I can think about it when it gets crusty, and after about a week, I put a terry sock over my hand or use an old soft washcloth and rub it - it comes right off in "grains".
Mack loves being fiddled with so he like that part, though he's not crazy about the schmearing on of Bag Balm or vaseline part - LOL.
If I just oil it, nothing happens. Have to oil it, wait for it to penetrate and soften and then "exfoliate".

This is a pretty good link
http://www.boxerworld.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=31776
or..you can just do a search for *crusty nose* (don't forget the asterisks).

 

[Jan]

Markus has a bit of crusty patch on his nose too. My vet isn't concerned and it doesn't seem to bother him so I don't worry about it. It seems to me that some people put vitamin E or it or Bag Balm.

There have been previous posts on this so you might want to do a search.

 

[Shakespeare]

Thank you sooo much

Who would of thought this was so common? I assumed you would all think I was loopy posting a crunchy nose problem. I'm off to pin Shake down and lather his nose up with Bag Balm wether he likes it or not!:D And I can tell you he will NOT!

Once again I will say this forum ROCKS!

Thanx everyone!

Troy, Shake and Penny

 

[Shakespeare]

Bag Balm and Nizeral

Well Shake is all Bag Balmed up and after an afternoon of using the search option (which I just figured out) I also Nizeraled his feet. By the way things sound maybe Shake has a yeast infection on his feet. Years of itching for nothing...I wish I had found this site years ago...would have saved me all the frustration of trying to figure everything out on my own.

I'll keep my fingers crossed on the yeast treatment...it will make Shake so happy not to have itchy feet anymore, and will make me so happy to have a dog with a nice shiny smooth nose:D

Thanx

 

[Shakespeare]

Oh and by the way

I did take Shake to the vet about the itchy feet problem...of course prednisone was the treatment..and of course I said no. I'm a bit on the "holisticy" side and didn't want to go that route!

I just thought I'd add that

troy