Very unusual problem, only in New Zealand, any tips?
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As you know, the combination of the hole on the ozone layer and the pure air , take the UV factors of NZ sunlight off the scale. :thumbup:
Well, our pretty new puppy has a partially pink nose. And he is a collie. The two together mean sun burn to his little hooter, which could be very nasty and lead to all sorts of problems for him. Collies are especially prone to this and our vet said we HAD to protect his little nose. Any ideas? Any extra sticky sun cream available that he can't lick off? Help!!! :rofl: Jan |
Re: Very unusual problem, only in New Zealand, any tips?
Try the sunblock that skiers use. I used it on my white cat in the UK for his nose and the remainders of his ears (he had already lost the tips of the ears before we got him) and was great. He couldnt wash it off and we ended up getting funky colours.
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Re: Very unusual problem, only in New Zealand, any tips?
Originally Posted by Moses65
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Try the sunblock that skiers use. I used it on my white cat in the UK for his nose and the remainders of his ears (he had already lost the tips of the ears before we got him) and was great. He couldnt wash it off and we ended up getting funky colours.
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Re: Very unusual problem, only in New Zealand, any tips?
I bought some sun cream from our vet for our collies who have plenty of white on their faces, including white ear tips. It doesn't smell too bad so that they are still able to sniff around for interesting scents. HTH.
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Re: Very unusual problem, only in New Zealand, any tips?
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Re: Very unusual problem, only in New Zealand, any tips?
Originally Posted by mickey_d
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Re: Very unusual problem, only in New Zealand, any tips?
I think you can get the top of his nose tatooed black, honestly!!
http://www.professorshouse.com/pets/...ning-pink.aspx |
Re: Very unusual problem, only in New Zealand, any tips?
Originally Posted by Expat Kiwi
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I think you can get the top of his nose tatooed black, honestly!!
http://www.professorshouse.com/pets/...ning-pink.aspx I'll go with sticky sun cream :thumbsup: |
Re: Very unusual problem, only in New Zealand, any tips?
Yes collies do seem prone to having issues with their noses and UV light. Unfortunately there isn't much else you can do apart from the suggestions mentioned above. A UV block for his pink nose applied frequently and also try and keep him inside as much as possible when the UV is at its very worst. Often they do just try and lick it off:sneaky: I have seen Filtabac cream at the surgeries I have been working in which is a sunblock for animals but have no experience of using it so cannot say how "unlickable" it is.
Otherwise try normal human high factor suncream, you may have to do a bit of experimentation. Cute pup:D |
Re: Very unusual problem, only in New Zealand, any tips?
My baby has a pink bit on her nose and I use zinc stick.
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Should I be zinc sticking me cats nose and ears?
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Are they white? Cats can develop solar dermatitis which leads to a certain type of cancer growth all down to UV light but it's only really seen on white ears, noses and eyelids. Tends not to be a problem elsewhere on the body . Unfortunately it is very common, used to see it a lot in the UK as well:(
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Re: Very unusual problem, only in New Zealand, any tips?
Pale. Very pale.
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Re: Very unusual problem, only in New Zealand, any tips?
Originally Posted by BEVS
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Pale. Very pale.
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Re: Very unusual problem, only in New Zealand, any tips?
Originally Posted by BEVS
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Should I be zinc sticking me cats nose and ears?
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