If something is wrong, parents should take the temperature of the dog first (the normal temperature of the anus is 38.5~37.5° for adult dogs, and no more than 39° for puppies). If it is really a fever, you should take it to the doctor immediately. It is not recommended that parents give the dog random medicine at home.

At the same time, pay attention to the dog's condition and environmental hygiene, keep it clean and dry, reduce bathing, get more sun, give the dog more water, and don't eat Bones and salty and greasy foods.

1. Why is the nose black?

Most of the dog's body is protected by fur, only the nose is directly exposed to sunlight. The epidermis of the black nose contains skin melanin (eumelanin). Melanocytes first produce the raw materials for melanin and secrete them into skin cells. These melanins prevent DNA in cells from mutating due to exposure to ultraviolet light from sunlight.

Second, the reasons for nose fading and how to improve it

Most dogs have black noses. If your dog's nose turns from black to pink, there is a problem with melanin deposition.

① What affects the melanin deposition in the dog's nose is the melanine oxidase, and its effect will gradually become smaller during the aging process of the dog, so that the old dog's nose is no longer like a young dog's nose. Black as a dog.

② In addition, the amino acid oxidase is very sensitive to temperature and has a stronger effect in a warm environment, so the dog's nose is easy to fade in winter, and usually returns to black in summer. In this case, as long as the dog is in good mental state and has no other symptoms of illness, it does not belong to the category of disease. It's a very normal phenomenon.

③ Allergic to plastic products. Contact dermatitis caused by plastic food bowls can also cause your dog's nose to discolor and swollen lips. A stainless steel rice bowl is recommended.

④ Vitiligo will cause the nose to fade, and then there will be patches of white spots on the dog.

⑤ If the dog's nose is scratched or scratched, it will also turn pink. The color will return as the wound heals.

If your dog's nose is completely pink, be sure to protect its nose in the sun and not expose it to direct sunlight.

3. Methods to relieve dog nose fading

1. Supplement B vitamins and vitamin C

B vitamins can Help melanin deposition, can also make people's hair black, vitamin C can help vitamin B absorption.

2. Seaweed powder can also help relieve the discoloration of the nose.