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Deb
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October 03 at 17:00
Discolored beard & paws

"Benson" who is 10 months old has brown paws & a brown beard. Could it be the minerals in our tap water? Should he be given bottled water? He also bites at his paws. Does he have an allergy?. I would love to get him back to his original white. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Mac'N'Me
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Member PageMember Page October 03 at 18:07
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Maybe and maybe. Seriously, paw chewing is a frequent sign of allergies, and also sometimes fleas.

Other than fixing those things if they are present, I found that 250mg vitamin C twice a day is great for getting the red out of beards - the discolored hair has to grow out, but then you are set. The color is from porphyrins in the saliva. (in case you wondered, hahaha, I am a fountain of useless information)
Lynda and the Minkies
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Member PageMember Page October 03 at 18:29
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Rio's a bugger for licking at her feet on and off. They're browny too....I leave them but they both get Evening Primrose Oil for the "itchies" so prevalent in the Westies.
XXX.
Gina
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Member PageMember Page October 03 at 22:45
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I give them Vitamin C. Good for them plus it gets their beards white.
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