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mackintosh
Apr 17, 2006 at 09:33
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Mack's skin changing from pink to
black.
It does this at the start of every spring. I just wondered if anyone knew how I could stop this.
I assume that it is due to his long standing skin problem but wondered what your thoughts on this are.
thanks
Gilly xx
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mackintosh
Apr 17, 2006 at 09:35
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Re: Mack's skin changing from pink to
I dont know whether you can see Mack's black ears on this photo...
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Jewels & Samuel MacTavish!
Apr 17, 2006 at 11:02
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Re: Mack's skin changing from pink to
I always thought darker skin was a sign of maturity although in the case of ears, pink skin will burn in the sun so could be a 'built in' sun block!
Jewels
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The Oregon Girlies..
Apr 17, 2006 at 11:42
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Re: Mack's skin changing from pink to
With the Girlies, I have noticed their skin darkens when they apend time in the sun. When they are laying out in the sun we call in tanning, because their skin does get darker then, It's funny because where their collar goes is still pink. xxxxBetty and the Girlies...
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Lynda and the Minkies
Apr 17, 2006 at 15:47
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Re: Mack's skin changing from pink to
Don't panic, Gilly. The Minkies' skin is usually black but gets even blacker in the warmer weather. And the vet tells me their skin is surprisingly healthy. XXX.
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Janie,Chip, Mulli, & Clover
Apr 17, 2006 at 16:08
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Re: Mack's skin changing from pink to
Oh I wish we had that problem. Mulli's is so red he just looks pink all over! He has licked his groin raw and is not on steriods. Maybe Mack is growing out of his bad skin problems...
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Fancy
Apr 17, 2006 at 16:40
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Re: Mack's skin changing from pink to
The same thing is happening to Fancy right now. Her skin doesn't seem irritated, so my best guess is that it comes from laying out in the sun.
Cheers, Teresa, Fancy and Dex
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Mckensie Diamond
Apr 17, 2006 at 19:23
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Re: Mack's skin changing from pink to
A westies skin is supposed to be black. Some go pink in the winter, and its called winter nose/skin. It can be stopped going pink in the winter by adding Kelp to the dog's food.
Most people think that westies are cuter and should have pink skin.. but really by standard the black is more appropriate. It really has a purpose too.
I wouldn't worry about it.
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Mckensie Diamond
Apr 17, 2006 at 19:34
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Re: Mack's skin changing from pink to
Here is a picture of Moly(aka Morgan) and Wisnton, while they aren't in show groom, they had been stripped in the neck and shoulder area and I think it shows how dark their skin is underneath. With the light that bright you can see its not a shadow but black pigment underneath that give the coat a slight grey tint, in areas that are stripped or clipped thin that can happen if the skin pigment is black. I know of some judges who look for that grey tint and will fault the dog if it doesn't have it. Also look at their ears.. see how black the pigment is...
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Mckensie Diamond
Apr 17, 2006 at 19:40
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Re: Mack's skin changing from pink to
Here is Sam as a pup... about five months... You can see that her ears are dark... she was born with the black pigment from day one like Morgan... but I think Sam may have had even darker pigment as a newborn. You can see that under her eyes and on the cheeks,..minus the dirt... there is a grey tint that isn't from being dirty.. Sam's skin is so black that even in full coat she can appear greyish from a distance.
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Mckensie Diamond
Apr 17, 2006 at 20:00
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Re: Mack's skin changing from pink to
One last photo.. Here is Sam now,.. she still has some thin areas because of her spaying and having been shaved.. and the hair is still growing back in.. so I shot this of her skin..
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D Gang
Apr 17, 2006 at 22:16
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Re: Mack's skin changing from pink to
Looks like Daramir! She is sooo black skin!
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mackintosh
Apr 18, 2006 at 15:58
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Re: Mack's skin changing from pink to
thanks for this everyone!!
I always assume my boy's skin problem is coming back!!
His belly is quite black now too.
Gilly xx
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john / irene Maxwell
Apr 28, 2006 at 16:52
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Re: Mack's skin changing from pink to
Our Tobys Skin always went black i the summer Gilly
john / irene Maxwell
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