Article: 'Collie nose' treatable with lotion, tattoo

Q We have a 2-year-old Scottish collie mix dog. He has a funny- colored nose -- part of it doesn't seem to be pigmented. The unpigmented part seems to get sunburned. I have tried putting on sunscreen, but he licks it off. He also licks off the Vaseline I put on to help the sunburn. Any suggestions?

A The parti-colored nose is called a Dudley nose and is common in Scottish collies.

The condition your dog has is also very common in collies, so much so that it is called "collie nose" and is, in fact, an autoimmune disease causing the unpigmented part of the nose to become raw and scabby when exposed to sunlight.

It is a type of localized lupus erythematosus. Simple topical cortisone ...

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