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Article: 'Collie nose' treatable with lotion, tattoo
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- Roanoke Times & World News
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- September 20, 2009
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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 ...