sheena Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 (edited) My 3 year old border collie girl has some growths on her nose. They seem to have come up very quickly. I first noticed them a week ago...they were a lot smaller, round & shiny. They are now dull, & crusty but I notice another little one appearing. The vet has me putting Neocort cream on her nose twice a day, hoping it is some kind of infection, maybe from a scratch or bite from the puppy. If they havn't gone in two weeks, or more appear, he is going to do a biopsy. Any ideas would be very welcome ETA...it is not ringworm. Edited June 21, 2011 by sheena Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheena Posted June 21, 2011 Author Share Posted June 21, 2011 Bumping this up...I was wondering if it might be "Collie Nose". They definately came up very quickly like two large shiny blood blisters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 It does not look like 'collie nose' I've seen .... but I am at a loss as to what they are , sorry .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheena Posted June 22, 2011 Author Share Posted June 22, 2011 I have been bathing her nose in calendula tea & applying the Neocort twice a day & this morning one of the growths has scabbed & is lifting off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 sounds as if it could have been an injury ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sumosmum Posted June 23, 2011 Share Posted June 23, 2011 One of my dogs many years ago had something that looked the same on her nose. I was worried at the time that it may have been skin cancer. The vet thought it was something he called "diggers nose"(and some other technical term which I can't remember) and told me to apply anti fungal ear drops that I already had for my cats ears. The same ear drops that are used for ear mites. Anyway, it worked. The vet said it was from a fungus that is in the earth......diggers nose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheena Posted June 23, 2011 Author Share Posted June 23, 2011 One of my dogs many years ago had something that looked the same on her nose. I was worried at the time that it may have been skin cancer. The vet thought it was something he called "diggers nose"(and some other technical term which I can't remember) and told me to apply anti fungal ear drops that I already had for my cats ears. The same ear drops that are used for ear mites. Anyway, it worked. The vet said it was from a fungus that is in the earth......diggers nose. That's interesting, as she has been digging a lot cause of the puppy Did your spots come up very quickly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sumosmum Posted June 24, 2011 Share Posted June 24, 2011 One of my dogs many years ago had something that looked the same on her nose. I was worried at the time that it may have been skin cancer. The vet thought it was something he called "diggers nose"(and some other technical term which I can't remember) and told me to apply anti fungal ear drops that I already had for my cats ears. The same ear drops that are used for ear mites. Anyway, it worked. The vet said it was from a fungus that is in the earth......diggers nose. That's interesting, as she has been digging a lot cause of the puppy Did your spots come up very quickly Yep, they did come up quickly. I was really worried because I had previously lost a cat with a white nose to skin cancer and it looked similar to when it started on the cat. The vet actually picked at one of the dogs spots and I suppose could tell from the sore underneath that it didn't really look like skin cancer. That was when he said to try the cats ear drops on them. He said to remove the scab/crusty outer layer where I could and apply the drops. The dog also had a white nose, hence my worry of skin cancer. A friend at work shortly after had a similar problem with her beagle and I suggested the drops, and it worked for her too. Might be worth a try. Perhaps you could ask the vet if it would do any harm. I wouldn't like to suggest anything that would harm your dog or go against your vets instructions. They may even have better drugs for these sort of fungal thngs now (if that is what it is), that was years ago with my dog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheena Posted July 10, 2011 Author Share Posted July 10, 2011 Just an update on my girl's nose....pretty sure it was Diggers Nose as suggested & another DOLer PM me with the suggestion to try some FiltaBac. I have been putting that on now for about 4 days & it has almost completely gone. The FiltaBac is an antibacterial protective barrier suncream. Thanks everyone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 Great to hear! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BC Crazy Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 I love this site. Learn't something new again, Digger nose. Must put that in the memory bank. Glad to hear all is well now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sumosmum Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 Really glad to hear that things have improved. Well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tassie Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 That's good to hear sheena. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sas Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 Bacteria from digging? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheena Posted July 11, 2011 Author Share Posted July 11, 2011 Bacteria from digging? Yes....digging in the soil. My girl uses her nose as a shovel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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