mrs tornsocks Posted November 6, 2011 Share Posted November 6, 2011 (edited) Archie had a cut on his nose - we think a result of the sharp bit of a bone, and some vigorous burying - it was raw & peeled off a bit, and is now pinkish & patchy. I haven't taken him to the vet but wondering if people think I need to do anything to try & ensure his normal brown bits come back ok. Any advice appreciated. Edited November 6, 2011 by mrs tornsocks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted November 6, 2011 Share Posted November 6, 2011 It will probably come back slowly - but often deeper scars stay pink . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktig Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 Probably not a lot you can do about what colour it will come back - if it was really deep it may scar and stay that lighter colour, if it was shallow, it'll probably come back the darker colour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karly101 Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 Noses can take awhile to heal.. not much point putting anything on it cause he'll just lick it off! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
just1more Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 My girl had the same thing!!! It does take a looooooong time for noses to heal! She did hers nearly 5 weeks ago!! It was a tad smaller than a 5 cent coin size and now it's just about gone. It was the same colour as your boys and the normal colour is just about back now but she probably didn't go as much on to the black as your boys (I know his is brown, but you know what I mean :D ) I bought some bitter antiseptic spray so she wouldn't lick it off but being a staffy nothing stops them I found it didn't do her any good anyway as is dried it out too much and it went scabby and gross. When I took my boy to the vet the other week I took Bindi too just to get it checked and she recommend putting some Betadine which has helped it clear up heaps quicker. I only put it on at night at bed time as she couldn't be bothered to lick it off instead of sleep ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dee lee Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 Betadine will help it heal if it is still open & has a fighting chance of not being licked off. Your dog may end up with a lightened scar, or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrs tornsocks Posted November 7, 2011 Author Share Posted November 7, 2011 Betadine will help it heal if it is still open & has a fighting chance of not being licked off. Your dog may end up with a lightened scar, or not. Thanks everyone for the replies. I hope his lovely choc nose recovers okay, he's obviously not a show doggie or anything but his brown bits are so cute. I did actually put a tiny bit of betadine on it for a couple of days when it was more open and when he was sleepy to minimise licking it off - hopefully that helped the healing process a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
becks Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 It just needs time now to go back to normal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dame Aussie Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 Mosley did something similar a week or two ago and his has almost gone away now, it was pink for about a week and now is almost black again. No idea how he did it, probably during fence wars with the dogs at the back fence :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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