Guest CBDTherapyDogs Posted May 25, 2008 Share Posted May 25, 2008 Yup, I'm a picker here too. I once had a boy come in that was unbelievably covered... I've never seen, nor have I seen anything like it since BJ. Oh geeze.... I squeezed out what I could before he got irritated with me, then I covered it with a really warm (not too warm though!) wash cloth to steam it, wiped it off, steamed it again, then coated the area in Noxema and let that sit for 10 minutes, then wiped it off and steamed again, then wiped off. Once it dried up from being moist, I sprayed the area with Schreiners Herbal Solution. I did use Biore face strips on him too, GROSSS what came out!!!!!! It took a long time of continuous work but they did clear up. It covered his whole sternum right down to his sheath. He'd have big fat round blackheads come out that left gaping holes in his skin, and some that I wondered just how long are they?? Oh yeah, hands down BJ was the grossest hound ever. Once he cleared up though, he was a GEORGOUS black and white boy who found his forever home.... round about 8 years ago! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest doggiehappiness Posted May 25, 2008 Share Posted May 25, 2008 Okay, kind of icky, but could someone possibly post a picture of the blackheads on a grey? Is this a weird question, or what? Sorry, I guess someone posted a picture, but for some reason it isn't showing on my screen. I guess I'll have to live with the mystery. Ernie has a smooth, blackheadless belly anyhow... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bebe Posted May 25, 2008 Share Posted May 25, 2008 (edited) Bebe has had them and it seemed to be worse when she was laying on her belly outside in the yard. At least I know that she wasn't the only one with them. Her's were only on the immediate chest area that contacted the ground. I'm a picker when she's got them and a grinner when they're gone. Edited May 25, 2008 by Bebe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest SabrinaInDE Posted May 25, 2008 Share Posted May 25, 2008 This isn't a great picture, but here are Max's. I've been working on these forever, he used to have twice as many. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rschultz Posted May 25, 2008 Share Posted May 25, 2008 omg I thought yu were talking about your face!!! I didn't know greys get blackheads...going to look at my dog right now...lol ps..that nose picking booger is the grossest post i have seen so far...lol. But I am sure someone can top that Quote Lexie is gone but not forgotten.💜 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest doggiehappiness Posted May 25, 2008 Share Posted May 25, 2008 I hope Ernie DOESN'T get these. But if he doesn't by now, he probably won't, right? Right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ishapespace Posted May 28, 2008 Share Posted May 28, 2008 My name is Britt, and I am a picker. Berry White's belly was HORRIBLE when he came to us. Warm soapy washes and a little squeezing made it better. Now, it's just some here and there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giadog Posted May 28, 2008 Share Posted May 28, 2008 Oh my god, I'm so JEALOUS!!! I would LOVE to be a picker, but none of the pups have them!! Do you think if I rubbed them down with olive oil every night, they'd develop some??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MrsDooLittle Posted May 28, 2008 Share Posted May 28, 2008 Well I thought you meant YOUR OWN blackheads! I had no idea that dogs can get them! I am going to go inspect my hounds now....because I too like squeezing blackheads. What does that mean I wonder......hmmmmm....... Cindy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FosterFlunker Posted May 29, 2008 Share Posted May 29, 2008 Angus used to have a bunch on his belly. I gradually squeezed them out. All gone now. Quote Make a fast friend adopt a greyhound Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dmona Posted May 29, 2008 Share Posted May 29, 2008 One of my foster's has/had them. I use Stridex Sensitive Skin patches. It was unreal how a bunch of them just "wiped" off. I am continuing to use them every other day and they are much better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dillymom Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 We call this monkey love in my house Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 20PawsinAlaska Posted June 22, 2008 Share Posted June 22, 2008 We call this monkey love in my house This cracks me up. Jack has been home 4 weeks. The vet said the black stuff on his belly was pigmentation from so much rubbing. NO, it's blackheads. The last 2 nights we've been squeezing, warm compress and his belly is almost clear. He pretty much slept through the whole thing. Pretty exciting Friday/Saturday night. Wish I'd taken before and after pics. His affected area was about the size of a dollar bill folded in half. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocsDoctor Posted June 22, 2008 Share Posted June 22, 2008 Yes, I was another secret picker! Doc had a big patch of these on the point of his chest when he first came to me, having always lived in kennels where I guess the bedding and the floors were not always clean. Sometimes it would look a bit inflamed - I asked the adoption kennels for advice and they recommended putting on some Sudocrem (a medicated barrier cream more commonly used for nappy rash and bed sores!). The Sudocrem soothed the inflamation and also softened up the blackheads so they popped out more easily. Doc found the warm washcloth method rather alarming for some reason, so I would wait until he was roaching and just squeeze away for ten minutes or so, until he got fed up, and then clean up with a bit of witch-hazel on cotton wool. He had some on the bald patches on his thighs as well, but the vet prescribed some antibiotic ointment for those, which in retrospect I think was probably overkill! Quote Clare with Tiger (Snapper Gar, b. 18/05/2015), and remembering Ken (Boomtown Ken, 01/05/2011-21/02/2020) and Doc (Barefoot Doctor, 20/08/2001-15/04/2015)."It is also to be noted of every species, that the handsomest of each move best ... and beasts of the most elegant form, always excel in speed; of this, the horse and greyhound are beautiful examples."----Wiliam Hogarth, The Analysis of Beauty, 1753. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magdalene Posted September 26, 2008 Share Posted September 26, 2008 This isn't a great picture, but here are Max's. I've been working on these forever, he used to have twice as many. This is what Summer's belly looks like--so they ARE blackheads. I had wondered, but was told no....so I guess I'll start working on them. I think she'll let me, she lives for tum-tums. (Belly rubs.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest p51crazyhorse Posted September 26, 2008 Share Posted September 26, 2008 eeeeeeeeeeeewwwwwwwwwwwwwww!!!!!!! how exciting!!!!! I'm gonna go check my hounds...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest RocketDog Posted September 26, 2008 Share Posted September 26, 2008 I am an obsessive picker. I'll admit, it's part of my fascination with my little Chinese Crested rescue boy - he gets blackheads, whiteheads, all sorts of stuff. I have good skin, but his is bad enough to require special medicated baths and stuff, and I have to manually extract a lot of goo. FUN!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest greyhoundis Posted September 26, 2008 Share Posted September 26, 2008 Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh..... almost my favorite thing - but have you ever had a seed wart on their head - OMG that is heaven - I tell Earlywine all the time if he would grow another one he would be my favorite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magdalene Posted September 27, 2008 Share Posted September 27, 2008 OK, I got home and I went to work on Summer, who was very cooperative for the first 30 minutes, then started to protest. I felt so mad, she had massive clumps of blackheads--like blackheads on blackheads. I got out the worst of them before she decided enough (she just started squirming to hide her tummy), but I can see where it could take people up to a year--after all the work I did, there's still a lot more to get out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lynne893 Posted October 4, 2008 Share Posted October 4, 2008 I've never heard of this! Are dog blackheads something that can make them sick or uncomfortable? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest StriderDog Posted October 4, 2008 Share Posted October 4, 2008 I've never heard of this! Are dog blackheads something that can make them sick or uncomfortable? No, they're just ugly - like people blackheads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest EMcElfresh Posted October 4, 2008 Share Posted October 4, 2008 Haha - Gordon had a bunch when we first got him, and I picked him clear. He used to give me the stink eye if I picked for too long...poor baby. haha...I am always "checking" him and Pepper for reocurrences, but thus far, no luck. Guess I keep them too clean!! hah! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest chigal950 Posted October 5, 2008 Share Posted October 5, 2008 OK, I got home and I went to work on Summer, who was very cooperative for the first 30 minutes, then started to protest. I felt so mad, she had massive clumps of blackheads--like blackheads on blackheads. I got out the worst of them before she decided enough (she just started squirming to hide her tummy), but I can see where it could take people up to a year--after all the work I did, there's still a lot more to get out! 30 minutes....seems to me she was quite tolerant. That's a lot of picking. Our Tai arrived with a bellyful, the worst was over in a couple of months but I would say a year before they were entirely cleared up. So I guess I am in the picker club too. You go for the ones that are 'ready' to come out, the others will eventually become ready. Compresses help. The theory given to me was that the pores on their bellies get plugged if they lay upright most of the time...as when crated extensively. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lynne893 Posted October 5, 2008 Share Posted October 5, 2008 ok, apparently timber does have blackheads! ewww! i'd never even considered this. i'll probably try the gentle warm washcloth treatment. i don't think she or i could stomach picking them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magdalene Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 OK, I got home and I went to work on Summer, who was very cooperative for the first 30 minutes, then started to protest. I felt so mad, she had massive clumps of blackheads--like blackheads on blackheads. I got out the worst of them before she decided enough (she just started squirming to hide her tummy), but I can see where it could take people up to a year--after all the work I did, there's still a lot more to get out! 30 minutes....seems to me she was quite tolerant. That's a lot of picking. I will cheerfully admit to having been blessed twice with two very patient and tolerant greyhounds--there are times I think I could be a murderous psychopath poking their eyes out with a red-hot poker and they'd let me do it. I'm still working on Summer's tummy--it's MUCH better, and it seems less like there's one layer of blackheads atop another. The compresses help--compresses first, picking as needed. She still lets me do it, and still begs for tum-tums (tummy rubs) whenever I walk by, so I guess she's not terribly bothered by it, or she senses it's 'for her own good'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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