Sun Burn

[KingsMom]

We recently noticed that King has a spot just above his nose about 2 inches long that is very pink. See pictures below. His hair is light there and we live in South FL so I guess it is possible. Has anyone ever had a greyhound with a sun burn? Any thoughts about what it might be or what to do with it are greatly appreciated!

 

[Tallgreydogmom]

We live in Florida also. Put suntan lotion on her, especially the white ones. We try to keep them out of the sun, wear a shirt and hat if possible, the greyhound

[rschultz]

i asked the same question when we adopted our grey. her behind got all red from the sun . the dermatologist vet said to use a kids suntan lotion...lol

[CaliforniaGreys]

That's always a concern here as well. Sun block for sure for any walks and try to avoid direct sun exposure.

[GreyTzu]

Yup, very possible. We used to have to put lotion on horses with white on their faces.

[Guest Emma0422]

Yup. Looks like sunburn. We also use baby sunscreen on our girls. Lexi is white and always gets a red nose and red belly. She loves to roach in the grass, so we always lotion her up.

[Ruth]

Yep, that looks like it. Our Tess likes to tan on all 4 sides and her belly gets pretty red and we have had to have spots removed from the tummy area , that could have been skin cancer, thank goodness they weren't yet. Now we use kids coppertone in the spray can. Works like a champ. No surgeries for 2 years now. So we think it's great stuff. She thinks we're nuts spraying her belly but she really doesn't mind.

[4greyhounds]

I always used the kids sun block, since their is already a sun burn I would use some aloe.

[CaliforniaGreys]

I always used the kids sun block, since their is already a sun burn I would use some aloe.

You're right, I posted what to do to avoid it, but never suggested what to do once it's happened.Sorry, Aloe is a great idea

[Guest FreddyGirl]

Yes, most likely sunburn. My stray cat had fair skin and when I took her in, she had sunburnt ears and nose.

[KingsMom]

Thanks for the input everyone! My husband put some aloe on his snout tonight and we'll buy some strong kids suncreen asap. I'll also buy some in the spray bottle incase we think his belly needs it, seems like the spray would be easier to use on the belly...

[Guest anjeli]

So do you have to wash the sunscreen off everytime? And do you sunscreen the whole dog or just the nose and belly? We got our dog last week and she has a fairly red nose (she's white with black spots).

[Ruth]

They usually rub it off throughout the day on the grass. I just spray it on the tummy and nose and leave it. Most of the time I apply it twice a day because Tess is such a bathing beauty. She will go sun no matter the temp and stay about a 1/2an hour then come back in. That seems to work for her. By the way she is white and brindle. I use the spray because it is easier to apply and she will even move her leg for me to get to her tummy.

[GreyTzu]

Thanks for the input everyone! My husband put some aloe on his snout tonight and we'll buy some strong kids suncreen asap. I'll also buy some in the spray bottle incase we think his belly needs it, seems like the spray would be easier to use on the belly...

 

Buy Bullfrog. We use that on the bike and it rocks. While I don't have dogs with too much white, we never leave our dogs outside much longer than 5 or 10 minutes, especially in the summer.