Guest Greyhound_Lilly Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 My girl Lilly is a 2 year old ex-racer (we had her 5 months) - white with some big red spots. I've noticed recently that she's been developing little patches of red here and there. It's the hair itself and doesn't appear to be in the skin (she does have ticking all over though). I heard greys turn a bit white in the face with age, but nothing about growing new spots! Anyone experience this? Could it be diet, the seasons, allergies? Thanks! www.youtube.com/greyhoundlilly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BlueCrab Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 Trixie is always growing new spots - particularly on her bald tummy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreytHoundPoet Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 Lorelei keeps getting new spots, or ticking rather. A lot of them do keep getting small spots. Quote Masquerade Hounds & The Hounds of East Fairhaven & Ibizan Hound Club of the United States Member Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbotaina Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 Yes - ticking gets darker as they age Quote Meredith with Heyokha (HUS Me Teddy) and Crow (Mike Milbury). Missing Turbo (Sendahl Boss), Pancho, JoJo, and "Fat Stacks" Juana, the psycho kitty. Canku wakan kin manipi."Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities." - Voltaire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Greyhound_Lilly Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 Yes - ticking gets darker as they age See that's the thing - it's the hair that's changing color to red - not the skin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrairieProf Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 (edited) Yes, I was told by folks here that Beth's ticking would become more prominent with time. Recently a friend saw her for the first time in several months and immediately commented that she looked spottier -- I'd sort of been thinking the same thing myself but wasn't sure. It's especially prominent over her lower back. (She just turned three; maybe ages 2-3 is a prime spot-forming age??) Edited March 25, 2009 by PrairieProf Quote With Cocoa (DC Chocolatedrop), missing B for Beth (2006-2015)And kitties C.J., Klara, Bernadette, John-Boy, & Sinbad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest EMcElfresh Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 Even my chihuahua Pepper has gotten more spots on her nekkid belly over the year I have had her. I don't know why it happens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest simile Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 Chloe is white with red just on her head. She's two and a half, and is starting to develop faint little red spots along her sides. It's really cute. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozziemydoggy Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 When we first adopted Argo and Icarus, both of them became significantly lighter. It didn't have anything to do with the sun, their coats just got lighter. Quote Argo and bridge babies Artemis, Icarus and Iris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest simile Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 Chloe is white with red just on her head. She's two and a half, and is starting to develop faint little red spots along her sides. It's really cute. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josie Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 Tuffy just turn 7 and there's more tiking in is white... but now the new ticking are more grey then dark Quote Our first greyhound, Tuffy: You will always be there with us my angel! Tuffy greyhound-dataOtis greyhound-data Abbey greyhound-data"When you open your minds to the impossible, sometimes you find the truth." W.Bishop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPDoggie Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 Ruby has way more speckles that when we got her... just a year and a half's time Quote Amy and Tim in Beverly, MA, with Chase and Always missing Kingsley (Drama King) and Ruby (KB's Bee Bopper). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Greyhound_Lilly Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 Chloe is white with red just on her head. She's two and a half, and is starting to develop faint little red spots along her sides. It's really cute. YES! That's exactly what Lilly's got - I guess it's just a normal thing then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiffer Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 Yup, Uber came to us.. his white was pure stark white. It's now thoroughly ticked with brindle spots. I keep teasing him that he feels like the odd duck so he's slowly becoming brindle to match everyone else. My other theory is that as his face goes white, the colour is travelling. Quote Jennifer and Beamish (an unnamed Irish-born Racer) DOB: October 30, 2011 Forever and always missing my "Vowels", Icarus, Atlas, Orion, Uber, and Miss Echo, and Mojito. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest crazy4greys Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 Yes. Winnie is getting more and more black ticking. I am waiting for her to completely turn black! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sighthounds4me Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 Sighthounds are good at that. If they have the gene for ticking, you will see more and more as they get older. My Cooper, though not a Grey, is a perfect example. When he came to us at 16 months old, he had some ticking on his otherwise white legs. But now 6 years old, his legs are very heavily ticked. It's VERY normal, and expected, so nothing to worry about! Kind fun, actually! Quote Sarah, the human, Henley, and Armani the Borzoi boys, and Brubeck the Deerhound.Always in our hearts, Gunnar, Naples the Greyhounds, Cooper and Manero, the Borzoi, and King-kitty, at the Rainbow Bridge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fourofem Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 Stel is 8 now and she gets "spottier" by the year!!! I see the same thing happening with Hitch...he's 4 now so who knows what he'll look like when he's 8!!!! Quote Blair, Stella (DND Heather), Lizzie (M's Deadra), Hitch (Hallo Dominant) and House (Mac's Dr. House) Missing my handsome men Lewis (Vs Lowrider) - 11/11/01 - 3/11/09, Kevin (Dakota's Hi Five) - 1/1/06 - 4/18/11 and my cat, Sparkle Baby - ??/??/96 - 4/23/11 "The gift which I am sending you is called a dog, and is, in fact, the most precious and valuable possession of mankind." (Theodorus Gaza) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cully Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 I have always known that Gracie was strange. She is getting lighter as she gets older. This was shortly after she came to our house. 5yrs ago This was about a month ago. Quote waiting at the bridge Connie Van Teddy & Jojo, Cobra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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