He is tongue tied and cannot lick his nose, he can only lick one side of his face..we put peanutbutter on the other side to check, and he really can't! Any other pug owners have this problem? Vaseline only makes it worse and we have tried chap-stick too, which sorta works, but I am afraid that there may be bad chemicals in name brand people lip balm.. any advice?
2007-01-21 09:31:43 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Dogs
vaseline, vaseline, vaseline. We have two pugs whose nose's get awfully dry during the winter. Try vaseline for at least 2 weeks straight, put it on a couple of times a day. It WILL work.
2007-01-21 09:37:38 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try Bag Balm, it's similar to Vaseline, but is for animals. It was originally used for the dry, chapped utters of milking cows. That's actually pH-balanced for animals, which may be way better than putting human products on his nose. This product caught on and now people use it as well, so I thinking you can get it from some drugs stores; you can definitely get it from a feed store. I had a golden retriever whose nose was always icky like that, and I put it on him a few times a day and it softened right up. Good luck!
Edit: As per a vet's instructions, I put Bag Balm on my dog. At least it my case, my vet didn't hospitalize my dog for a dry nose.
2007-01-21 17:37:33 · answer #2 · answered by wendy_the_pyro 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Actually the more stuff you put on his nose, the more he is going to lick it off, and the more cracked it will become. Kind of like when a human gets chapped lips..the more you lick them, the worse it gets. My advice? Get to a vet, they will know how to solve the problem for good.
2007-01-21 17:36:01 · answer #3 · answered by icequeen406 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try diaper rash cream if you don't mind the colour, also. He may just have cold. Most baby products are scent and fragrant free, also most vet's use baby type medicine for colds or dosages for SMALL dogs.
2007-01-21 17:37:07 · answer #4 · answered by cheapcanuck 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Use Aquaphor. Better than Vaseline.
Also there is this: http://www.theblissfuldog.com/nosebutter.html
2007-01-21 17:41:28 · answer #5 · answered by bella 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
try bag balm. it comes in this little square tin and you can find it almost anywhere. it really helps.
2007-01-21 17:33:52 · answer #6 · answered by hterry02 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
aww maybe you should take him to a vet try cocoa butter it shouldnt harm him
2007-01-21 17:34:46 · answer #7 · answered by realist86 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He needs to drink more water.
2007-01-21 17:42:24 · answer #8 · answered by **PuRe** 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would ask your vet. If anybody knows, he does.
2007-01-21 17:35:57 · answer #9 · answered by Heather 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
stop putting products on him.....call the vet.......karma people...what we do eventually comes back to us.
2007-01-21 17:39:42 · answer #10 · answered by mups mom 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋