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09-01-2015, 08:54 AM | #1 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: boynton beach, fl, usa
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| dry tongue turns black / cracked Hello all. Our tea cup yorkie had her bad teeth removed, since then her tongue hangs out. Our vet has us using extra virgin olive oil and mouth rinses to minimize and try to heal the changing tongue color to black and its cracking. This helps a little by healing it from time to time, but not yet a problem solver. Has anyone had this happen and or know of a cure? |
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09-01-2015, 09:13 AM | #2 |
Rosehill Yorkies Donating YT Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Houston Texas
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| I have a couple of seniors that have had full mouth extractions, and their little adorable tongues stick out the side of their mouths......thank God, while their little tongues dry out, they have not turned black!!!! I bought some of that "oral saliva" that people use that have issues with dry mouth secondary to cancer treatments or oral cancers......must work great as I dont have black tongues and their little tongues, while that part sticking out from their mouth is dry, it is not black and cracking. |
09-01-2015, 10:29 AM | #3 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: boynton beach, fl, usa
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| thank you Thanks for sharing |
09-01-2015, 01:33 PM | #4 |
Don't Litter Spay&Neuter Donating Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: So Cal
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| Your Dog's Tongue as a Measure of Her Health Flat, black pigmented areas on your dog’s tongue and gums or inside the lips and mouth are perfectly normal. These dark areas are a result of microscopic melanin granules and are nothing to worry about. Often as a dog ages, these melanin areas tend to grow or change shape. What isn’t normal is a dark area that’s not flat, but is raised above the surrounding tissues. If you notice any type of dark, pigmented tissue on your dog’s tongue, lips, or anywhere inside the mouth that looks like a bump or is raised instead of flat, it’s important to have your veterinarian look at it right away. It could be a melanoma.
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09-01-2015, 01:35 PM | #5 |
Don't Litter Spay&Neuter Donating Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: So Cal
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| https://www.vetinfo.com/causes-dog-t...oloration.html Black Tongue One of the few breeds of dogs that does not have a pink tongue is the Chow Chow. Chow Chows have black tongues. If you have a dog breed that should have a pink tongue, take him to a vet if it is black. "Black tongue" occurs due to ulceration or inflammation in the mouth along with blood-stained drooling saliva. The dog's breath also turns foul. Black tongue can also be due to a deficiency of niacin. This tongue discoloration illness can become fatal if not treated in time.
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09-01-2015, 02:23 PM | #6 |
YT 500 Club Member Join Date: May 2015 Location: Texas
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| Is the dog on antibiotics? In humans, a yeast infection of the tongue can appear black ie thrush. |
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