There is an opinion that a key indicator of dog health is the nose of an animal. When the dog tycht to you in a hand a cold wet nose, there are no reasons for concern, and here if an organ of smell dry and warm, it is worth beginning to worry. Actually it not absolutely is true.
Dry nose – norm
In some cases the dog can have a dry and warm nose without any infections which affected her. For example, at just woken up animal a nose always dry, and it does not speak about any pathology. In 15-20 minutes of wakefulness everything returns to normal. pregnant women and feeding knot can have also dry nose.
In situations when the animal is nervous, the nose can dry and be warm to the touch. In this situation it is not necessary to conduct a dog to the veterinarian. It is enough to remove a source of a stress and to stay some time with a dog, having waited that that calmed down, to caress an animal, to give it delicacy.
If in the summer your pet spends on the street much time, his nose can simply burn. You should not panic, but next time be vigilant, and smear it with a small amount of sunblock cream. The similar situation can occur also in hard frosts. As well as skin of hands at the people who are not wearing a glove, skin of a dog nose can dry and begin to burst.
What symptom of diseases is the dry nose
The allergy is the most frequent reason of a dry nose at dogs. Often the regular contact with plastic can become its source. If bowls of your animal are made of this material, replace them with glass, metal or ceramic. However as allergen, as well as in a case with the person, anything can act, including any foodstuff, pollen or dust. At cold the nose of a dog can also be dry. In addition there will be also other symptoms: cold, sneezing, cough, hoarse bark. Observe behavior of your pet. The sick dog becomes sluggish, does not want to join the game with the owner or to go on the street, can refuse food and hide in the secluded place. To make sure of correctness of your assumption, the animal needs to take temperature and if it appears higher than 39 degrees, to see the veterinarian. The dry warm nose at a dog can also signal about a trauma. In this case you can also find swellings, scabs, ulcers, hypostases. It is also in this situation better to bring an animal to veterinary clinic to avoid infection. The autoimmune disease a bladderwort at which their organ of smell becomes dry and warm occurs in dogs. After that on his skin there are blisters which burst and form the crust preventing an animal to breathe. The pet needs to be shown to the expert who will give consultation on treatment.