hisui Posted August 8, 2013 Report Share Posted August 8, 2013 Hi, Im new here just joined today in the hope to find the cause of the mystery pink fur on my husky Kuma. Shes just one & half yrs old. She started to develope pink cheeks at 3 months. Now it has started to spread under her chin & also at the base of her ears which is more peachy orange. Does anyone know what could be causing this? she is mostly fed on BARF & has general good health apart from mild ZRD that we are treating now with Nutrazinc. Thanks everyone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stranger Posted August 8, 2013 Report Share Posted August 8, 2013 morning, welcome to the forum.. I am probably going to state the obvious here but do you have any of the following: - Pink, Red, Brown fabric, sofas, carpet, toys, clothing, chairs...anything she could be sleeping on, rubbing up against??? or something she is walking in and transferring from her feet, I would say its a transfer, as of the location, does she get it one both sides? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BingBlaze n Skyla Posted August 8, 2013 Report Share Posted August 8, 2013 I'd have to be inclined to agree with Toni above , it doesn't look like anything I've seen before and if it's just her fur it could be colour transfer , have the vets had a look at it at all? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hisui Posted August 8, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2013 Funny, i didnt think of that!... yes shes pink on both sides, but her right ear is more "pink" than the left... but i am afraid i cant imagen by her sleeping on the brown wood flooring sometimes causes this since her legs & her under belly is pure white...& her bedding is an old blue towel on dog bed...the pink is definately more stronger in the past 2 months .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hisui Posted August 8, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2013 I live in vietnam & they have no clue. I also have posted some pics to a german vet but he also couldnt diagnose. I thought husky owners would know better on specific husky issues than a general vet.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hisui Posted August 8, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2013 PS shes on nutrazinc for her ZRD for over 3 months now.(she lacked apetite & had hard feathery pads) but she never have the classic scaley red around the "normal" areas like the eyes, muzzle etc...& she is with me basically 24/7 since i take her to work with me etc, so i dont think any "transfer" of colour is probable... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Posted August 8, 2013 Report Share Posted August 8, 2013 Is it pink because the fur is becoming coloured pink or is it that the fur is becoming so thin that the skin is showing through underneath ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hisui Posted August 8, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2013 yes my brother asked me that question & its definately pink from the root shaft. Not because her fur is thin on her cheeks etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hisui Posted August 8, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2013 its strange its like a pink band & not pink under all of her chin underside or jaw... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stranger Posted August 8, 2013 Report Share Posted August 8, 2013 ok, so not something she is sleeping on... I cant see it being her food, because you said she isn't red underneath so its not her saliva, unless she doesn't clean herself much, when she eats is she a messy eater? Her feet, are they pink? could it be something at work...something she is rubbing up against? can you think of anything you changed, or added to the house, her diet a fabric toy etc around the time it started? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stranger Posted August 8, 2013 Report Share Posted August 8, 2013 what does she wear when you take her out for walks? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hisui Posted August 8, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2013 she doesnt wear anything apart from a purple or brown harness for our runs, which is sadly mostly concrete where i live in hanoi...& at work & home she doesnt wear a collar....besides, no new toys, furniture or fabrics etc since i got her over a yr & half ago.... shes definatley a little lady when she eats, she never gobbles her food & what we call a "clean mouth" in japanese which implies shes a tidy small morcel eater...almost like a cat... at work its all tiles on our 4 floors. i own a diamond company, so everything is sort of high quality & nothing with colour really that would rub off on her. yes she has slightly red fur on her pads, but i always presumed this was more ZRD, since its a rusty browny red that she also has a little on her elbow that is a bit greasy with some skin flakes- classic signs of ZRD than the shade of pink on her cheeks which is not greasy at all & smooth skin...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Posted August 8, 2013 Report Share Posted August 8, 2013 We had something similar with our German shepherd. The food she was on used a very strong food colouring and it came out in her fur. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stranger Posted August 8, 2013 Report Share Posted August 8, 2013 running out of ideas lol the only thing I have left is, either her saliva when cleaning is causing it or what andy said...something shes eating....you said she was mostly fed on barf...what else is it that she eats? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hisui Posted August 8, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2013 if not barf, then i cook for her. some brown rice, beef, pork , chicken or mackeral fish with veggies. theres only pedigree or royal canne kibble available here which isnt great... otherwise her favourite food is corn on the cob, lychee, water melon, dragon fruit & carrots. shes quite strange, she would rather eat these foods than meat, so i make sure she finishes her meats first then fruit/veg for dessert so she doesnt even eat fruit daily perhaps 3x a week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mydiamond Posted August 8, 2013 Report Share Posted August 8, 2013 I know this is the most unlikely idea, but is there any possibility of her being exposed to hydrogen peroxide? About a year ago Diamond, my husky, underwent an ear infection treatment and I have to apply hydrogen peroxide to his ears every day. The thing is I have to shot it down the ear canal with a syringe (without needle obv) and Diamond doesn't like the rather high pressure water shot in the ear so one day he dodged my hand and I ended up spraying his forehead with hydrogen peroxide. The next day his forehead turned pink. It's a soft pink though not an intense peachy pink. Luckily not long after the color disappeared. And look, I've just googled this: hydrogen peroxide can be found in many regular household appliances. Hair dye, cleaning supplies, car maintenance products, etc. http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090715064319AAOWiOc Idea #2: Saliva turns white fur to pink. Diamond's chin is salmon pink because he's a sloppy drinker. Does she tend to sleep with her tongue hanging out? Maybe she rolls around her own saliva that has been transferred to the floor. Does she have other pink spots or is it just her head area? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val (Zebedee) Posted August 8, 2013 Report Share Posted August 8, 2013 I'm just googling this too as I have not experienced anything other than saliva marks near the mouth, but it revealed ear mites (obviously if near the ears or on paws where they rub & transfer them to), food ingredients (blood off raw even) or hydrogen peroxide as medicines. Also yeast build up and tap water (so use filtered) are other causes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chula Posted August 8, 2013 Report Share Posted August 8, 2013 Does she have any doggie play friends that might be licking her? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hisui Posted August 9, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2013 i seriously really appreciate all your ideas, but she really is not a messy drinker ( i give her spring water since the tap water here in hanoi isnt good at all.) & never seen her rolling in her own saliva, shes just not a mucky dog at all. i hardly ever see her clean her face, just sometimes her eye muck with her inner paws that doesnt get licked with saliva. she cleans her inner ear with a few licks with her back paw but not on her outer ears. & im quite confident it is not hydrogen peroxide from cleaning products, because we just have wooden floors & an old rug at home & tiles at work. she really doesnt roll around specifically on her cheek/head & the rest of her body like her legs, belly & under her tail is still very white. she does have a husky play mate, that we see a few times a week, but the way she plays is quite dominant & its the other husky that gets her saliva all over his neck. thank you all for your support. Kuma is really happy that you guys care about her mysterious pink syndrome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mydiamond Posted August 9, 2013 Report Share Posted August 9, 2013 Then I'd say you have the one-and-only pink husky be proud, it's kinda like the pink panther LOL seriously though does it bother her at all? if not then... well, whatever it may be, I'd just wait and see how long the color stays. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hisui Posted August 9, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2013 yes i agree! i think its v cute & she definately is not affected by it so far.... its silly people around here think i actually put blusher on her... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mydiamond Posted August 9, 2013 Report Share Posted August 9, 2013 ah, people. People never fails to amaze me. They always find something to say about our pooches I met someone that yelled to his friend--loud enough for me to hear--I must've 'did something' to Diamond's tail because it curls up. I've had Diamond three years now, and there's still only one person (a 10 year old boy) that guessed his gender right poor baby boy LOL but at least with Kuma's pink cheeks, no one would think she's a boy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hisui Posted August 9, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2013 Diamond is a very cool name ! Im in the jewellery industry & my brother is called "Daiya" which means diamond in japanese. We are all named after gems... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BingBlaze n Skyla Posted August 9, 2013 Report Share Posted August 9, 2013 yes i agree! i think its v cute & she definately is not affected by it so far.... its silly people around here think i actually put blusher on her... people are crazy , my male husky has one blue eye and one brown eye and ive been asked if i put a contact lense on his blue eye Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mydiamond Posted August 9, 2013 Report Share Posted August 9, 2013 Diamond is a very cool name ! Im in the jewellery industry & my brother is called "Daiya" which means diamond in japanese. We are all named after gems... really?? so what kind of gem is "hisui"? I'm asking because I'm trying to teach myself Japanese would love to visit Japan one day Here, almost anything is called Diamond. Laundromats, mini markets, barber shop... you name it LOL it's a very common unisex name. For anything but people Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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