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| blue tinge isn't cold; its lack of oxygen. I'd call your vet and mention it to them. |
| how did his gums look? Nice and pink or a little grey? Another sign of disress. It's natural for the blood to pull back into the lower derma when cold and quickly return when warm again and dialated. Still, watch him to notice other possible problems. What was his energy level, breathing, etc.......all things the vet may ask. |
| he was seemed fine in himself, playing and trotting along i didnt see his gums, certainly not out of breath or panting. we are off out again in a bit i will double check signs then, its another chilly one this morning. |
I live in Wisconsin north of GreenBay and it is quite chilly here and Oliver Loves it. He doesn't seem to mind the cold, unlike his Mother! LOL In fact he doens't want to come in sometimes  . I would call the vet  Traci |
reminds me of my abbominable(spell) snow sheepie. he'd look at me like are you kiddin me, i've got acres of snow to eat and mark. not to mention see how much i can attach to myself before i come back in the house.  |
| Did the vet ever mention anything about his heart? I'd be making an appointment or at least calling the vet for advice. I just don't think that blue tinged skin on a white faced OES pup is normal. |
| How did Blue Boy handle the cold? If he again looked like a Smurf, time to talk to the vet. The slight color withdrawl is one thing, lack of oxygen may very well indicate a heart problem....and if it is, he may grow out of it. Maybe adding a coat will help him past the worst outside cold until the problem can be addressed. |
6Girls wrote: I just don't think that blue tinged skin on a white faced OES pup is normal. I don't think so either; when our skin gets cold; we get pink or red. Only in cartoons does the color blue indicate cold. So unless this is a cartoon dog, I'd be talking with my vet about what has happened. |
| i spoke to the vet today, he said he thought due to cappi's age and slight under weight and the fact that he is happy and energetic he wasnt unduly worried. it has been very cold here, and i have bought him a coat until it warms up and/or he gains some weight. i have kept my eye on him and he is fine indoors always pink. |
| Being a little underweight and blue tinge says heart murmur to me. I would get it checked. |
Quote: i have bought him a coat until it warms up he might outgrow the coat before spring  We can only hope. |
| Not sure how old your pup is but ours was diagnosed with a heeart murmur when she had ain ifnection. we went through the sonograms, etc and it came back level 2 heart murmur...months later, the infecton gone and now no heart murmur heard... Could there be a possible infection somewhere you can't see? I would take in for a Vet check just to be sure...I believe turning blue is a sign of bad circulation. Maybe due to cold but just to be sure, I would ahve a Vet check..The saying goes, if its too cold/hot for you, its too cold/hot for a dog... |
| Cold weather constricts the vessels in the skin and can cause tinging of the skin. If heart disease is causing tinging of the skin it is usually in chronic heart disease due to respiratory failure or congenital heart disease.In both these conditions the tongue and gums are affected the worst.Followed by the private parts and sometimes the eyes.Then tinging of the skin. Tinging of the gums is usually accompanied by extreme panting ,fainting and in general a very ill dog.Marleys cardiologist assures me that most owners know their dog is ill before any tinging occurs as they show signs of distress. So by what charlysez wrote: he was seemed fine in himself, playing and trotting along i didnt see his gums, certainly not out of breath or panting. we are off out again in a bit i will double check signs then, its another chilly one this morning. I think he was cold.  |
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