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My dog's nose skin is red and itchy. Is this a normal color change?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Carolina Dog | Male | 1 year and 7 months old | 25 lbs

My dog's skin below his nose have turned to red colour from black. He also have itching there. BTW he is a Carolina dog

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Answered By C. Rathjens, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on April 2nd, 2018

What I'm seeing in the pictures looks normal, so I would recommend just keeping an eye on it for now. Color changes can happen as dogs reach maturity. However if the itching gets worse, I would recommend taking him to his vet for evaluation.

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