My dog's tongue is pale after sleeping, is this normal or a concern?

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After a night's sleep, my dogs tongue is a pale pink when she wakes up, but once she's up and about and had a drink of water her tongue returns to its lovely pink colour. Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed Medium (23 - 60lb) | Female | unspayed | 6 years and 9 months old | 41 lbs

Jenna Beyer, DVM, MBA, cVMA · Accepted Answer

The color of the tongue and gums and skin can change shades based on things like hydration level, blood pressure (which is influenced by hydration and activity level), ambient temperature, oxygenation, red blood cell level, etc. In this case, if Brooke's blood pressure is just a little lower because she has been sleeping, then she may appear a little more pale. Shades of pink are good! White, blue, gray, or purple are bad. But often there can be severe medical issues and the gums can still be nice and pink, so it is rarely a true indication of disease.

My dog's tongue is pale after sleeping, is this normal or a concern?

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