Health based on the color of the dog's tongue (feat. Chow Chow, Sharpei)

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It is good to look at the color of your tongue as well as the gums that you recommended to take care of your dog's teeth.

Today, let's take a look at the health conditions of your dog's tongue. 🙂

 

《The Role of Dog Tongues》

First, let's learn what the dog's tongue does 👅

Puppy tongues, like any animal, play a role in feeling and swallowing the taste of food.

In addition to the ability to taste and consume food, it also plays an important role, such as controlling the dog's body temperature. 😮

Since dogs' sweat glands exist only in their noses and soles, it is difficult to control their body temperature by sweating like humans.

For this reason, dogs stick their tongues out and gasp in hot weather to move air through their mouth and airways to evaporate moisture to cool down and regulate their body temperature. 💦

 

 

 

《The color of a healthy dog's tongue》

 

First of all, let's find out what color a healthy dog's tongue is.

Healthy dogs are usually pink because their tongues are filled with blood vessels. 👅

If the color of your dog's tongue is different from the usual color, there may be health problems, so it is recommended to see a doctor at an animal hospital.

It is not possible to judge a disease simply by the color of the tongue, so you should observe whether the dog has other symptoms.

 

［White tongue]

If a dog's tongue is white, there are two possible causes.

The first reason is that a dog's tongue can appear white when he or she becomes over-excited due to a situation.

The second cause may be anemia.

In the case of anemia, dizziness can also occur, and you can develop hypoxia due to breathing problems in your daily life.

If your dog's tongue is white and has dizziness or breathing problems, it is recommended to receive 😰

 

 

 

［Blue tongue]

If your dog develops cyanosis, your tongue will be blue or purple.

Acanthosis is a symptom caused by hypoxia due to problems with the puppy's breathing or cardiovascular system, which causes insufficient oxygen supply in the body. 😨

In addition, the tongue may be blue due to lung, liver, and autoimmune diseases, and may appear due to poisoning symptoms.

 

 

 

［Red tongue]

There are many reasons why dogs' tongues are red 👅

In some cases, the body temperature rises because it is hot, so it appears red by expanding blood vessels to control it, but in some cases, it is caused by diseases.

First, if your dog's tongue is red, it appears when you have complications and high fever due to diabetes,

Second, if you have a partial lump or distributed red like a mole, not the entire dog's tongue, you can suspect it as a symptom of an oral tumor.

In addition, it can be symptoms caused by virus, bacterial infection, hyperthyroidism, or addiction, so take a close look at your dog's condition and if it's not a hot symptom, it's a serious condition, so you should visit the hospital for treatment. 😰

 

 

 

［Red tongue]

If a dog's tongue is yellow or orange, it can be gastritis or constipation, and jaundice due to gallbladder or decreased liver function can be the cause.

This symptom is also a serious symptom for the dog's health, so you should visit the hospital for treatment.

 

 

［Chow chow. Shapei tongue]

Usually, dogs' tongues are pink.

However, only two breeds of dog have dark blue tongues.

It's chow chow and chapei.

As you can see in the picture above, Chow Chow and Shapei have normal dark blue tongues and their health cannot be predicted by their tongue color.

Therefore, please go to the animal hospital regularly to check your dog's health. 🥰

 

 

 

So far, we have looked at the health conditions of dogs by the color of their tongues.

It would be nice to take care of your dog's teeth and check the colors of your gums and tongue.

For those of you living with your dog, I hope today's post was helpful and I'll come back with a helpful and interesting post next time 🥰