I took on a rescue Black & Tan Doberman bitch about 9 months ago. She is
just coming up to 2-years-old.

Over the past 2 months or so, she has started to develop pale (almost white)
patches on her nose, lips, eyelids and jowls. Onset of this problem seems
to have coincided with her being spayed.

The problem is the skin pigmentary disorder Vitiligo, also known as
leucoderma or achromia, which is the loss of skin-pigmentation (melanin).

Does anyone know of an effective treatment or cure for this disorder?

TIA
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The problem is the skin pigmentary disorder Vitiligo, also known as
leucoderma or achromia, which is the loss of skin-pigmentation (melanin).

Does anyone know of an effective treatment or cure for this disorder?

I'm not sure that one exists for people, nevermind dogs. The
treatment for people seems to be mostly to stay out of the sun or wear
heavy sunscreen so that the contrast is less noticeable. A quick
google shows that most of what's being pandered out there are herbal
remedies and pigmented oils, nothing "medical".

My only suggestion would be to keep her out of the sun as much as you
can, watch for burns, and maybe rub sunscreen into those areas that
tend to get burned (but I don't know how effective that'd be on the
nose, lips and jowls, or if it'd simply get licked off).

Good luck,
--Glenn Lyford

Glenn wrote:

My only suggestion would be to keep her out of the sun as much as
you can, watch for burns, and maybe rub sunscreen into those areas
that tend to get burned (but I don't know how effective that'd be on the
nose, lips and jowls, or if it'd simply get licked off).

Thanks for the advice.

The dog hasn't been in the sun much, so I don't know whether ultraviolet
rays are contributing towards the skin- disorder, or not. It may be an
autoimmune problem, or it may simply be genetic.

There are a couple of websites claiming a cure for vitiligo in humans (e.g.
Vitligo Tab), but unfortunately no such claims for animals.

I'll keep searching!
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Perhaps we have another Todd on our hands.

I've come to have my doubts about spaying. A birth control option
might be
healthier. The female dogs would be far less likely to be incontinent/
leaky
and not need other daily meds to combat it if they still have a decent
estrogen level
from their ovaries.

On the other hand a bitch in heat can bring the "guys" in from blocks
around so
avoiding that experience is important to me. Though these days I'd
assume
most of the "guys" are traveling light and hence uninterested.

Would DHEA improve female canine incontinence? Any opinions.