Hereditary nasal parakeratosis of labradors

Re: Hereditary nasal parakeratosis of labradors

Yantha Smyth — Fri, 31 Jan 2014 23:13:05 GMT

I think in the USA there is a product called kerasolve gel which ideal for treating this. When I last looked into it, the best match I could get in UK was calmurid cream combined 50:50 with aqueous cream. I have seen good results using this on ear margins too.

Re: Hereditary nasal parakeratosis of labradors

Busybee — Fri, 31 Jan 2014 22:13:34 GMT

Thanks for the replies

[quote user="Alet Engelbrecht"]Many cases the owners seem to worry more than the dogs[/quote]

I can see this happening in this case too!

Re: Hereditary nasal parakeratosis of labradors

Beats — Fri, 31 Jan 2014 21:21:00 GMT

[quote user="emma o'connor"]I've seen a couple of young chocolate labs with this. Two cases if ten years! Both well controlled with Vaseline. One was a show dog and the owner continued to have good success in the show ring![/quote]

Mine was a chocolate lab of "extremely good pedigree" also

Re: Hereditary nasal parakeratosis of labradors

emma o'connor — Fri, 31 Jan 2014 20:20:43 GMT

I've seen a couple of young chocolate labs with this. Two cases if ten years! Both well controlled with Vaseline. One was a show dog and the owner continued to have good success in the show ring!

Re: Hereditary nasal parakeratosis of labradors

Alet Engelbrecht — Fri, 31 Jan 2014 11:40:39 GMT

We have quite a few in South Africa, can't recall seeing (m)any during my time in the UK. I also recommend sunscreen as there are sometimes some kind of depigmentation when the scales fall off, which probably also serves to confuse matters with DLE. Vaseline works well to control if the owners are compliant. Will now try propylene glycol mix as well. Many cases the owners seem to worry more than the dogs (if there's no secondary infections etc).

Re: Hereditary nasal parakeratosis of labradors

Beats — Thu, 30 Jan 2014 21:15:32 GMT

[quote user="Busybee"]Can we ever expect it to fully resolve or do we manage the condition with vaseline?[/quote]

I alternated this with a solution of 1:1 propylene glycol/water on alternate days for and worked for that dog.

Only case I saw. Chocolate lab originating from Glasgow as I remmeber it about 5 years ago?

Original diagnosis had been DLE and had been getting immunosuppressive doses of steroids, so was quite a secondary infection to clear up as well...