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Dogs are always inadvertently showing heart-melting little expressions, acting cute, such as sticking out their tongues.

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With the blessing of sticking out the tongue, the dog becomes more and more lovely, which makes countless parents bow down. The tongue is also a window to the health of the body. No matter the shape or color, it reveals the signs of disease in the body. Look at the tongue, you will know your health.

Although the taste buds of dogs are not very delicate, only one sixth of those of humans, they can also reflect some of their physical signs through their tongues.

Reveal the secrets of the dog's tongue

Dogs' tongues are thermoregulators, and

the sweat glands on their skin are underdeveloped,

so when dogs get hot or exercise rapidly,

they can't dissipate heat through a lot of perspiration.

Therefore, the dog will regulate its body temperature by opening its mouth and stretching its tongue, and panting rapidly, so that the fluid on the tongue surface and oral mucosa will evaporate in large quantities. That's why dogs like to stick out their tongues.

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Dogs' tongues change color.

The normal tongue color of dogs is usually light red, with thin tongue coating, uniform tongue coating, moderate dry and wet tongue, not slippery and dry. The tongue is reddish in summer and pale in winter.

And the dog's tongue also has numerous capillaries that branch from thick arteries and veins. When there is a lot of blood, the capillaries expand and make the tongue red; when there is little blood, the capillaries contract and make the tongue white.

Therefore, we can judge the health of dogs by observing the color of their tongues!

The tongue is white

If you find that the surface of the dog's tongue becomes a little white, the general conditions of the dog are:

1. Malnutrition

2. Physical weakness

3. Anemia

. We can't judge the anemia state of the dog, so we need to go to the pet hospital for consultation. Never use food and medicine indiscriminately for dogs. Only symptomatic treatment can effectively supplement Qi and blood and alleviate symptoms.

The tongue is purplish red

When a dog's tongue is reddish in color and purplish red in color, the dog may be suffering from a febrile illness.

Especially when the weather is too hot, the dog's tongue will be more pink than usual. Excessive heat accumulation in the body can lead to heatstroke. It can even lead to organ failure. At this time, the dog needs to be hydrated.

The tongue is purple

If the dog's tongue is purple, the general conditions of the dog are:

① Heart disease

② Heatstroke or poisoning

. If the dog's tongue turns purple due to various pathological changes and other factors, it may also have other diseases, which require timely professional diagnosis and treatment.

The tongue is yellow

When the dog's tongue is yellow, it usually indicates that the dog's liver has health problems!

At this time, parents need to pay special attention to the fact that liver disease is fatal to dogs! Such as liver ascites, early symptoms are not obvious, until the late dog belly bulge, or even can not walk to find. It is also possible that there are parasites in the blood.

In addition, some dogs have blue tongues, such as Chow Chow and Shar Pei. They are born with blue tongues, which are unique to them.

Black spot on dog's tongue

There are also many dogs with black spots on their tongues: What are the spots on a dog's tongue?

There are always three sayings about dogs with black spots on their tongues:

1. Dogs with black spots on their tongues are more intelligent;

2. Hunters prefer hounds with black spots on their tongues; 3.

3. Dogs with black spots on their tongues have more pure blood.

In fact, dark spots are simply caused by excess pigmentation on the dog's body, just like we do, with freckles or birthmarks. The

dog's tongue can also look like a "freckle" on the dog's tongue because of dark pigmentation. Black spots don't mean anything, so parents can rest assured. However, once you find that the tongue is discolored, not good for a long time, and the color is getting darker and darker, you must consult a professional animal doctor in time.

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