And her response made sense. She noted that Porkchop's tongue can only reach so high up when he licks his nose. The top part is "dry" because his tongue can't "exfoliate" the growth of the nose, which constantly grows and sheds. The lower part, where his tongue can reach, is shiny and smooth.
I used Snout Soother for a short time and Pork hated it. He'd see me pick up the can and Poof! He was outta here. So I used coconut oil as suggested on this forum. After a few days of that, I noticed after one application that he playfully wiped his nose on my white shirt and lots of little black spots appeared! Little itty bitty crusty things. It had to be the dry nose particles. I thought about what my vet said and well, it makes sense. She said it's not a big health issue. When his nose irritates him, he'll rub it somewhere to get the crusties loose, but no harm in doing the coconut oil thing as long as it doesn't cause a buildup in his nose folds. That could cause an infection. Since I clean his nose folds most every day, that has not been a problem.
Any thoughts on this explanation?
I used Snout Soother for a short time and Pork hated it. He'd see me pick up the can and Poof! He was outta here. So I used coconut oil as suggested on this forum. After a few days of that, I noticed after one application that he playfully wiped his nose on my white shirt and lots of little black spots appeared! Little itty bitty crusty things. It had to be the dry nose particles. I thought about what my vet said and well, it makes sense. She said it's not a big health issue. When his nose irritates him, he'll rub it somewhere to get the crusties loose, but no harm in doing the coconut oil thing as long as it doesn't cause a buildup in his nose folds. That could cause an infection. Since I clean his nose folds most every day, that has not been a problem.
Any thoughts on this explanation?