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dzags18
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I just adopted a dog and her tongue is mostly green with some pink. She is a 3 month old retriever/chow mix. Is this a normal coloration?

1/7/2008 7:07:32 PM

xplosivo
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Chows have dark tongues, so I guess it would stand to reason that if it is a mixed breed it would have a semi-colored tongue.

It's a puppy, you WILL be going to the vet, just ask when you go.

1/7/2008 7:09:00 PM

dzags18
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Haha I know, we are going to the vet Wednesday morning, I just wanted to make sure it wasnt anything we should have immediate concern for.

1/7/2008 7:13:28 PM

sumfoo1
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you still a dj xplo?

1/7/2008 7:55:13 PM

bottombaby
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My brother's chow mixed breed has a pink tongue with purple-ish spots. So yeah, I wouldn't worry about the doggie's funny colored tongue -- just ask the vet.

1/7/2008 9:21:01 PM

xplosivo
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"you still a dj xplo?"


yes I am.

1/8/2008 10:39:38 AM

JSnail
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green? that's different...

my pup has NO chow in her (other breeds can have purple freckles on their tongues, too) and she had 1 freckle when I rescued her. 2 years later, they have multiplied!! However, her tongue was never green...



[Edited on January 8, 2008 at 2:25 PM. Reason : pic]

1/8/2008 2:23:45 PM

BigBlueRam
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"Chows have dark tongues, so I guess it would stand to reason that if it is a mixed breed it would have a semi-colored tongue."

not true. it's a common misconception that if a dog has dark spots on its tongue, it has chow in it. in fact, it's simply darker pigment. just like a nose, etc...

1/8/2008 6:12:58 PM

eyedrb
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congrats on your dog. Good luck. Thanks for adopting.

1/8/2008 6:32:37 PM

xplosivo
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"not true. it's a common misconception that if a dog has dark spots on its tongue, it has chow in it. in fact, it's simply darker pigment. just like a nose, etc..."


Well the OP said that the puppy was a retriever/chow mix. Hence the comment about chows.

1/8/2008 7:23:57 PM

DeputyDog
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My dog is a chow/collie mix and she had splotches on her tongue when she was younger. they are all gone now.

1/8/2008 11:51:44 PM

lewoods
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My german shepherd had a tongue spot. It happens.

1/9/2008 12:27:55 AM

dzags18
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Thanks for all the comments, I just wanted to make sure she was healthy, my girlfriend calls it the moldy tongue and hates it.. but she can suck it. The coloration looks a lot like the dog posted above, but the opposite.

1/9/2008 7:35:37 AM

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